The NET Foundation for Television and Radio is pleased to launch the Inspire Nebraska Campaign, which will raise $25 million in membership and endowment support by 2012. The Campaign is led by Co-Chairs James Seacrest, Lincoln philanthropist and former owner of Western Publishing Company in North Platte, and Ron Hull, longtime producer and advisor for NET. Honorary Co-Chairs for the Campaign are Dr. William Griffin and Sharon Marvin Griffin, of Omaha.
Multiple opportunities for membership and endowment gifts are available. Click here for more details. Together Let's Inspire Nebraska!
NET Recognized by Unicameral
Speaker Mike Flood of District 19 introduced Legislative Resolution 631 which was adopted on the floor of the Unicameral April 18, 2012. It recognized NET's history of covering Nebraska legislative activities for the benefit and education of its citizens.
Flood noted an apt inscription above the Capitol's north entrance, "The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen" as he thanked NET for providing Nebraskans access to the Legislature since 1955.
More than 70 Nebraskans enjoyed a wee bit o’ Ireland right here on the Great Plains when Celtic Thunder performers Emmett Cahill and Keith Harkin visited the NET Studios for a special membership event on March 9. Members’ eyes were smiling as they met the musicians in a private reception, dined on Celtic fare and then enjoyed the live interview of Cahill and Harkin by Membership Director Jenny Herstein in NET’s Studio One.
Around the World in Three Hours
Public broadcasting travel host Rick Steves offered a fascinating slideshow presentation to approximately 950 fans at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha on Monday, March 12. The popular travel expert kept the crowd riveted for more than three hours at the free event with tales of his European escapes, plus tips on how to travel wisely, creatively and on a budget.
A group of approximately 80 NET members who had pledged Rick Steves’ Europe in December met with Steves at a reception prior to the presentation.
New Planned Giving Site Offers Wealth of Gift-Planning Tools
When most people hear the words “planned giving,” they immediately think of bequests and wills. But there are actually a whole wealth of creative ways you can support NET Television and NET Radio through a planned gift – from charitable gift annuities to gifts of stock, life insurance and more. The NET Foundations recently launched a brand-new planned giving website to give you the tools and resources you need to learn about the benefits of making a planned gift. Click here to visit the NET Foundations Planned Giving website (or click on the "Planning Giving & the NET Endowment Fund" button" in the sidebar on the left).
Nebraska Philanthropy: Investing in Our Future
The latest episode takes a look at Alice's Integrity Loan Fund, a groundbreaking micro-lending program that banks on old-fashioned values like trust and integrity. Retired banker Alice Dittman established the $1 million fund with the help of the Lincoln Community Foundation and Community Development Resources in Lincoln.
Host Jeff Beckman travels to Kearney and visits with UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen about the tremendous upswing that the university is experiencing, largely thanks to philanthropy. More than $3 million in contributions to UNK's Music Department supports a very bright future for orchestra music education and performance throughout central Nebraska. And a Kearney screenwriter is following in the footsteps of the beloved 102-year old philanthropist Carol Cope by scripting a new chapter in the life of a downtown institution, The World Theatre.
Enjoy 2-for-1 Dining and Entertainment
with the NET MemberCard
NET’s MemberCard is celebrating its one-year anniversary in style with the introduction of new benefits, in addition to the more than 120 restaurants that already participate in the 2-for-1 dining deals. Now you can explore museums and historic sites, experience unique Nebraska inns and bed & breakfasts and enjoy live performances. NET offers the MemberCard as a thank you benefit to members at the $80 level and above. Click here for details.
Coffee and Conversations with NET
NET has partnered with ITVS to provide a groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative featuring monthly screenings of films on thought-provoking
and controversial topics.
These monthly screenings are free to the public and will be shown in our Meetings & Events Room at 1800 N. 33rd St, Lincoln, NE. We invite you to come learn, discuss and get involved in today’s critical social issues! Co-sponsored by KZUM, Lincoln's community radio station.
A formidable figure, standing at 5'8" and weighing over 300 pounds, Cheryl Haworth struggles to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its inevitable end. Strong! chronicles her journey and the challenges this unusual elite athlete faces, exploring popular notions of power, strength, beauty, and health.
As a longtime and loyal member of both NET Television and NET Radio, Kenneth Good particularly enjoyed NET Radio’s Big Band Spotlight, and the nightly news programs on NET Television. He bequeathed $10,000 to each organization’s permanent endowment, where it will support programming in perpetuity. Ken also supported several other organizations close to his heart. But what’s surprising is that even Ken’s closest friends didn’t know that he was a budding philanthropist.
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The Friends of the Future Society recognizes donors who establish bequests and planned gifts to the NET Foundation for Television and the NET Foundation for Radio. Gifts of any size are greatly appreciated, and all gifts positively impact the future livelihood of public broadcasting in Nebraska.
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You don't need deep pockets to support your favorite organization. Perhaps you have one hour a week or a month, maybe you have more. Your skills can have a positive impact on NET – guaranteed!
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