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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. We are setting the foundation to drive change and the distribution of insurance.”. Headquartered in Austin, the company raised $15 million in equity and $2.5

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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. What does the head of a foundation that gave $18 million in grant money last year have to say about grant writing and the relationship between foundations and nonprofit professionals? Don’t get trapped.

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Teaching The CEO To Fundraise And Even Like It

The NonProfit Times

Whether a nonprofit has one board or two (governance and foundation), getting your volunteers involved is critical. The above data points are numbers that a CEO, and executive leadership, can understand. ** Randall Hallett is founder of Hallett Philanthropy in Omaha, Nebraska. You have to engage key volunteers.

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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 Barr Foundation’s Fellows Program, for example, supports the “nurturing” of cooperative relationships among Boston’s non-profit leaders over time with the identified purpose of encouraging the emergence of a more “collaborative culture. “. 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. Strawhecker, Inc., a non-profit consulting firm in its 26th year. Prior to re-joining Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc. In 2016, he received the CFRE designation.

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Heartland Pride: Winner of the #npfail Little Bets Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. The Case Foundation offered to give away a Microsoft Surface and so we issued a call to nonprofits to submit their “Little Bets” stories. It’s an affordable loss that leads to innovation. 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok. Social Media.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

The broadband company, CenturyLink , is also building a gigabit fiber network in Omaha, so this is definitely a growing trend. The fund is being administrated by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Another demonstration of city’s reinvention is Kansas City headquartered Kauffman Foundation’s.