FES is an entity within the Ministry for Education that provides a range of innovative educational services and initiatives, including childcare, after-school care, parental empowerment services and youth initiatives.

Nonprofit Association of the Midlands is the state association for nonprofits. We strengthen the collective voice, leadership, and capacity of nonprofit organizations to enrich the quality of community life throughout Nebraska. NAM offers members opportunities across the sector, skill sets and geographical areas. Capacity Building: From trainings taught by local, regional and national experts to financial templates to HR documents to the annual Salary and Benefit Survey, NAM offers weekly opportunities for our members to build capacity. Discounted Products/Services: Need a bookkeeper that knows nonprofit accounting? Looking for a firm to do an audit? Seeking a PR firm? Do you have affordable teleconferencing? Searching for a reputable company that works with nonprofits? NAM, along with the National Council of Nonprofits, offers a list of business partners offering exceptional service to nonprofits--- and NAM members. Insurance: NAM and Harry A. Koch Company have teamed up to offer amazing insurance deals. Whether it is the health insurance trust at affordable rates, Directors and Officers Insurance to supplemental insurance to a 403b Retirement Plan, NAM has you covered. Find out more here (http://www.nonprofitam.org/MemberBenefits). Networking Opportunities: Nonprofit Networking, ED/CEO Networking, HR Lunch and Learns, All that networking is bound to connect you to others in sector (and create great synergy!)

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SWFcontract™ provides commercial window coverings to the construction industry to control solar heat gain and glare while enhancing the design and building aesthetics. SWFcontract offers the extensive Springs Window Fashions’ family of brands including manual and motorized solar shades, aluminum, vinyl, wood, ​and faux wood blinds, shutters, vertical blinds, cellular and pleated shades, and drapery hardware. With our extensive product offerings, we have options to fit every shading situation. To date, our commercial window treatments have been installed in more than one million buildings throughout North America. SWFcontract stands on our reputation of providing the highest level of craftsmanship backed by superior service and expert technical support. The SWFcontract team provides the architectural and contract communities with innovative, quality products that set the standard in the commercial environment. Our best in class sales force is focused on supporting all stages and aspects of the shade selection process, including product selection, specification assistance for architects and designers, and product ordering and installation assistance for general contractors and subcontractors. SWFcontract customer service, engineering, and manufacturing groups are also committed to ensuring total project satisfaction. When you choose SWFcontract commercial window treatments, we’re with you every step of the way. With decades of experience serving the commercial market, we are focused on making your project experience as seamless as possible. Our timely assistance, ongoing training, and comprehensive technical support reinforce the value of our exceptional product lines. You can trust that your project requirements will be fully realized. Learn more: www.swfcontract.com

Today, the Ponca Tribe is in the process of restoration as is so aptly expressed by its mission statement: We, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, in order to restore all rights previously held by our people and their descendants, promote peace, prosperity, happiness, and the general welfare of the citizens of our Tribe and our posterity: to exercise home rule, to conserve and perpetuate all worthy traditions and cultural elements of our people long established by customs; to improve our social order; to protect our rights as individuals; to promote business enterprise, both cooperative and individual; to promote educational opportunities for all Northern Ponca people; to consolidate our land holdings; and to provide for the inheritance of both real and personal property. Currently, the main concerns of the Ponca Tribe are twofold: 1) To provide for the needs of its people, namely, through the programs offered by the Tribe 2) To preserve what remains of its culture. Although lacking any land base, the Tribe does have designated “service area" counties: twelve in Nebraska, one in South Dakota, and two in Iowa. The Tribe also has office sites located in Niobrara, Norfolk, Lincoln, and Omaha, in Nebraska, and Carter Lake and Sioux City office in Iowa.

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) is a public-private collaboration charged with fulfilling Lincoln’s economic development goals by creating economic growth and vitality. Job growth and business expansion are critical components of a vibrant and thriving community. The growth of Lincoln is on the skyline, in the voices of our entrepreneurs and in the spirit of our people. Due to expansion of new businesses, influx of talent and economically sound environment, Lincoln offers endless opportunities for success. Check out https://placetobelnk.com/!

Senior Advisor, Buffett Early Childhood Fund (2015-2022)After years of partnering with philanthropies to build and launch innovative early childhood programs, I was recruited in 2015 to serve as a Senior Advisor to Buffett's 75 M Early Childhood Fund portfolio. I lead efforts to develop family engagement program models that empower parents as a force for change in their families, schools, and communities.Established in 2005, the Buffett Early Childhood Fund mission is to prevent the opportunity gap for the 6 million children birth to age 5 living in poverty, by investing in practice, policy and science to maximize the potential of the youngest and most vulnerable children and families in Nebraska and across America.

For nearly 100 years, United Way of the Midlands has served the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro by bridging the business and not-for-profit sectors to create a Circle of Support that helps our neighbors overcome difficult challenges and start building a better future. UWM’s funded programs and direct services address social and economic disparities and meet families’ essential needs such as healthy food, safe and stable housing, physical and mental health services, career preparation and job training. With your caring support, we proudly fund a network of health and human service programs that help those in need across Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie counties. United Way works closely with the agencies that host the programs to note measurable results in the lives of their clients. And we collaborate with many individual and corporate donors and foundations to keep the network of hope strong. United Way of the Midlands will continue to evolve alongside the growing needs of our community. We will champion those who are in the fight to better themselves and others. We will be informed and accountable. We will skillfully combine passion with reason. We will build up what has fallen and create what should have been here all along. Together, we will create life-changing opportunities through programs that meet the Basic Needs of our most vulnerable population, support children during their academic years and help prepare young people for productive careers. We see what can be, and what should be, because we are community-based and we are community-focused. We are United Way. And we are community strong.

The Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) is a statewide voluntary membership not-for-profit trade association representing Nebraska's hospitals and health systems. The NHA is governed by a 19 member board of directors and works closely with its membership to provide them with state and federal legislative advocacy, health care trend and regulatory information, educational programming, communication, data reports and special services. Members rely on the NHA for information, education, advice and collaborative leadership to advance Nebraska hospitals’ ability to provide exceptional health care. Hospitals are the stewards of good health. Through our partnerships with representatives in the health care industry, legislators, government and citizens, the NHA is able to assist in the development of strong, healthy communities. The mission of the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) is to be the influential and unified voice for the Nebraska’s hospitals and health systems, providing leadership and resources to enhance the delivery of quality patient care and services to Nebraska communities. By 2020, the Nebraska Hospital Association will have established partnerships with leaders and be the influential resource for improving Nebraska’s health care infrastructure and policies. The NHA is committed to expertly serving members with integrity, transparency, accountability and financial stewardship. The mission of the NHA is supported by a strategic framework comprised of four pillars: advocacy and policy, financial stewardship, strategic partnerships, and quality and safety. To expertly serve NHA members, each pillar is founded in the values of integrity, transparency and accountability. Collectively, this structure, built on a value-based foundation and prominently reinforced by the four pillars, support the NHA’s mission of being the trusted leader to improve the health, well-being and quality of life of all Nebraskans.

We advocate for a healthy business climate where our 3,000+ member companies can prosper and build a solid reputation. A membership gives your business and your people opportunities to earn recognition, develop professionally and build a network that deepens their connection to the community.

Our mission is to promote a positive business climate in Lincoln, while serving as the primary advocate for business growth and a constructive partner working with government and education. The Lincoln Chamber of Commerce: Represents the entire Lincoln business community and provides our members with a significant return on investment. Supports the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development and the Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau in their missions to create economic growth and vitality. Supports performance-based business incentives, fiscal responsibility at all levels of government and routine reviews of governmental efficiency and spending.

LEAGUE OF HUMAN DIGNITY, INC. is a company based out of 1701 P ST, LINCOLN, Nebraska, United States.