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The events of the last three months have changed us all; they have changed our community, our businesses, and nonprofits. How we work, where we work, and how we live […]
Jul 27th, 2020 COVID-19, Equity Journey
Omaha Community Foundation’s internal Equity Team has led conversations of racial equity guided by current events, created space for dialogue and learning, and contributed to the Foundation’s overall strategic planning […]
Jul 21st, 2020 Equity Journey, Featured
I am a work in progress. This blog post itself is a work in progress. It is incredibly different than the draft I wrote three weeks ago, and I know […]
Jul 15th, 2020 Equity Journey, Philanthropists
Fund for Omaha, a grant program funded by the Omaha Community Foundation in partnership with local philanthropists has distributed more than $7.5 million over the last 32 years. Historically, the […]
Jul 10th, 2020 Featured, Nonprofits
The Omaha Community Foundation’s Community Interest Funds are resident-led grant making programs that leverage the power, insight, and lived experiences of residents by asking them to lead grant processes, which […]
Jun 30th, 2020 Featured, In the Community
Following the spring grant cycle, the Omaha Community Foundation’s Community Interest Funds awarded a total of $630,000 to 58 nonprofits and neighborhood groups.
Jun 30th, 2020 Featured, In the Community
June 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQIA+ Pride traditions, with the first Pride March held in New York City on June 28, 1970, commemorating the one-year anniversary of […]
Jun 30th, 2020 Equity Journey, Featured
My name is Russell Johnston and I am the Human Resources Director at the Omaha Community Foundation. I am also a father to two beautiful children, my daughter who is […]
Jun 24th, 2020 Equity Journey
In reflection of recent events in the Omaha metro, our country, and an the elevation of the Black Lives Matter movement, I find myself coming back to three things: learning, […]
Jun 23rd, 2020 Equity Journey
The Omaha Community Foundation announced its latest round of grant funding to 23 local nonprofits from the COVID-19 Response Fund that was created to address urgent needs facing local nonprofits […]