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Nebraska Global, Lincoln Public Schools beta test internship program
Two years ago, Lincoln-based Nebraska Global set out with an eight-figure software investment fund and a philosophy. “We make investments, and it’s not just cash. We make investments in communities and in people,” explained managing principal Steve Kiene. That non-cash investment began with hiring new college graduates to help keep talent in Nebraska. Then, the…
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Prairie Portrait: Amanda Garner of Nebraska Global
Bio: Do-Gooder, information gatherer, data nerd, pop culture observer, made in Nebraska | Title: Director of Community Outreach, Nebraska Global | Age: 34 | City: Lincoln, Neb. | Website: nebraskaglobal.com | Twitter: @amandanebr | Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/amanda-garner/ | Intro music: “There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You” by Ben Folds | Silicon Prairie News: As the person…
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Nebraska Global helping spearhead national skills-based service effort
Lincoln-based software investment fund Nebraska Global is among some 50 companies receiving recognition today in Washington, D.C. for its role in A Billion + Change, a national campaign to mobilize skills-based and pro bono volunteer services to help build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to effectively meet community needs. Nonprofit, business and government leaders are…
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Don’t Panic Labs’ inaugural summer interns cap program with pitches
As the inaugural Don’t Panic Labs summer internship program drew to a close with presentations on Monday at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Kauffman Center, it became increasingly clear the extent to which the interns had run the asylum for the last three months. If it wasn’t evident by their sheer numbers alone — Don’t Panic…