KFAC receives Kansas Leadership Center 2024 Leadership Transformation Grant

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, January 9, 2024 – Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom has been chosen to receive the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) 2024 Leadership Transformation Grants. For 2024, KLC selected 97 organizations across Kansas as Leadership Transformation Grant (LTG) partners. The grants will help partner organizations like KFAC create a culture that embraces change, tackles problems, and seizes opportunities.

"KLC has been awarding grants to civically engaged organizations around the state for the past nine years, and we look forward to helping them make lasting progress on their biggest challenges. We’re proud to see this program grow every year since we started offering these grants," said Kaye Monk-Morgan, president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center.

In 2024, KLC will partner with 97 unique organizations across Kansas and provide the opportunity for participants to learn, practice, and engage with the KLC Framework. The program also utilizes KLC's best-selling book, When Everyone Leads.

"Leadership isn't about authority and position; it's an activity where small actions are taken in moments of opportunity," said Monk-Morgan. "When everyone leads, we make progress on our most important challenges. That's what the Leadership Transformation Grants are all about – engaging people across the state to solve daunting challenges in their communities, organizations and professional lives."

KFAC will establish a core team of three to six individuals to take on the responsibilities of the grant and have one year to participate in KLC's dynamic program experiences and utilize KLC resources and consultation.

""KFAC participated in the introductory level of the Kansas Leadership Center's leadership program in 2023 driven by the need to address a growing gap in agricultural literacy," said Nancy Zenger-Beneda, KFAC Executive Director. "The program reinforced the foundational principle that each of us can lead change from wherever we are. We are eager to participate in this impactful development in 2024 to advance our skills in driving positive influence within our state."

KFAC is excited to participate in a program that has trained more than 11,000 people and partnered with more than 315 organizations and communities.