In a recent Wall Street Jounral article entitled, Young, Rich and Charitable, the extraordinarily philanthropic nature of the next generation of American wealth was featured. The author talks about the technological entrepreneurs ... Continued
New Director of Community Investment at OCF
The Omaha Community Foundation is proud to welcome Ayanna Boykins as its new Director of Community Investment. In this new role, Ms. Boykins will be responsible for running the Nonprofit ... Continued
Remembering the LA Riots
I have the fortune to be in Los Angeles at the Council on Foundation’s 2012 Annual Conference today on the 20th Anniversary of the Los Angeles riots. Ironically, this particular ... Continued
Philanthropy in the News
Happy news on charitable giving
The single instruction in Michael Norton’s TedxCambridge talk “How to Buy Happiness” is simple: spend money on other people. He describes studies where people were given small amounts of money ... Continued
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM) Annual Meeting
Date of Event: May 10 Join NAM for a morning of learning and networking. The day starts with breakfast and a short business meeting. The majority of the morning will ... Continued
Women’s Fund Seeks Grant Applications
Deadlines: May 25, 2012 — Excellence grant applications June 1, 2012 — Community Impact Grant applications The Women’s Fund of Omaha is seeking applications from local nonprofit organizations for its ... Continued
Philanthropy in the News
Moving the Needle Together
When discussion arises about making an impact on our community in various ways, at a certain point the conversation naturally leads into the need for “systemic” change. This form of change ... Continued
Nonprofits Selected for OCF’s 2012 Capacity Building Initiative
A stronger nonprofit community means a stronger city of Omaha. The Omaha Community Foundation believes it is achieving that through the Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative, a 15-month program for nonprofits ... Continued
The pros and cons of building an endowment
Many nonprofit professionals and the donors who support them think of endowments as savvy business practice. However, the true definition of endowments as pointed out by a recent article in ... Continued
Philanthropy in the News
“I am a Philanthropist”
Since I came to the Omaha Community Foundation, what has been interesting to me is the fact that very few, if any, people who are giving to charity can personally relate to ... Continued