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| − | + | The '''Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation''' is one of the world's largest non-profit foundations dedicated to entrepreneurship. Its vision is to foster “a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities.”<ref>[http://www.kauffman.org/about-foundation/foundation-overview.aspx Kauffman Foundation Overview]</ref> The foundation invests in educational programs that lead students on a path to self-sufficiency.<ref>[http://www.kauffman.org/Section.aspx?id=Education Education at the Kauffman Foundation]</ref> Its two major educational initiatives have been the ''FIRST Robotics'' initiative, which encourages high school students to design and test robots capable of performing specific tasks; and the ''Hot Shot Business'' game, which is an internet simulation game that gives students the chance to run their own business. | |
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.kauffman.org/ Kauffman Foundation Official Site] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Conservative Organizations]] | ||
Revision as of 01:36, January 27, 2014
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is one of the world's largest non-profit foundations dedicated to entrepreneurship. Its vision is to foster “a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities.”[1] The foundation invests in educational programs that lead students on a path to self-sufficiency.[2] Its two major educational initiatives have been the FIRST Robotics initiative, which encourages high school students to design and test robots capable of performing specific tasks; and the Hot Shot Business game, which is an internet simulation game that gives students the chance to run their own business.