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Apple just temporarily closed all 53 stores in California and over a dozen in London

The Verge

Yesterday, California activated its emergency alert system in the SF Bay Area for the first time since the pandemic began, sending a message directly to every phone to help people understand that a stay-at-home order is now in effect.

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Missouri voters backed stronger wage and sick leave laws—and then state Republicans repealed them

Fast Company Tech

Nebraskans really care about their neighbors, Jo Giles, executive director of the Womens Fund of Omaha, said of the support both measures received. The new benefits were set to go into effect on February 21. Paid sick leave, she said, is a common sense solution. We were extremely hopeful, Atkinson said.

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20 must-attend tech conferences for female entrepreneurs in 2014

The Next Web

Big Omaha. I attended Big Omaha last year and was thrilled with the speakers and attendees I met. The annual Wired Business Conference brings together business leaders effecting change through innovation, using new technologies to help them make a big difference. Deepti Sharma Kapur , Food to Eat. . Kim Kaupe , ZinePak. .

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Teaching The CEO To Fundraise And Even Like It

The NonProfit Times

However, when board members are isolated from fundraising, your CEO will do the same, creating a siloing effect, which will only harm the overall philanthropy efforts. Your responsibility is to show them the biggest effect of philanthropic revenue, which comes from the largest categories of your fundraising opportunities.

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The most innovative architecture companies for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Architecture is, at its core, about problem-solving: balancing aesthetics, functional needs, and technical constraints to create effective buildings and environments. The result: buildings that effectively function as their own solar panel.

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Finding Donors: Where Donor Research Can Make a Huge Difference

Qgiv

in 2017, Ryan raised funds for the United Way of the Midlands (Omaha, NE), and Omaha Home for Boys. We value relationships and are proud to connect nonprofits to our partner network and hope this helps increase your nonprofit’s effectiveness and success. Strawhecker, Inc., a non-profit consulting firm in its 26th year.

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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

Similarly, Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein, Executive Director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation, a private independent philanthropic trust in Omaha, Nebraska, says, “We place a high priority and value on building enduring relationships with our grantees. As we see it, the Omaha community is relationships.”.