Nebraska Community Foundation

The next Regional Peer Learning Session is in O’Neill this Thursday! Join other volunteers from affiliated funds in north central Nebraska as they exchange ideas and foster a collaborative spirit to strengthen rural communities. Register today for this chance to enhance your affiliated fund’s impact and build valuable connections!

2024 Regional Peer Learning Session - O'Neill - Nebraska Community Foundation Join us for Nebraska Community Foundation’s 2024 Regional Peer Learning Sessions, designed for our dedicated volunteers working across the state. These dynamic meetings will focus on effective fund development strategies for unrestricted endowments, showcasing successful grantmaking initiatives fr...

Don and Judy Brockmeier have been involved with the Eustis Area Community Foundation Fund since its founding 20 years ago. Through planned gifts, their impact will last for generations to come. Read their story here: https://nebcommfound.giftlegacy.com/?pageID=3&storyNum=1

Keith County Foundation Fund Hometown Intern Caleb Most enjoys the freedom offered by this internship, which inspires him to show his appreciation for the community in innovative ways.
https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-caleb-most/

Join us in Wallace this Thursday, July 18 for a Regional Peer Learning Session. Attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with fellow volunteers, fostering a collaborative spirit to strengthen rural communities.

2024 Regional Peer Learning Session - Wallace - Nebraska Community Foundation 5:30-8:30 pm/MT, 6:30-9:30 pm/CT Join us for Nebraska Community Foundation’s 2024 Regional Peer Learning Sessions, designed for our dedicated volunteers working across the state. These dynamic meetings will focus on effective fund development strategies for unrestricted endowments, showcasing succ...

Join us July 24 at 1:00 pm (CT) for July’s very special Love & Learn session featuring NCF’s 2024 class of Hometown Interns! How do we make transactional experiences more transformational? Our Hometown Interns know something about that and will be sharing about their experiences identifying and unleashing abundant local assets this summer. Join us to hear them read love letters to their hometowns in a network-wide celebration of Greater Nebraska!

Love & Learn: Letters from the Hometown Interns - Nebraska Community Foundation Join us for July’s very special Love & Learn session featuring NCF’s 2024 class of Hometown Interns! How do we make transactional experiences more transformational? Our Hometown Interns know something about that and will be sharing about their experiences identifying and unleashing abundant loca...

Our summer Connections newsletter has arrived! This issue features stories about Leigh Legacy Fund’s campaign success, a thoughtful planned gift for Shickley, and the impact made by a family of affiliated funds in Norfolk. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3W0369o

Deshler Community Fund Hometown Intern Bryn Kniep is excited to have the opportunity to showcase her dedication to helping her community grow and connecting residents to one another. https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-bryn-kniep/

Join Nebraska Community Foundation as we convene southeast Nebraska volunteers for a peer learning session next week on July 16. This event offers a chance to connect with other dedicated Nebraskans working toward achieving great things in their communities. Learn more and register below.
https://www.nebcommfound.org/event/2024-regional-peer-learning-session-hickman/

We are excited to offer our NCF t-shirts for sale so you can represent your favorite Nebraska county! Available in ice blue. Select your size. Limited quantities available. Get yours today before they are gone!

NCF T-shirts - Nebraska Community Foundation We are excited to offer our NCF t-shirts for sale so you can represent your favorite Nebraska county! Available in ice blue. Select your size. Limited quantities available. Get yours today before they are gone!

We’re hiring a Youth Engagement Specialist to help take NCF’s work with young Nebraskans even further! This role will focus on working with community leaders, young adults, and youth to co-create long-term positive impact throughout Greater Nebraska. Learn more and apply here: https://www.nebcommfound.org/about/careers/

In recognition of the Fourth of July, Nebraska Community Foundation offices will be closed July 4 and 5. Have a fun and safe holiday!

Grow Holt County Hometown Intern Ally Sedlacek is sharing her gifts this summer through “The People of Holt County,” a video project featuring people making a difference in the area. “I want to highlight the unique stories and talents of our residents, celebrating what makes our community special.” https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-ally-sedlacek/

The registration for the Bertrand Regional Peer Learning Session is rapidly approaching! RSVP by July 5 to join a dynamic meeting focused on strategic grantmaking and fund development. Learn more and register below.

2024 Regional Peer Learning Session - Bertrand - Nebraska Community Foundation Join us for Nebraska Community Foundation’s 2024 Regional Peer Learning Sessions, designed for our dedicated volunteers working across the state. These dynamic meetings will focus on effective fund development strategies for unrestricted endowments, showcasing successful grantmaking initiatives fr...

Gracy Utecht, a native of Blue Hill, NE, is serving as Red Cloud Community Fund's Hometown Intern this summer at The Valley Child Development Center. Gracy says that she would not be the person that she is today without her childhood experience of growing up in a rural community. She wants to see her hometown thrive and be a place where families want to raise their children. Learn more: https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-gracy-utecht/

NCF is coming to your area! We’re hosting Regional Peer Learning Sessions in communities across the state this summer, offering an opportunity to exchange ideas and network with fellow volunteers, fostering a collaborative spirit to strengthen rural communities. Learn more at our website and register today: https://www.nebcommfound.org/events/

Young families are finding futures in Greater Nebraska, as they discover communities with abundant amenities, strong social bonds, and unique opportunities. In his latest column, NCF President and CEO Jeff Yost shares some insights from young people who chose to pursue their dreams in rural Nebraska.

Jeff Yost: Why more young people are choosing rural - Nebraska Community Foundation Hometowns in Greater Nebraska have so much to offer. At Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF), we work with over 270 communities and 1,500 volunteers across the state who are utilizing the assets unique to their places to fuel community development that will continue to attract new generations of Nebr...

This morning NCF’s Rachel Orth and Becky Boesen sat down for an extended interview with Pure Nebraska’s Jon and Taryn Vanderford to talk all about Hometown Internships and their impact on Greater Nebraska.

New class of Hometown Interns embarks on adventure Twenty-two college students from across Nebraska returned to their hometowns this May as members of Nebraska Community Foundation’s (NCF) 2024 Hometown Interns cohort.

Valley County Community Foundation Fund Hometown Intern Vickie Ference is ready to be one of Ord’s most outspoken champions this summer. Whether at meetings, in interviews, on business visits, she’ll share a smile and innovative ideas while celebrating her community’s assets.
https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-vickie-ference/

This month’s Lunch & Learn is available on demand! Tune in to this informative session to hear how funds across the state have used their unrestricted endowments to award impactful grants to local schools.

Lunch & Learn: Igniting Potential with K-12 Curriculum Enhancements Learn how FAC members are convening stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and collaborating on innovative initiatives that enrich educational experiences and…

Meet Allie Cosgrove, a UNL student spending her summer as the Hometown Intern for the Rock County Community Fund. Allie says that what stood out to her about this internship was the way interns can take their own ideas of how to best strengthen their community and run with them. She would love to use her educational skills and passion for working with youth to involve young people in community events this summer. https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-allie-cosgrove/

Volunteers in the Bertrand area: join us for a Regional Peer Learning Session next month! This meeting will focus on strategies for building unrestricted endowments and allow attendees to share lessons, exchange ideas, and build relationships to strengthen their communities. This session is scheduled for July 11, so register soon! https://www.nebcommfound.org/event/2024-regional-peer-learning-session-bertrand/

Like many others in her generation, Howells Community Fund Hometown Intern Blair Fiala is ready to make a difference in her community. This summer, she’ll be finding new ways to engage and learn from long-term residents, then using insights from those conversations to highlight Howells' assets. https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-blair-fiala/

It's time to register for this week's Lunch & Learn: Igniting Potential with K-12 Curriculum Enhancements. Join us Wednesday, June 19 at noon (CT) to learn how FAC members are convening stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and collaborating on innovative initiatives that enrich educational experiences and positively influence students’ learning journeys. REGISTER NOW!

Lunch & Learn: Igniting Potential with K-12 Curriculum Enhancements - Nebraska Community Foundation Learn how FAC members are convening stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and collaborating on innovative initiatives that enrich educational experiences and positively influence students’ learning journeys.

Mikayla Doht of Pender is one of many young people making Greater Nebraska their home, and her appreciation for her community inspired her to make a planned gift to the Pender-Thurston Education and Community Foundation Fund.
"I love having the option of giving for our younger families that don't have the ability to make a gift now. It's an opportunity to still participate and make a difference in our community!" https://nebcommfound.giftlegacy.com/?pageID=3&storyNum=1

Meet Diller Community Foundation Fund's Hometown Intern Mallory Denner! This summer, she will be working alongside other interns to plan and lead the Diller Serviceship Camp, which plays an important role in developing future leaders and inviting them to give back to their hometown. https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/hometown-intern-mallory-denner/

ONE WEEK until our next Lunch & Learn! Register now for "Igniting Potential with K-12 Curriculum Enhancements" on June 19 at noon (CT). In this virtual session, you'll learn how FAC members are convening stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and collaborating on innovative initiatives that enrich educational experiences and positively influence students’ learning journeys. REGISTER TODAY!

Lunch & Learn: Igniting Potential with K-12 Curriculum Enhancements - Nebraska Community Foundation Learn how FAC members are convening stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and collaborating on innovative initiatives that enrich educational experiences and positively influence students’ learning journeys.

Join us for one (or more!) of NCF’s seven upcoming Regional Peer Learning Sessions, designed for our dedicated volunteers working across the state. These dynamic meetings will focus on effective fund development strategies for unrestricted endowments, showcasing successful grantmaking initiatives from various communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with fellow volunteers, fostering a collaborative spirit to strengthen rural communities. Don’t miss your chance to enhance your affiliated fund’s impact and build valuable connections!

Visit our events page for a list of dates and locations: https://www.nebcommfound.org/events/

Volunteers from affiliated funds across the NCF network gathered in Leigh earlier this week for peer learning and a celebration of Leigh Legacy Fund’s recent homegrown challenge grant success.

Twenty-two college students from across Nebraska returned to their hometowns this May as members of NCF’s 2024 Hometown Interns cohort. Last week they convened in Ogallala for their first peer learning session, where they talked about community assets, witnessed local entertainment, and hiked the Keith County landscape at the Cedar Point Biological Station. Browse photos from their gathering below, and learn more about the interns here:
https://www.nebcommfound.org/news/new-class-of-hometown-interns-embarks-on-adventure/

Join us June 19 at 12:00 PM/CT for our next Lunch & Learn! In this session you'll hear from fund advisory committee members about their innovative initiatives that enrich educational experiences and positively influence students’ learning journeys. REGISTER TODAY!

Lunch & Learn: Igniting Potential with K-12 Curriculum Enhancements - Nebraska Community Foundation Learn how FAC members are convening stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and collaborating on innovative initiatives that enrich educational experiences and positively influence students’ learning journeys.