Foundation Features
John Capecci: John is a communication trainer and educator focusing on the use of narrative to educate and persuade. read more >
Advocacy
Advocacy: Strategies for Change Helping nonprofits become stronger and more effective in promoting the populations they serve and in entering into policy discussions. Learn More >
Advocacy Fellowship
Finding Your Voice. Helping leaders develop the understanding, experience and expertise they need to become powerful voices for the Kansans they serve. Learn More >
Capacity Building
Strength and Sustainability. Supporting projects that strengthen the organizational capacity of community-based health and human services organizations. Learn More >
Health Care Access
Improving Access to Health Care. Find out how the foundation directs its resources to help improve access for the uninsured and underinsured Kansans. Learn More >
Healthy Behaviors
Living Healthier Lives. Focusing on projects that emphasize the importance of physical activity and nutrition as a means to preventing obesity, especially in children. Learn More >
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Don't miss the third event in the foundations 2012 Advocacy in Health Speaker Series, Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at the Hotel at Old Town Conference Center in Wichita. Click on this headline for complete details and to REGISTER.
Grants totaling $244,800 have been awarded to nine Kansas nonprofits through the Affordable Care Act Opportunity Fund, established by five Kansas philanthropies to help nonprofits prepare for health reform. Click on this headline to read more.
Fifteen selected nonprofit leaders from across Kansas are participating in the Sunflower Foundation's 2012 Advocacy Fellowship program. Click on this headline to read bios and view photos of the 2012 Fellows and to learn more about this program.
The Sunflower Foundation joined four other Kansas health foundations to support the formation of a fund to help Kansans be well positioned for implementation of the federal health reform law. Click on this headline to read more.
Chrysanne Grund, Sharon Springs, is one of ten recipients of this prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation award. Click on this headline to read more about the award and Chrysanne, a 2009 Sunflower Foundation Advocacy Fellow.
Several resources from the foundation's "On the Front Line: Local Response to Health Reform," a public forum presented last fall, are available on this Web site. Click on headline or go to the Downloads & Forms page.
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The Sunflower Foundation has issued a Sunflower Trails RFP targeting schools and providing funding to help build new or expanded walking trails to promote physical activity on school grounds. Click on this headline for complete details.
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The Sunflower Foundation Board of Trustees has approved grant awards totaling approximately $1 million in response to the foundation's recent "Increasing Access to Mental Health Services" funding initiative. Click on this headline for more details.
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