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By giving a gift that gives back, you're shopping local in the best way!

These holiday gifts give back to local causes you love.

Supporting The Collective for Hope

Send a cozy and warm care package to someone grieving this holiday season. The “Hug in a Mug” set includes:

SHARE Omaha is honored that our Community Partnerships Manager, Mary Talen, saved her best for last. From day one in November 2018, Mary shaped the launch of our community connection platform by recruiting and managing so many crucial relationships.

Mary Talen has announced her plans to retire at the end of the year, and we know her retirement will be the beginning of an "even better" chapter. 

In just three years, Mary and SHARE Omaha have accomplished much and Mary has been key to growth from the very beginning.

The results are in! For Giving Tuesday 2021:

$5.49 million was given to nonprofits
8,000 items were purchased from wish lists
500 volunteer hours were logged

Our metro area has a great opportunity to show generosity and gratefulness this month and many area businesses are leading by example. The spirit of Giving Tuesday, a global movement, is to show the strength and unity of communities through radical generosity, and that's just what our treasured local businesses are doing.

photo credit: @josephhhmurphyyy

Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving, is coming up on November 30. In our corner of the world, this is the day to prove the power of giving in our region.
 

This blog guest-written by SHARE Omaha friend Grant Mussman.

Why do I LOVE nonprofits?  Oh my goodness, so many reasons.

First, it always connects me to my mom. From a very young age, she embedded in me a sense of connecting with others who were different than myself, and giving back when possible. If my memory serves me, and I was pretty darned young, we'd pile into her blue or brown Ford Pinto and head to grab our once-a-week asignment of meals on wheels and we would make our rounds. I'm sure I was cuter as a youngst

When seven Omaha area corporations come together to encourage generosity, amazing things happen. 

Sometimes, you don’t know all of the GOOD that is happening in Omaha until you ask. At SHARE Omaha, we wanted to know what’s happening at Nebraska Center for Workforce Development and Education. The response from Ginny Czechut, Events and Development Director, was even more special than we anticipated.