We are proud to announce the Omaha Venture Group 2020 membership and leadership team. Leadership Team A special thanks to the 2020 Interest Group Leaders & Co-Chairs for their dedication to […]
Jul 29th, 2020
Philanthropy
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
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
Grants, 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
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
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
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 […]
Jun 22nd, 2020
COVID-19, Grants
Twenty-four local neighborhood associations will receive a combined $80,000 in funding to support resident-led, grassroots projects throughout Omaha. This funding comes from the Omaha Neighborhood Grants Program, a collaboration between […]
Jun 11th, 2020
Grants, In the Community, Nonprofits
In May, the Omaha Community Foundation (OCF) announced that 10 local organizations were the most recent recipients of the Foundation’s Futuro Latino Fund (FLF). Historically, the Foundation would celebrate the […]
Jun 11th, 2020
In the Community, Nonprofits
The Equality Fund for LGBTQIA+ has completed their third grant season, awarding $200,000 to ten nonprofit organizations. Established in the spring of 2018 all funding decisions made by a local committee […]
Jun 11th, 2020
In the Community, Nonprofits