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Young Professional Groups
KC offers a variety of networking and affinity groups for young professionals.
Check out as many as you’d like!
Kansas City ranks 7th among large U.S. population centers for its percentage of volunteers.
-- The Corporation for National and Community Service
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816.218.2616 Works to connect interested professionals with others through events centered on the Symphony. Offers unique events with select member invitations to autograph signings, tours of the opera and special access to the rehearsal sessions of the Kansas City Symphony. |
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Young Professionals of Kansas City Ballet 816.931.2232 x375 | Email BARRE is a subscription based group for ballet followers, age 21-40 who want to get more involved in the ballet and meet other interesting people with similar interests. Organizes special happy hour events and other networking opportunities, private parties and special ticket prices. |
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Young Friends of the Lyric Opera The Bohemians is the group designed to grant special access to networking opportunities, admission to meet actors and directors and special discounts to opera events. |
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Young Friends of Art Supported by Nelson-Atkins 816.751.1278 One of the largest organizations in the Kansas City area, renowned for its ability to attract unique people who enjoy the arts. The YFA offers plenty of programs for members to help network, socialize and raise money to support the art scene in Kansas City. |
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Rep Set (Friends of Missouri Rep) 816.235.2780 The official young professional’s group for the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. If you’re interested in special access to socialize and network with actors and directors, this is the organization that will satisfy you! |
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816.697.2600 x234 | Email Gain personal access to the gardens while helping to expand and develop new plants and acreage. Free access year round as well as gardening tips and networking opportunities in a beautiful setting will always be available. |
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816.256.2447 Kansas City’s premier organization that promotes and organizes social events for those with a passion for the visual and performing arts. The Arts Alive has events showcasing everything from architecture to ballet to film. Provides members with advanced ticket information and special newsletter mailings. |
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816.701.3467 | Email For young professionals in their 20s and up. Mission is to gain support and advocates for the Kansas City Public Library. Also works to raise funds through membership fees and social events, including wine and cheese tasting’s, a literary crawl and additional destination events planned by the group. |
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913.649.0244 | kcjub@kcjubilee.org Designed to unite people who enjoy and support the Kansas City film industry and its partners. Aspires to host a premier cultural event in the region that will highlight local extraordinary film accomplishments to the outside world while providing a venue for those filmmakers to advance their audience and exposure. |
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Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey 816.471.6003 | info@kcfaa.org KCFAA presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II in annual performances in Kansas City theaters. Develops and deliversyouth programming that uses the art of dance as a vehicle to improve knowledge, increase self-esteem, enhance critical thinking skills, and encourage positive role models and smart life choices. Volunteer opportunities include everything from administration assistance to helping coordinate and teach students. |
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816.374.5402 | Email GenKC is the catalyst for young, area professionals engaged in shaping Kansas City¹s bright future, and in return, enhancing their own opportunities to achieve, enjoy and thrive in our vibrant community. |
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816.222.0396 | Email A networking tool for aspiring young people in the community. Integrates and introduces young people in the Kansas City community into new social networks, community organizations and aspiring networking opportunities. Offers special fundraising events and charities for a wide range of groups ranging from the Kansas City Art Institute, Children’s Mercy Hospital and the Rose Brooks Center for Battered Women. They also like wine! |
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Social network and seminar series for those passionate about a thriving downtown. Features monthly meetings over lunch or after work in a new downtown venue featuring a public figure, to inform the group of new developments going on in the area. An excellent way to socialize, become informed, and network with fun people in the downtown core. |
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This metro wide organization is used primarily by its members to participate in recreational sports for fun and networking. The club offers softball, kickball, dodge ball, sand volleyball, flag football, soccer and men's basketball. |
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816.471.7560 Organization offering leadership development opportunities for women. Education sessions include personal and professional training. A medium to personal, business and other community connections that will provide valuable networking ties. |
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913.383.9006 A group of Midwest ski enthusiasts of all types – singles, couples, families, etc. – that dedicates time to the community and partakes in a lot more than just skiing! Organizes a variety of sporting events from volleyball and softball to tennis and bowling outings. In the community, spends time at Harvesters and Special Olympics events among others. |
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816.523.5550 Dedicated to ending domestic violence by providing a place of shelter for abused women who are in a desperate situation. Rose Brooks has completed the Rose Brooks Dream Home complex that provides short and long term housing to abused women and their family. The group is looking for volunteers interested in ending the cycle of violence in abused women’s’ lives. |
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913.631.5800 Sunflower House works towards preventing and protecting children from domestic and sexual abuse. The Friends of Sunflower House use organized events to gain support and advocacy for abused children, educate the population on the destructive force that is abuse and to assist those with needs who have suffered from abusive situations. |
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816.931.4527 The Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault exists to lessen the ill effects of sexual abuse and assault through prevention, education, intervention, treatment and advocacy. Volunteers can help victims of sexual assault reclaim normalcy in their lives and make the transition from being a victim of sexual abuse to being a survivor. |
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United Way Young Leadership Society 816.559.4613 | Email Offers members and volunteers the chance to provide direct assistance to local United Way programs, training programs, networking events with local KC business leaders and other special experiences. |
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A fundraising and volunteering arm of the Ozanam group, which provides therapy and treatment for struggling children and their families. Help to raise funds to support the treatment center and join a meaningful social network. |
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The Urban League of Kansas City 816.471.0550 | Email Founded in 1919 in Kansas City in an effort to create an environment of equality and open opportunity for African Americans by emphasizing the importance of education. Central beliefs for empowerment have grown to include employment, leadership development and race relations. |
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City 913.327.8100 Works to strengthen the Jewish community of Kansas City by connecting and educating Jews with their faith and ways to better themselves. Activities include leadership development, fund raising for local charities and community improvement. Offers a monthly newsletter to keep all its subscribers up to date on news and events. |
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816.841.2284 Formerly known as the Young Friends of CCVI (Children's Center for the Visually Impaired), CCVI Young Professionals is open to anyone under 40 who wants to help the area's youngest blind and visually impaired children get the head start they need to succeed in the sighted world. Young Professionals create community awareness, provide volunteers and raise funds to benefit the children of CCVI all while having fun. |
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YLP is committed to providing opportunities for young professionals to promote development, networking and civic opportunities throughout the Greater Kansas City area. |
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