FNBO awards $1.7 million in Impact Grants

First National Bank of Omaha Awards Over $1.7 Million in Impact Grants

OMAHA, Neb. (KSNB) – The First National Bank of Omaha has awarded more than $1.7 million dollars in Impact Grants to 90 organizations, including here in Nebraska.

The grants support programs dedicated to workforce development and entrepreneurship; affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization; and adult education, financial literacy and security.

“FNBO recognizes that investments in workforce development, education, affordable housing and financial literacy have returns that far outlast a one-time donation,” said Whitney Baker, Director of Philanthropy and Giving. “Through this grant program, our goal is to find community partners working in these areas that not only impact individual lives, but build stronger and more financially successful communities.”

FNBO has transitioned from two grant cycles per year to one combined cycle. This total represents the largest one-year grant amount ever awarded by FNBO.

Nebraska and Iowa

FNBO awarded $1,143,000 in Impact Grants to 53 organizations across Nebraska and western Iowa:

• $25,000 – AIM Institute (Omaha): Supports AIM’s Advanced Technical Training, a pipeline program leading to various tech careers. Beginning with introductory content and career sessions, participants choose the tech career pathway aligned with their interests and progress to advanced specialization courses tailored to the tech ecosystem’s needs.
• $25,000 – Autism Action Partnership (Omaha): Supports Prosper Workforce Services (PWS), a comprehensive program that offers a range of services to help businesses secure qualified staff and to help individuals with autism enhance and sustain their employability.
• $25,000 – Boys Town (Omaha): Supports the CNA Program, where young people get hands-on experience in this high-demand occupation, giving them a head start on post-secondary education and careers.
• $25,000 – Canopy South (Omaha): Supports the development of four single-family for-sale homes within a qualified census tract in South Omaha targeting 80% area median income (AMI), first-time homebuyers, the emerging workforce and middle-income families.
• $10,000 – Care Corps, Inc. (Fremont): Supports the workforce development and life skill training program, which provides practical skills needed to gain employment and focuses on the soft skills needed to stay employed.

And so on…

Colorado

FNBO awarded $305,000 in Impact Grants to 20 organizations across northern Colorado:

• $10,000 – A Precious Child (Boulder): Supports A Precious Child’s Social Enterprise Coffee and Gift Shop for ages 15-24 who are currently out of school, without employment or struggling with a learning disorder, through work-based learning and fostering the skill sets to obtain and retain employment.
• $10,000 – Bridge House (Boulder): Supports Ready to Work Program, which provides transformative opportunities for adults experiencing homelessness with an innovative “Work Works” program through paid employment, housing and support services.
• $20,000 – Colorado Enterprise Fund (Ft. Collins): Supports capital and coaching programs for underserved small businesses in northern Colorado. CEF’s lending and coaching support will build small business capacity and create jobs for those who face the greatest barriers to economic opportunity.
• $10,000 – DreamSpring (Ft. Collins): Supports character-based loans with financial education and targeted technical assistance, allowing DreamSpring to bridge the credit and knowledge gap that prevents underserved entrepreneurs, especially low-to-moderate income women and/or minorities, from fully participating in critical wealth-building.
• $10,000 – Family Learning Center (Boulder): Supports education and workforce development programs focusing on comprehensive training in early childhood education and quality child care, adult basic education, ESL, financial literacy, computer skills and career readiness.

And so on…

Illinois

FNBO awarded $145,000 in Impact Grants to eight organizations in Illinois:

• $20,000 – Allies for Community Business (Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, McHenry): Supports Allies for Community Businesses’ core services of capital, coaching and connections.
• $15,000 – DeKalb Behavioral Health Foundation (DeKalb): Supports the Individual Placement Support (IPS) Program, an evidence-based program that works with individuals with a mental health diagnosis who have expressed a desire to obtain employment and collaborates with local businesses to help these individuals secure competitive employment.
• $10,000 – DeKalb County EDC (DeKalb): Supports DCEDC’s Small Business Workforce Network to include education and training, recruitment, child care, careers, affordable housing, entrepreneurship, networking and business growth.
• $10,000 – Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County (DeKalb): Supports the Home Preservation program, which will provide minor and major repair services to low-income homeowners in an effort to prevent houses from deteriorating, address health and safety issues, address code violations and prevent families from being displaced.
• $30,000 – Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County (McHenry): Supports sustaining home construction and rehabilitation efforts while fostering community involvement to serve the people of McHenry County.

And so on…

Kansas

FNBO awarded $75,000 in Impact Grants to four organizations in Kansas:

• $20,000 – Connections to Success (Johnson County): Supports Pathways to Success, a personal and professional development training program that consists of a 60-hour experiential workforce engagement with education on financial literacy, healthy relationships, cognitive development, critical thinking and job search and retention.

• SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

  1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?

  • SDG 1: No Poverty
  • SDG 4: Quality Education
  • SDG 5: Gender Equality
  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

  2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?

  • SDG 1.4: By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular, the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership, and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services, including microfinance.
  • SDG 4.4: By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs, and entrepreneurship.
  • SDG 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
  • SDG 8.3: Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.
  • SDG 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, or economic or other status.
  • SDG 11.1: By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe, and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.
  • SDG 17.16: Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology, and financial resources to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries.

  3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?

  • Indicator 1.4.2: Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure.
  • Indicator 4.4.1: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill.
  • Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local governments.
  • Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex.
  • Indicator 10.2.1: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, by sex, age group, and persons with disabilities.
  • Indicator 11.1.1: Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements, or inadequate housing.
  • Indicator 17.16.1: Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the sustainable development goals.

  Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

  SDGs	Targets	Indicators
  SDG 1: No Poverty	Target 1.4: By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular, the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership, and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services, including microfinance.	Indicator 1.4.2: Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure.
  SDG 4: Quality Education	Target 4.4: By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs, and entrepreneurship.	Indicator 4.4.1: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill.
  SDG 5: Gender Equality	Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.	Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local governments.
  SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth	Target 8.3: Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.	Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex.
  SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities	Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, or economic or other status.	Indicator 10.2.1: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, by sex, age group, and persons with disabilities.
  SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	Target 11.1: By 2030, ensure Behold! This splendid article springs forth from the wellspring of knowledge, shaped by a wondrous proprietary AI technology that delved into a vast ocean of data, illuminating the path towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Remember that all rights are reserved by SDG Investors LLC, empowering us to champion progress together. Source: ksnblocal4.com   Join us, as fellow seekers of change, on a transformative journey at https://sdgtalks.ai/welcome, where you can become a member and actively contribute to shaping a brighter future.