annual report


Cause Collective's mission is to strengthen nonprofits to better serve the community through collaboration, education, and advocacy. Click on the headings to see an overview of our achievements in the 2024-25 fiscal year, broken down by the three areas of our mission statement.

  • COLLABORATION

    "I recently began looking for an opportunity to re-engage with community organizations and contribute toward keeping Lincoln a thriving place. Through the Cause Collective board match, I was able to find an organization with open board positions whose mission I believe strongly in (The Bridge Behavioral Health). I have found it to be an even more amazing experience than I expected.“

    -Cathy Kottwitz, Guiderock Realty LLC


    Cause Collective Radio

    Cause Collective worked with KZUM 89.3 FM to air 51 episodes of Cause Collective radio.


    Member outreach events

    Cause Collective helped organize a total of 5 member outreach events, providing opportunities for 51 agencies (duplicated) to advertise their services to the community.


    Networking events

    Cause Collective organized 3 networking events, with over 229 attendees.


    Member meetings

    Cause Collective hosted 10 monthly member meetings, with over 500 attendees.


    Newsletters

    Cause Collective sent a total of 36 newsletters to member agency staff and the greater Lincoln community.

  • EDUCATION

    "The Leadership Training series, hosted by Cause Collective, gave me concrete information to apply in guiding our organization. It helped me to understand the importance of certain aspects of my role as a leader from a fresh perspective."

    -Ann Seacrest, Executive Director, MilkWorks

     

    Trainings

    Cause Collective organized 23 trainings, including general trainings, Volunteer Coordinator Council trainings, and Case Management trainings. These trainings pulled in over 430 registrants!


    Executive Director Roundtables

    Cause Collective hosted 12 monthly ED Roundtables, bringing together over 55 Directors (duplicated).


    Board 101 Trainings

    Cause Collective led 26 free Board 101 Trainings for member agencies and corporate sponsors.


    Skill Share program

    Cause Collective made 43 connections for member agency staff through our Skill Share program.

  • ADVOCACY

    “Cause Collective's Nebraska Nonprofit Lobby Day 2022 was immensely helpful. As a new nonprofit Executive Director, I found the training to be relevant, practical, and applicable regarding a critical part of my role - the art of advocating for public funds in support of important community work. I'll attend again!”

    -Dr. Julie Murray-Jensen, Executive Director, The Foundry/nonprofit hub

     

    Elected official guests

    Cause Collective hosted a total of 10 elected official guests at member meetings.


    Nonprofit Lobby Day

    Cause Collective organized and hosted its fifth annual Nebraska Nonprofit Lobby Day in 2025 with 27 registrants.

  • HIGHLIGHTS

    Membership growth

    Cause Collective welcomed 20 new members, bringing total membership up to 174.


    Total numbers

    Cause Collective held a total of 248 events and activities.


    NAM Best Practices Partner

    Cause Collective received Nonprofit Association of the Midlands' Guidelines and Principles Best Practices Partnership seal.


    Platinum Seal of Transparency

    In 2024, Cause Collective earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid.