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A Year in Photos

Thanks For Playing

Louis, San Diego, Kansas City, Portland, Fort Lauderdale I tried not to take pictures of myself (two, neither of my face) or people in general (very few), my meals (although there are food photos), or my cat (less successful there).

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Lunchtime Links: Peyton Manning’s Omaha Shoutout

Associations Now

The city of Omaha found new love for Peyton Manning’s play-calling skills over the weekend. That brought the city of Omaha, Nebraska, which doesn’t even have an NFL team, a little welcome attention. — Official Omaha Info (@VisitOmaha) January 12, 2014. Omaha, Omaha! Let us know in the comments.

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What gives in Nebraska? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving 

Candid

The ‘Buffett effect’ Warren Buffett, the CEO of Omaha-based conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway and currently the sixth wealthiest person in the world , has an outsized impact on the state’s giving landscape. The Omaha Community Foundation is the 12th largest community foundation in the country, awarding more than $280 million in 2023.

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What Is Your Real Mission?

Spark Consulting

Organized by Joe Gerstand t and Jason Lauritsen , it provided an opportunity for 10 people who didn’t know each other to sit in a cabin outside Omaha for 2 1/2 days and think and talk deeply about the future of work. Last fall, I had the opportunity to participate in The Boondoggle.

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How Facebook (and Social Media in General) Shifted Fundraising Strategies

Associations Now

Basing their research on 704 nonprofits that took part in a 2015 Giving Day in Omaha, Nebraska, the paper’s authors, Abhishek Bhati of Bowling Green State University and Diarmuid McDonnell of the University of Birmingham in the UK, found that digital platforms profoundly affect an organization’s fundraising. “For

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A Destination on the Rise

Associations Now

Sioux Falls is centrally located in the Midwest, with Omaha, Minneapolis, Fargo, and Des Moines all within a four-hour drive. Getting to Sioux Falls South Dakota’s largest city sits in the southeast corner of the state, near the borders of Iowa and Minnesota, and conveniently located at the junction of two major interstates, I-90 and I-29.

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Associations Boost Aid Efforts Amid Nebraska Flooding

Associations Now

Omaha wasn’t spared from the historic flooding, but that didn’t stop the Omaha Bar Association from putting on an event that mixes fun and aid. The group’s Pints for a Purpose event on Thursday at an Omaha beer garden will help raise money for the American Red Cross. May we all remain Nebraska Strong!”.