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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

The authors say that having sufficient capital and resources to build authentic, deep relationships is fundamental to achieving progress on many issues. Learning and relationship building are often considered “soft” outcomes but to get the to tangible ones we need to invest and focus on them first.

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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

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.”. He went on to explain that a focus on this can help in relationship-building. Grant writing is a time-consuming process.

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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. The broadband company, CenturyLink , is also building a gigabit fiber network in Omaha, so this is definitely a growing trend. The Community Driven Fund.

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Heartland Pride: Winner of the #npfail Little Bets Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The second year we made changes and moved our event to a large park in Omaha and in doing so we were able to save the organization more than 25K in expenses and make it possible for us to retain more of our profits allowing us to provide larger grants and scholarships to help the local LGBT community! Social Media. Test your assumptions.

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4 Grant Writing Tips to Bolster Relationships with Foundations

NonProfit Hub

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.”. He went on to explain that a focus on this can help in relationship-building. Grant writing is a time-consuming process.

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How Small Businesses Inspire Big Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on.