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What gives in Nebraska? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving 

Candid

The ‘Buffett effect’ Warren Buffett, the CEO of Omaha-based conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway and currently the sixth wealthiest person in the world , has an outsized impact on the state’s giving landscape. The Omaha Community Foundation is the 12th largest community foundation in the country, awarding more than $280 million in 2023.

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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

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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Cool App Roundup: Arts Organization Edition

Tech Soup

project will focus on apps for arts organizations, with a practical. 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. The really cool thing is how Public Art Omaha did it: their public art.

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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. Partnerships.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project reports that the main reason they don’t go online is because they don’t think the Internet is relevant to them. The broadband company, CenturyLink , is also building a gigabit fiber network in Omaha, so this is definitely a growing trend.

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Webinar Recap: App It Up!

Tech Soup

This webinar was inspired by the power and popularity of TechSoup's App It Up project , which was developed thanks to a grant from Microsoft. As defined by the project, "An 'app' (short for 'application') is a small piece of software with limited functionality. Public Art Omaha.

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Back in D.C.

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

after a week working with our old friends at the Omaha/Council Bluffs YMCA. I'm back in D.C. Here are two other D.C. non-profit pundits you'll want to add to your reading list: Jillaine Smith's blog, At the Intersection , focuses on organizational development: leadership, strategic planning, communication.

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