Ready to Run Helps Women Prepare for Campaigns

Nearly 30 women interested in political office attended the fifth annual Ready to Run™ candidate school on Oct. 10. The workshop provided basic information on what it takes to run for office. Read More »

Talk of the town 

More than 30 nonprofit professionals gathered Sept. 17 for Talk of the Town's inaugural event, the “Make it a Date” networking event. Participants talked one-on-one with other professionals using a fast-paced speed networking format. Read More »

Fall Luncheon 2009

Knowing how women and men communicate, and being able to switch between the two styles, is crucial in the workplace, as well as at home and in the community, says Audrey Nelson, Ph.D., speaker, author and communications consultant. Nelson, who is from Boulder, Colorado, was the keynote speaker for the Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha’s Oct. 1 fall luncheon.

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Ready to Run 2008

Since 2003, the Women's Fund of Greater Omaha and the Lincoln Mayor's Commission on Women (formerly the Lincoln-Lancaster Women's Commission) have collaborated in presenting a program to help women prepare to run for elected office. Ready to Run (TM), an educational opportunity developed by the Center for American Women in Politics (CAWP) in the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, provides women glimpses into the skills and contacts needed to enter the world of elected politics ...

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Ready to Serve 2009

Nearly 190 participants took part in the inaugural Ready To Serve board training workshop Feb. 3 and Feb. 10, 2009. The workshop came about as a result of Women’s Fund research that showed women are underrepresented in the leadership ranks in our community and that service on non-profit boards is an effective way to develop leadership skills ... Read More »

Fall Luncheon 2008 

Your mother was wrong, at least according to networking author and world-renowned speaker Susan RoAne, who addressed 740 people at the Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha’s annual fall luncheon Oct. 23 ... Read More »