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Associations Boost Aid Efforts Amid Nebraska Flooding

Associations Now

Organizations throughout the Cornhusker State are hosting fundraisers and offering aid in response to the “bomb cyclone” that slammed Nebraska and neighboring states this week. The “bomb cyclone” that hit a number of midwestern states had a devastating effect on Nebraska in particular. May we all remain Nebraska Strong!”.

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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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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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Conference Circuit: Net Results

Associations Now

The American Volleyball Coaches Association’s 2015 Annual Convention began earlier this week in Omaha, Nebraska. Location: Omaha, Nebraska. Exhibitors: 100 plus. Associations: American Volleyball Coaches Association. Conference: 2015 AVCA Annual Convention. Venue: CenturyLink Convention Center.

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Culture and Strategy are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Jamie Notter

For example, in the research for our latest book , Maddie Grant and I studied a healthcare company in Omaha, Nebraska that provides rehabilitation services to people with brain and spinal chord injuries. Your culture must value the behaviors that drive the success of the enterprise.

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

Associations Now

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. The cost of living (in small towns) can be cheaper,” NSBA President Michael Fenner explained to the Omaha World-Herald.

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Associations Partner On New Journal For STEM Educators

Associations Now

For example, one article focused on the benefits of a partnership between the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, and local school districts. The first issue of Connected Science Learning , which was released earlier this month, featured successful in- and out-of-school collaborations that foster science education.