Nebraska Libraries to Attend Nebraska Community Foundation Training

November 8 –Nebraska Community Foundation to Host Statewide Annual Events in Kearney More than 200 volunteer leaders and guests of the Nebraska Community Foundation will gather for a day of training and an evening of tribute to another successful year for NCF’s 221 affiliated funds across the state.  All events will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center, 110 2nd Avenue, in Kearney.  NCF will offer nine separate training sessions for NCF affiliated fund leaders throughout the day.  Topics will include “strengths-based leadership;” fundraising, leadership succession; attracting young people back to their communities; and merging traditional media with social media to inspire charitable giving. Featured speakers include John M. Fulwider, PhD, a leadership development coach and consultant; Carol Weisman, an internationally known fundraising trainer; and Matt Rezac, Director of Rural Community Partnerships with the Sherwood Foundation of Omaha. The evening reception, banquet and affiliated fund exposition is open to the public.  Register online by Sunday, November 4: http://www.nebcommfound.org/news-events/event-calendar/register/2774/ The evening banquet program will open with a welcome address by Galen Hadley, Nebraska State Senator District 37.  The program will include remarks from former Nebraska District 1 Congressman Doug Bereuter, who is now an NCF Board member,  and leaders from affiliated funds in Keith County, Imperial, McCook and Norfolk. The Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund will be honored with the Community Legacy Award, recognizing the fund advisory committee members for each having arranged planned gifts within their estates to benefit their community.  SCHEDULE:        Thursday, November 8, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.      Training Sessions (For NCF affiliated funds only) 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.                Affiliated Fund Exposition and Reception 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.                Banquet and Speakers BACKGROUND: NCF is heralded as a national model for rural development philanthropy, which uses charitable giving as a tool for strengthening rural economies. NCF’s 221 affiliated funds serve 235 Nebraska communities in 79 counties; more than $97 million has been reinvested in communities over the past five years. In the past fiscal year total assets have increased by 13 percent to $79 million. More than 35,000 contributions were made through the Nebraska Community Foundation in the last five years. NCF, headquartered in Lincoln, is not a typical community foundation; all grantmaking decisions are made by local affiliated funds in communities across the state. NCF supports 1,800 volunteer leaders through training, financial management, donor education, and planning.  Since its founding in 1993, NCF and its affiliated funds have reinvested more than $163 million in Nebraska. For more information go to www.nebcommfound.org. Library staff an supporters: Please comment on this post if you plan to attend this event and whether or not you are attending as part of a larger community team.