Founded by Nebraska Nonprofits. For Nebraska Nonprofits.
Give Nebraska is a federation of nonprofit member agencies, operating across the state to make our communities a better place for all who live, work, and visit Nebraska.
From the arts and education to animal welfare and the environment, we champion nonprofit organizations that enhance the quality of life in Nebraska and connect donors with the local causes they care most about.
Give Nebraska partners with many public, private, and governmental entities to operate employer-sponsored charitable giving campaigns, inspiring employees to make a difference in their community.
We make it easy and effective for companies and employees to support positive change in their communities. In other words, we exist to help YOU make a difference.
Thanks to your help, countless lives are changed every year, and our communities grow stronger.
Mission Statement
Give Nebraska connects donors to causes they care about most.
Our Goals Are:
- Connect donors to the causes they care about most.
- Strengthen the fundraising capacity of our nonprofit member agencies by conducting employee giving campaigns.
- Provide more choices in giving to individual donors.
What Do We Do?
Give Nebraska connects you to the charities you care about through employee giving campaigns. Here’s how it works: businesses and employers who want to give back to their communities become our partners (or, our “Worksites”) and give their employees an opportunity to automatically donate a small portion of their regular paychecks.
When employees give to Give Nebraska, those donations go straight to our nonprofit partners (or, our “Member Agencies”). Thanks to hundreds of regular, small donations, these nonprofit organizations can accomplish amazing things in your community.
Your Gift. Your Choice.
We believe in empowering individuals to make independent decisions about their giving. We encourage donor designation for all donations to Give Nebraska. Whether you are passionate about arts, education, youth, animals, environment, or social justice, Give Nebraska has options for you!
With our donor-directed model, Give Nebraska ensures that contributions support member agencies as designated by the donor. We do not have a Give Nebraska committee making funding decisions and we do not have any internal allocation model. YOUR gift makes a difference for the organization(s) of YOUR choice.
Why is Employer-Sponsored Giving Important?
Employee Giving only succeeds because, at the end of the day, we believe people are generous. We all want our work to matter. We really do want our communities to be stronger, better places to live.
People want to change the world, but don’t realize that they can make a difference personally. Giving to charity might seem like something wealthy people do, or something you do some day, when you are “wealthy enough” to give.
But here’s the truth. Most donors are regular folks who decide to give a little bit every day. And when a lot of people give a little every day, it adds up, fast.
The Difference YOU Are Making…
For a small amount deducted from each paycheck, regular employee giving…
- Has helped animals in need of a loving home get adopted into their forever home (Capital Humane Society).
- Has protected Nebraska's prairies, rivers, and wildlife (The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska).
- Has helped brothers and sisters separated by foster care reconnect at Camp Catch-Up. (Nebraska Children and Families Foundation).
For many more testimonials from those who employee donations have helped, read more about our member agencies’ impact.
*Give Nebraska follows the Donor Bill of Rights Guidelines established by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Click here to view.
*IRS 990 Form and other financial reports available upon request.
