Cause Collective hosts several networking events throughout the year to help members get to know each other and learn about other nonprofits in Lincoln. Visit our events page to find the next one!

The Collaborator  is Cause Collective's free member newsletter, open to all employees and board members of member agencies. It is published every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, and contains information from Cause Collective members. We encourage all employees and board members of Cause Collective members to sign up to hear about what is happening with nonprofits in Lincoln.

The Connector  is Cause Collective's newsletter for any nonprofit staff within Lancaster County to learn about events, activities and all news about how we help our members.  It is published every Tuesday and will also serve as the member meeting email reminder the week prior to the meeting.

In Common is our public newsletter for people in the community who want to learn more about nonprofits and how they impact the community and events you can join to support them.

Use the button below to subscribe to the appropriate newsletter(s) for you!

Article Submissions For Members: 

If you work for a member agency and would like to submit an article to be included in the next edition of The Collaborator, please submit THIS FORMby 5 pm on Tuesday before the publishing date.
NOTE: nonprofit career positions are now posted on the Nonprofit Career Page and can be submittedHERE.

To submit articles for In Common use THIS FORM.

The Cause Collective Networking Group on Facebook is a great place for nonprofit staff in Lincoln and Lancaster County - whether members or not - to hear about Cause Collective events, share ideas, and ask questions. Simply request to join the group, and a Cause Collective staff member will accept your request. Once you have joined the group, feel free to post questions, ideas, or announcements that you would like fellow nonprofit staff members in Lincoln and Lancaster County to see.

JOIN OUR FB NETWORKING PAGE

The new program aims to strengthen the nonprofit ecosystem by fostering a network of professionals new to the sector/their role, and is designed to cultivate meaningful relationships and enhance leadership capabilities. The focus is on young or new individuals in the nonprofit sector; however, all who are employed at a nonprofit in Lancaster County are welcome.

Elevate meets monthly and trades off between morning and afternoon gatherings. No RSVP required from Cause Collective members and non-members only pay $10 -- all are welcome!

Foundry Community, (211 N. 14th St.) third floor conference room.

Cause Collective provides Executive Directors a monthly place of support to give and get advice from each other.  We meet every third Thursday of the month from 9 - 10:30 (come and go as you need to).  For more information contact us at info@causecollectivelincoln.org

The VCC hosts four discussion-based roundtables each year, which feature a guest or topic related to civic engagement.  Typically the roundtable discussions are the
third Thursday of January, April, July and October in the afternoon.

Cause Collective's VCC is free for Cause Collective members and we only charge $10 per roundtable/person for non-member agency staff. 

Other benefits include:

Eligibility for a scholarship of up to $500 (more information below); Periodic email updates and new regarding VCC conferences and other relevant updates.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO JOIN?

If you work for a nonprofit within Lancaster County and part or the whole of your job is assisting volunteers (e.g. managing, recruiting, training, etc) within your agency,

you are welcome to join the Volunteer Coordinators Council. 

Cause Collective provides our members with multiple avenues of educational support every year.  Our monthly meetings, training series and mentoring programs are listed below.

You can find a complete list of scheduled trainings, and all other events, on our events page.

Cause Collective has collected some online resources, policy samples and some basic information on local funders to help members get the help they need faster.



The Cause Collective Board 101 Training is a free 1 to 1.5 hour training for our member agencies. This presentation is a review of basic roles & responsibilities of a nonprofit board.
To request a training, click the link below to complete our request form.

Cause Collective's Skill Share program is a service for staff and the board at member nonprofits who are looking for one-on-one coaching. We connect them with a "Mentor" who can offer confidential mentoring.  We offer three categories of skill share:

• Skill Share

One hour, one session. The topic is prompted by the mentee.

• Skill Share Plus

Four hours of content divided into 2 - 3 sessions. This service provides a more in-depth technical assistance in areas we have available specialists that typically include HR, Financial and Technology.

• Skill Share Mentoring

One hour a month for six months. Generalized nonprofit professional development for those new to the sector or their role.

Each Cause Collective Member Meeting includes a time for member representatives to introduce themselves and share any announcements with the group, along with some Cause Collective business and a short educational presentation. They are monthly on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 8:00, except July and December.

Cohort Programs

Cohort programs are developed on a 'as needed' basis and as we have funding.  Our most popular one is the Successful Transitions program facilitated by Ingrid Kirst.

Nonprofit Lobby Day 2026

Nonprofits and the people they serve are impacted by policy-making every day. Nebraska Nonprofit Lobby Day is a great way to learn about how your nonprofit can engage with the Legislature in the legislative process (yes, lobbying is okay!). We'll also visit the State Capitol for some real-time practice. Our purpose is to help those with little or no experience see what happens at the State Capitol and to provide education to State Senators about the positive economic and social impact of nonprofits.

This year's Nonprofit Lobby Day will be held on Wednesday, February 25, from 8 am to 3 pm. Registration is required to participate, which can be done by clicking the button below.

Information on 2025 Executive Orders Effecting Nonprofits

Part of Cause Collective's mission is to support its members through advocacy. We do this by helping them understand the importance of advocacy and by keeping tabs on what's happening in the Legislature related to nonprofits and the clients they serve. 

INFORMATION ON JANUARY 2025 EXECUTIVE ORDERS:
We encourage members to stay updated on the current activities of the Federal Government. To continue to provide updated information and remain consistent in messaging, we are coordinating with NAM (Nonprofit Association of the Midlands) and encourage you to click the link below to view their Advocacy Page. The first two links on the right-hand side of that website have the most current information, and they will keep them updated.

Advocacy Education

Thanks to our friends at Coalition for a Strong Nebraska for sharing this great information to help nonprofits learn how to advocate and lobby. Check out the links below to learn more and help us educate our members and other nonprofits.

• "How to Lobby" book
• "Nonprofits Can Lobby" video
• How a bill becomes a law
• One-pager sample from 2022 Nonprofit Lobby Day
• Nonprofit Association of the Midland's Statewide Nonprofit Economic Impact data sheet