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Women’s History Month: 11 Nonprofits That Are Advocating For Female Empowerment

Kindful

Their missions are varied—from gender equity in the music industry to helping those affected by incarceration and addiction—but their causes are all worthy of your time and support. Omaha Girls Rock. Omaha Girls Rock. Headquarters in: Omaha, NE. How To Support Omaha Girls Rock. Learn more about Omaha Girls Rock.

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Finding Donors: Where Donor Research Can Make a Huge Difference

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in 2017, Ryan raised funds for the United Way of the Midlands (Omaha, NE), and Omaha Home for Boys. Through the years I’ve seen many development directors spend time and effort on acquiring new donors. New donors pump life and momentum into a fundraising program. Shouldn’t we spend more time getting to know who they are?

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From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We think that it is time to invite them to the “adults’ table”—even though this may entail a gawky “adolescent” phase. And fourth and finally, relationships take time, yet our culture focuses on the short term. As we see it, the Omaha community is relationships.”. Taking relationships seriously can feel awkward.

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A New Habitat: Transforming Communities with Remote Work Tools

Tech Soup

My interview with Bob Lynn, the technology manager at the Omaha, Nebraska branch of Habitat for Humanity, is a lesson in the advantages of remote work tools. Habitat builds or renovates simple, decent houses for low-income families who pay for the houses over time with zero percent interest. After: Dynamic Tools for Dynamic People.

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4 Grant Writing Tips to Bolster Relationships with Foundations

NonProfit Hub

Grant writing is a time-consuming process. Jeff Kutash, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha, Neb, deals with grants on a daily basis. I want our program officers to be great at customer service first.”. It can also be nerve-wracking if you’re inexperienced or working on a particularly important grant.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. Google Fiber is roughly 100 times faster than ordinary broadband, but costs about the same or somewhat less. Google plans to roll it out in Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah as well.

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Heartland Pride: Winner of the #npfail Little Bets Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But the winner was a story about stepping out an organization’s comfort zone to try to avoid repeating past mistakes. The winner is Heartland Pride and here’s their story: Little Bet: After years of having a local organization that planned pride in the Midwest fail numerous times, our organization was formed. Fundraising.

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