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Nebraska

Find detailed information here on NCF’s 199 Affiliated Funds serving communities throughout the state.

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News & Events

  • 02/10/2010 - Trend Boosts Rural Areas
  • 01/21/2010 - Kiewit Foundation Awards $20,000 To O’Neill Community Foundation
  • 01/07/2010 - Perkins County:  Hunt Challenge goal met — entire county will benefit
  • 11/26/2009 - The benefits of civic vision
  • 11/18/2009 - State Community Foundation receives $1 million pledge

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Upcoming Events

  • 03/10/10 - NCF Affiliated Fund Remote Training - From Acorn to Oak Tree
  • 03/10/10 - NCF Affiliated Fund Remote Training - From Acorn to Oak Tree
  • 03/17/10 - Training Opportunity:  Bequest Boot Camp - 10 Exercises to Strengthen Your Bequest Program
  • 03/18/10 - Burwell Community Fund Annual Meeting
  • 04/14/10 - NCF Affiliated Fund Remote Training - Topic TBA

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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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What motivated my gift?

What motivated my gift?

Rolland R. Ramsthel

“I gave this a lot of thought and with some help from upstairs, I decided I could help students become Registered Nurses. I’ve been in the hospital more times than I care to count and they [nurses] are the ones that help you get well with all of their care, smiles and conversation. If this part of the country gets more RNs, everyone will benefit with better health.”

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