The mission of Hunger Free Heartland is to be a catalyst for change, leveraging existing strengths within the community and focusing on systemic solutions to end childhood hunger through connecting and collaborating. At the head of this effort is Sue Arment, an Omaha resident for more than 10 years. Arment took the position of director [...]
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Nonprofits Matter: Omaha B-Cycle
Welcome to Omaha, B-Cycle! For those of you who haven’t heard, Omaha has joined the list of cities across the nation that are making it easier for people to live healthy, active lifestyles. B-cycle is a bike sharing program that allows users to rent a bike for a very reasonable fee. There are docking stations [...]
Nonprofits Matter: PTI Nebraska
PTI Nebraska is definitely one of Omaha’s best kept secrets…but not for long! This is an incredible organization that has been working hard all summer to share their story with the world. As stated on their website, “PTI Nebraska is a statewide resource for families of children with disabilities and special health care needs.” PTI [...]
Nonprofits Matter: Voices for Children Data Visualization Project
Imagine walking into Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE, on the first Husker home game of the season, a sea of red as far as you can see. You walk towards your seat, working your way through tons of other Husker fans oozing with excitement. As you sit down, you look around the stadium and see [...]
Nonprofits Matter: Creating a Content Plan
One of the major issues facing organizations today is how to share their content in an engaging and effective manner. Many organizations already have tons of awesome content but don’t even realize it. So what to do, you ask? The answer is…wait for it…create an annual Content Plan! I went through this process earlier in [...]
Nonprofits Matter: A Week of Filming
This has been a crazy couple of weeks! For my blog entry today, I made a slideshow of the photos I took while visiting the Omaha Area Health Education Center and Voices for Children in Nebraska. I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to meet all these great people who work for such important [...]
Nonprofits Matter: Special Olympics Nebraska Summer Games
For this week’s blog, I made a slideshow of the images I took at the Special Olympics Nebraska Summer Games that took place last week at locations all over the Omaha metro area. I had a blast at the Opening Ceremonies and I still can’t figure out how the magicians changed clothes so many times! [...]
