Elevate Omaha

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Year Founded
2020
EIN
85-4273290
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Nicky Clark
Primary Contact Name
Nicky Clark
Main Address

UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center
6001 Dodge St.
UNO CEC 117A
Omaha, NE 68182
United States

What We Do

Young people have the ability to build movements that lead to lasting change. Elevate Omaha provides a platform for young people and elevates youth voice in advocacy, grantmaking, and research. We also promote and assist organizations and systems to be more youth-driven and led.

Interesting Info
  • 100% of Elevate Omaha's staff, 85% of the board of directors, and 100% of the grantmaking board identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or a person with a Disability.
  • Elevate Omaha's grantmaking board, comprised of seven young adults between the ages of 19-24, will grant $20,000 to youth-driven projects in 2024.
  • Elevate Omaha utilizes the Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) model to involve youth and young adults at EVERY step of community research projects.
Geographic Location

Omaha

Seven panelists are sitting in front of a large media screen on a platform. Audience members are sitting at several round tables listening to the panelists.
Eight young people are standing scattered in a hallway looking at the camera.
Several young people are sitting around a conference table working on their laptops while a jamboard is pulled up on the projector screen.
Photo of Elevate Omaha staff and the grantmaking board making silly faces. Seven people are standing with eight people sitted on chairs in front of them.
Photo of Elevate Omaha's board of directors smiling and looking at the camera. Five people are sitting in the front row and five are sitting directly behind them.