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Advancement fundraising and Development is a comprehensive approach in the nonprofit toolbox that includes various functions such as fundraising, constituent relationships, marketing, and communications. It involves building relationships, engaging prospects, and preparing to make the ask. Advancement encompasses donor relations, communications, development, and marketing to encourage philanthropy. While "development" focuses on creating and enhancing donor relationships, "fundraising" is specifically about income generation. In 2024, the organization built a 'planned giving' strategy and built communication pieces to promote IRA qualified charitable distributions. In 2025, the board will be tasked with finding a new office for the organization and determine strategies from capital campaigns or other major fundraisers to increase revenue by $100,000 to support office space. The organization has benefited by receiving in-kind office space since it inception in 1996. Currently, the University of Nebraska at Kearney has supported the office temporarily until January 2026 to give the board the opportunity to build a feasible plan.
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C-ACT-1062
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n 2023 & 2024, collaboratives across the state worked with Ron Fairchild, Smarter Learning Group, to build sustainability planning for the future. Six CFP Steering Committee members along with the Collaborative Coordinator took part in this sustainability planning. Over the several month cohort process, we interviewed several partners (existing and newer partners) to get a feel for their input on the collaboratives most important contributions, the benefits of being part of the collaborative, what we could be doing differently to value add both for organizations and the community in general, the role they as partners have in supporting the collaboratives success and sustainability and suggestions to strengthen our impact. In addition to this feedback, CFP's fiscal sponsor CAUW, is diversifying funding by applying for grants and/or to foundations to assist with social determinants of health (SDOH) needs that exist in our communities (food security, transportation, mental health, etc.). As we work with SDOH, many partners are at the table with us working on these issues, some of which are commonly found at collaborative meetings while others are not.
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C-ACT-1029
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One collaborative partner and a Steering Committee member worked with Collaborative Coordinator to participate in a Maturing Collaborative Sustainability conversation with other collaboratives during the last year. This was a valuable process to think about the future positioning of the collaborative as an invaluable resource in the community. It helped to align a message of value that the “Network exists to solve problems no single entity can solve alone.” A renewed focus on using stories/anecdotes to communicate the impact helped drive a sharing model that we are practicing using. The current impact statement: "The Network exists to solve problems that no single entity can solve alone. Our shared work across the community boosts personal incomes of our residents, reduces the need for taxpayer-funded assistance, and produces lasting impact on measures of community equity and well-being." A draft of some sustainability work can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UM46njbwY5DmghFrGsQ6eHaRO3mx6B00/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116179674186816638157&rtpof=true&sd=true
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C-ACT-1018
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*Present information about Families 1st Partnership to McCook community leaders. *Work with community leaders to understand gaps, needs, and barriers for services.
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C-ACT-1151
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*Monthly meetings to create a supportive agency network approach to addressing needs of at-risk families and youth. *Provide information to increase knowledge of resources, trauma-informed practices, and relationship building in order to better serve local families and youth. *Design process for accessing financial assistance to stabilize at-risk families and youth.
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C-ACT-1088
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*Present information on Families 1st Partnership programs and opportunities for Keith County organizations in serving residents.
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C-ACT-1101
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FFC is working with DHHS to create a referral pathway for families involved in the system as reunification is occurring and case closure is approaching. Also identified cases that are investigated and not accepted.
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C-ACT-1283
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The Fremont Family coalition facilitates and convenes monthly collective call that includes community partner across sectors, lived experience experts along with general community members. All parties share opportunities, concerns along with the opportunity to interact and build relationships across our community and county. FFC facilitates, partners and community members take turns sharing their information and leading the gathering
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C-ACT-1274
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In December 2024 -Applied for Women United grant to expand Family Cafes. Continue to braid funds to support wages, benefits and activities to support children and families.
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C-ACT-1172
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The Collaborative partnered with the O'Neill Family Literacy Program to start a Community Book Garden. Community members will be able to take a book from the bookshelf to increase the number of books in a home to increase literacy for all children in the community. The Collaborative purchased a bookshelf that members of the Family Literacy Program will keep stocked. They will do an initial book drive and then keep the bookshelf stocked moving forward. The Collaborative is initiating Book Gardens in each of their communities that will be sponsored by a local community organization; such as, an FCCLA group, a church group, or other community organization. We hope to have a Book Garden in each community by the end of 2026.
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C-ACT-1162
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Part 1 – In April of 2024, Board members, NCFF staff and NFC staff all met to discuss the strategic plan for NFC and sustainability. Part 2 – Will be held in Feb. 2025
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C-ACT-1333
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The Panhandle Coalition for Housing and Homelessness, Older Youth System of Care, Lifespan Respite, Panhandle Prevention Coalition, System of Care Birth to Eight, and Welcoming and Belonging Team collaborate to address the needs children, youth, families and individual in the Panhandle region of Nebraska. These organizations provide support, promote health and safety, and develop innovative solutions to improve overall quality of life.
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C-ACT-1241
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The Panhandle Coalition for Housing and Homelessness is a collaboration of agencies throughout the Panhandle who are committed to serving homeless or near homeless individuals and families in our community. We are also working together to eliminate and prevent homelessness throughout the Panhandle.
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C-ACT-1251
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The Panhandle Prevention Coalition is made up of a group of coalitions united together by our passion and dedication to making residents of western Nebraska healthy and safe across their lifespan. Our purpose is to prevent suicide and reduce the impact of substance use and abuse including underage drinking, binge drinking, drinking and driving, tobacco use, drug use, and prescription drug abuse, while promoting and supporting mental and emotional health for all in the Panhandle. We do this by: Seeking policy change at the local and state levels to reduce youth access to alcohol, tobacco, and other substances. Collaborating with law enforcement to facilitate, fund, and standardize compliance checks, beverage server training, and sobriety checks. Educating and generating awareness about the dangers of substance use and abuse. Ongoing collaboration between practitioners, experts, and leaders across the continuum of care. Together, we are united for change.
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C-ACT-1252
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Build collaboration among agencies, networks, and the broader community to find innovative solutions to improve the quality of life for families with young children and their communities in the Panhandle. Child Well Being indicators are tracked as part of a collection process of state and local data which are used for continuous quality improvement. Early Childhood System Programs include: Rooted in Relationships, Communities for Kids, Sixpence, Head Start, Healthy Families Home Visitation, school-based early childcare programs, agency childcare programs, in-home childcare programs and others. Partners include: providers, public health, community action, LEAs, community college, NE Extension and others.
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C-ACT-1253
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Empowering Families, UNL Panhandle Research and Extension District, and Panhandle Partnership are working collaboratively to design programming to increase our community's level of belonging. As part of Panhandle Partnership’s Training Academy, we host the Welcoming Communities Conference, focused on providing professionals and community leaders from our rural community a forum for awareness, dialogue, and skill-building. We believe this experience will help create welcoming and inclusive environments within all facets of our community. The project includes the development of a community-wide strategic plan to increase belonging in the Panhandle and ongoing training opportunities throughout the year. This project considers racial equity and leadership development by educating local professionals and decision-makers on ways to change their systems, policies, and procedures to ensure they are equitable and inclusive of all community members, including working families and children. Lastly, this project will engage the community when designing its programming, which will help increase the sense of ownership in creating a community centered on belonging.
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C-ACT-1258
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Build collaboration among agencies, networks, and the broader community to find innovative solutions to improve the quality of life for older youth, especially unconnected youth, in the Panhandle. Coordinate and align services of agencies serving unconnected youth ages 14-25. Partners include: community action, BH providers, public health, schools, community college, economic development, local foundations, youth serving organizations and more.
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C-ACT-1264
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We are committed to building an upwardly mobile workforce with local talent by providing credible, meaningful, consistent and affordable professional development opportunities that results in an extraordinary service system.
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C-ACT-1238
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Increase awareness of mental health options available to communities in our collab. Added Banister's and Boys Town to the collaborative.
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C-ACT-1205
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One of YC3’s recent goals has been to create an easy way for both clients and community partners to find local resources. In response, YC3 has developed a comprehensive resource list for our community, which has been shared among our partner agencies. This list is also available on YC3’s website for easy access. This resource list will always be a work in progress, as resources come and go. It will be continually updated to ensure it remains a helpful and accurate tool for the community. YC3’s efforts have sparked valuable discussions in our large group meetings, with many partners highlighting how essential and user-friendly this list is. One partner agency even described it as "mainstream," underscoring its importance and accessibility. We’re proud of the impact this resource has had and look forward to continuing to improve and expand it for the benefit of everyone in York County.
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C-ACT-1224