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News & Events

  • 12/29/2011 - NCF Transfer of Wealth Study interview
  • 11/04/2011 - ‘We Can’ is right message - Omaha World Herald
  • 11/04/2011 - Transfer of Wealth News Conference November 2, 2011
  • 11/03/2011 - New study projects massive wealth transfer in Nebraska
  • 08/22/2011 - Investments in the future - The Omaha World-Herald
  • 08/08/2011 - Keeping rural communities strong - Agweek
  • 07/27/2011 - Where is Rural Philanthropy Heading and Where in the World are its Partners on the Journey?
  • 07/26/2011 - Where Is the Intergenerational Transfer of Wealth Hiding and How Can Foundations Find It?
  • 07/21/2011 - Making Philanthropy Work in Rural America
  • 05/31/2011 - “My Values Are On My Sleeve”  How Jeff Yost and the Aspen Institute are changing rural America.
  • 04/07/2011 - Philanthropy funds drive improvement in rural communities - The Omaha World Herald
  • 03/01/2011 - Your best shot for long-term results - Alliance Magazine

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Upcoming Events

  • 02/04/2012 - 2012 Voice News Animal Run - Hickman Area Community Foundation Fund
  • 02/07/2012 - Affiliated Fund Regional Meeting - Pender
  • 02/08/2012 - Affiliated Fund Webinar:  Chair Training for Affiliated Funds
  • 02/08/2012 - Affiliated Fund Webinar:  Chair Training for Affiliated Funds
  • 02/10/2012 - Youth Philanthropy Contest Awards - Norfolk Area Community Foundation Fund

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Community Stories

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“Newcomer” Becomes First Founding Member

Verdigre

Why would a man born in Lincoln and raised in Chicago want to come to Verdigre, Nebraska, a place he had never heard of before he saw it?

Pat McCarron tells the story of checking out different ZCBJ* lodges—Czech fraternal organizations—in communities west of the Missouri River. When coming over the hill from Center, Nebraska, he can still see the little village “all laid out there.” He said he and Donna Zimmerman, a good friend who also resides in Verdigre now, stopped at Frank’s Food Mart, located next to the ZCBJ Bila Hora Hall at the time. They wanted to find out the meaning of “Bila Hora.” 

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Donor Stories

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$2.3M Estate Gift for Entrepreneurship and People Attraction

$2.3M Estate Gift for Entrepreneurship and People Attraction

Rudolph R. Elis

A $2.3 million endowment has been established to support entrepreneurship and people attraction in north-central Nebraska. Rudolph R. Elis created a donor-advised fund in 2006 that was funded by a bequest upon his death.

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