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

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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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Conference Circuit: Net Results

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The American Volleyball Coaches Association’s 2015 Annual Convention began earlier this week in Omaha, Nebraska. Conference: 2015 AVCA Annual Convention. Location: Omaha, Nebraska. Rundown Attendees: 2,600. Exhibitors: 100 plus. Associations: American Volleyball Coaches Association. Have a Meeting on the Horizon?

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Small Towns, Big Gesture: Bar Associations Push Law Students Back to Main Street

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In an effort to bring more lawyers to communities in need, the Nebraska State Bar Association has launched a program to place law clerks in small-town practices across the state. Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, nearly a quarter—22—have three or fewer lawyers. The American Bar Association is footing part of the bill through a grant.

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Airlines, Private Companies Take Stab at Getting Around TSA’s Lines

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That growth (in the first four months of 2016, the company tripled its enrollment, compared to 2015, according to The Wall Street Journal ) led Delta to buy a partial ownership stake in the company. Former Nebraska Sen. It’s a major turnaround for a company whose original owner filed for bankruptcy back in 2009.

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Here It Is: Another Article About Millennials

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New research published in the Journal of Media Education [PDF] found that, in 2015, the average college student/millennial/”snake person” checked a digital device 11.43 McCoy, journalism professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in an interview with Inside Higher Ed. “To Then you think about millennials.