Norfolk Area Big Give is a 24-hour period of giving where Norfolk area supporters are invited to give back to their favorite local charities and educate themselves on other non-profits in our community.

The goal of this community-wide giving event is to match Norfolk area supporters’ passions and generosity with local nonprofit organizations already doing great work. Though community members are aware of the efforts of several non-profits in the area, there is much work that goes unnoticed.

Through the combined participation of all Philanthropy Council collaborative partners, it is our goal to further educate community members on the robust non-profit sector we have here in the Norfolk area and give them an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of our beloved community.

Norfolk Area Big Give will run from midnight to midnight on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

If any of you, an area non-profit, or a business are interested in learning more, please talk to any of our Philanthropy Council collaborative partners or visit our website at philanthropycouncilne.org.

About the Philanthropy Council of Northeast Nebraska

The Philanthropy Council was established in 2010 with a mission to create a culture of giving in northeast Nebraska.  We are comprised of collaborative partners from area non-profit organizations who come together to share resources and support the mission to create a culture of giving.

Our purpose is to:

• Create a culture of giving.
• Provide foundation directors and other area non-profit staff, volunteers and board members with an opportunity to meet on a regular basis to discuss issues, share information, and partner to raise awareness on giving opportunities in our communities.
• Focus on educating area residents on ways in which they can give something back to their favorite non-profits through coordinated events, informational sessions, and mailings.
• Encourage best practices among area non-profits.
• Maximize member organizations’ resources.
• Coordinate volunteers through information sharing, education and partnerships.
• Reduce duplication of efforts in the community and maximize results.
• Share resources and jointly produce events and marketing materials that provide information about area non-profits and giving back.

Find out more about the becoming a collaborative partner organization and view our application.

Our Collaborative Partners (updated 05/2019):

• Animal Shelter of Northeast Nebraska
• Behavioral Health Specialists
• Briggs and Barrett Project
• Bright Horizons
• Camp Willow
• The Connection Project, Inc.
• Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) of Northeast Nebraska
• Christ Lutheran School
• Elkhorn Valley Museum 
• Faith Regional Health Services Foundation
• Liberty Centre Services
• Midtown Health Center
• Mosaic of Northeast Nebraska
• Nebraska Children’s Home Society
• Norfolk Area Community Foundation Fund
• Norfolk Arts Center
• Norfolk Catholic Schools/Sacred Heart Parish
• Norfolk Community Theatre
• Norfolk Family Coalition
• Norfolk Family YMCA
• Norfolk Library Foundation
• Norfolk Public Schools Foundation
• Norfolk Rescue Mission
• Norfolk Senior Center
• Northeast Community College Foundation
• Oasis Counseling International
• Orphan Grain Train
• Our Savior’s King’s Kids
• Project Linus
• Read Aloud Norfolk
• Salvation Army
• S.M.I.L.E. Inc.
• St. Paul’s Lutheran School
• Women’s Empowering Life Line, Inc.
• Young Life
• The Zone

Our Current Officers and Committee Chairs: July 2018 – June 2019

• Chair – Scott Adams, Project Linus
• Co-Vice-Chairs – Samantha Lindahl, Women’s Empowering Life Line & Amber Anderson, Animal Shelter of Northeast Nebraska
• Co-Secretaries – Sarah Dittmer, Norfolk Public Schools Foundation & Jessica Chamberlain, Norfolk Library Foundation
• Treasurer – Linda Olson, Bright Horizons
• Past Chair – Jake Claussen, Faith Regional Health Services Foundation
• Youth Philanthropy Contest Chair – Kristi Carmichael, First Christian Church
• Events/Big Give Co-Chairs – Tracy Speidel, Nebraska Children’s Home Society & Samantha Lindahl, Women’s Empowering Life Line
• Marketing Chair – Denice Hansen, Norfolk Arts Center

Special thanks to the Big Give Committee for all their hard work this year!

• Tracy Speidel, Nebraska Children’s Home Society
• Samantha Lindahl, Women’s Empowering Life Line
• Callan Collins, Norfolk Area Community Foundation
• Alexis Larsen, The ZONE Afterschool Program
• Amy Himburg, Daycos
• Ruth Mathews-Mott, CASA
• Sydney Hurley, Faith Regional Services Foundation

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The Philanthropy Council of Northeast Nebraska is an account of the Norfolk Area Community Foundation Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation.