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Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries

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million in debt in a round of seed funding led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from Montage Ventures, Mutual of Omaha, MS&AD and Silverton Partners. Spot has grown 800% in policies from last year and 300% in partnerships, including bringing on Mutual of Omaha.

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

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Co-authored by the Institute’s Executive Director John Esterle, Malka Kopell and Palma Strand, the article discusses a new project named “The Civity Networks Project,” a collaborative effort between the institute and the Silicon Valley Community. As we see it, the Omaha community is relationships.”.

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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. Strawhecker, Inc., a non-profit consulting firm in its 26th year. Prior to re-joining Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc. And rightly so.

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After raising $10M, Breeze breathes fresh air into a stagnant disability insurance market

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Enter Omaha, Nebraska-based Breeze , the company Nabity started in 2019 with Cody Leach to enable individuals to go online and complete in 10 minutes the application process to receive a personalized quote for either disability insurance or critical illness insurance.

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Cool App Roundup: Arts Organization Edition

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Discovering Public Art with Public Art Omaha. Public Art Omaha created a searchable online database and mobile apps (for Apple and Android ) that do just that. Public Art Omaha created a searchable online database and mobile apps (for Apple and Android ) that do just that. engage with public art?

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4 Grant Writing Tips to Bolster Relationships with Foundations

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Jeff Kutash, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha, Neb, deals with grants on a daily basis. Grant writing is a time-consuming process. It can also be nerve-wracking if you’re inexperienced or working on a particularly important grant. Customer service is key.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

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The broadband company, CenturyLink , is also building a gigabit fiber network in Omaha, so this is definitely a growing trend. Library director, Crosby Kemper, envisions expanding library services further into public housing and community centers. The service provides TV broadband and Internet that is comparable with cable offers.