He had lost a two-year battle with lung cancer. Jr. Randall Ferguson has worked closely with the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation on his personal Ferguson Family Donor Advised Fund and also with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Fund . Both have provided numerous benefits to his family and to the community. Although much recent media attention has focused on the lack of civic connection and participation, many of the donors at the Community Foundation are highly motivated and engaged citizens. Chuck and Colleen Foudree are classic examples of this type of donor and their donor advised fund is the perfect tool to build on their years of civic connection.
Money can be a powerful medium for social change.
Mary Ford Maurer Mary Ford Maurer established her donor advised fund at the Community Foundation as a way to pull all her giving together under one umbrella. In the past I had given various groups donations of appreciated stock in some wonderful companies. However, these groups would often shock me by going out and cashing them in the next day. Many might remember him as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs from 1992 through 1998. Linda and Fred Mitchell Linda and Fred Mitchell both have a very specific vision of how to help their community and the passion to make it happen.