Non-Profit News

Local Nonprofits Play A Key Role In Recovery From Disasters – While Also Having To Get Back On Their Own Feet

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/14/2022 - 3:00am

When hurricanes, floods and other kinds of disasters throttle a community, people from all over often rush to give those in need money, bottled water, diapers and all sorts of goods.

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Registration Open For 16th Annual Heat The Streets Run & Walk For Warmth, With New Options For 2023

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 5:00am

As inflation raises prices on many goods and services, the ongoing challenges of our current economy are taking a toll on many of us. More and more Metropolitan Utilities District and Omaha Public Power District customers are seeking help to pay their utility bills.

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Voluntary Grant Program Aims To Restore Sandhills Grasslands, Wetlands

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — A voluntary grant program will provide $4 million to landowners in the Sandhills region to remove invasive eastern red cedar trees and restore grasslands and wetlands, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission recently announced.

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Ways Your Business Can Get Involved In The Community

Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 11/29/2022 - 3:00am

There are several compelling reasons for a business to give back to the communities it serves. Giving back can expose your business to potential new customers, build goodwill for your company brand, and boost employee engagement and morale, to name a few. Of course, the primary reasons to give back are to help others and help strengthen the communities around your business.

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Public Buses Wrapped In Love And Koi Fish, The Work Of Young Omaha Area Artists

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/23/2022 - 4:00am

Winners were announced Friday for the student art contest sponsored by the Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha, or Metro. Their designs are displayed on buses.
(Courtesy of Metro)

OMAHA — Soon to be rolling through the streets of the metro area: Buses wrapped in love and koi fish.

The winning entries for the “Wheel Appeal” student contest were announced Friday by Metro, the regional public transit system that covers the Omaha metro area.

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Randy Sump To Receive Midlands Community Foundation’s 2023 Reflection Award

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/23/2022 - 2:00am

Papillion, Neb., Nov. 15, 2022 – Midlands Community Foundation (MCF) is pleased to announce that Randy Sump will receive the Reflection Award at the organization’s 2023 Reflection Ball on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Embassy Suites in LaVista. Each year MCF honors an individual or individuals who have contributed significantly to Sarpy and/or Cass counties and the mission of the Foundation with its Reflection Award.

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High School Republicans, Union Support Helped Power Bacon’s Win

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/16/2022 - 4:00am

OMAHA — Cole Lumsden had classes Wednesday at Elkhorn South High School, but that didn’t keep him from staying at U.S. Rep. Don Bacon’s Election Night party until 11:15 p.m. Tuesday.

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Fundraisers Who Appeal To Donors’ Fond Memories By Evoking Their Emotions May Get Larger Gifts – New Research

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/16/2022 - 1:00am

The emotions donors feel when they decide whether to give money to nonprofits can affect the size of their gift.

That’s what my research team found when we partnered with a small liberal arts college during its fall fund drive.

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‘Unexpected’ Help For Heating Costs Headed To Eligible Nebraskans

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/09/2022 - 1:00am

OMAHA — Nebraska will get an “unexpected” boost of nearly $9 million in federal funding for a home energy program that helps financially strapped households, a state agency spokesperson said Friday.

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Pilot Project Aims To Stop Revolving Door At Emergency Room For The Homeless

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/08/2022 - 1:00am

OMAHA — It’s called a “first” for Nebraska: a program that provides homeless people who are discharged from a metro area emergency room with a place to live temporarily and recover instead of returning to the streets.

“Health and Dwelling” is a medical respite initiative, boosted by $500,000 from CHI Health’s national foundation, that’s been tried in various models elsewhere across the country.