![]() ![]() There is a week and a half left before our award ceremony, which will be virtual, but will showcase the hard work all groups have put in. This week is the beginning before the fight begins with choosing who we all believe deserves the grant. ![]() With every group, they are determined to show which of the two NPOs they believe fits our mission statement the best. As a class, it is essential to hear these groups and write down notes with deliberation starting next week. After that, the moment came where three groups would start off presenting their two NPOs on Monday. They brought up what the donations would go towards and information we should all know. This week, we started with our group (Publicity Group) fundraising drive choice Willard Community Center, talk to the class about themselves as an NPO and what being chosen meant. With a month left of the semester, the moment has finally come for site visit presentations to begin. The publicity group presented on their site visit on the Willard Community Center.Ĥ/12/21 - Strive to Thrive Lincoln: Site Visit Presentation Week It was amazing to hear their reactions to winning these grants.Īs the semester is nearing its end, we have the award ceremony on the horizon where we’ll get to formally award the grants to the winners. After narrowing down the final four to two, we called the organizations to inform them that they had been selected for the grant. During class, we had the groups who originally wrote papers on each NPO and the ones that presented it, to convince us if they thought the organization should be selected as a winner. On Wednesday, we started our final round of deliberations. We narrowed it down to four organizations from 12 which was a huge jump for us. This was a great option as it allowed people to say what they wanted without having to worry about what others would think of them. People had the option to either speak out loud or submit their thoughts digitally through Slido, a Q&A and polling app with the option to remain anonymous. During class, we had each group who presented the NPO originally, give us a summary/refresher on the NPO and then we discussed as a class what we thought of when it came to each specific NPO. On Monday, we continued deliberations down to the final four NPOs. The Strive to Thrive class discussed and debated the final four potential grant recipients as the award ceremony drew closer.Ĥ/19/21 - Strive to Thrive Lincoln: Deliberations Round 3 and 4 Thank you for joining us on our spring 2021 Strive to Thrive journey, and on behalf of everyone, we hope you have a fantastic summer. This class has truly inspired us to reach our potential, and we hope that by allocating these grants, we will be able to serve our community while it strives to achieve its fullest potential. ![]() In other words, the class will spend its remaining weeks of the semester reflecting on the fundamentals of philanthropy and the overarching impact on the people and the culture of our Lincoln community. With two weeks left in our spring semester, we wanted to focus the rest of this blog update away from the awards ceremony and fundraising drive and instead share some insight into how the rest of the semester will act out. With the participation of all the fantastic people in MNGT 411, we believe our grant winners, South of Downtown and Visionary Youth, will use the funds generously. Instead, we all worked vigorously to provide the most meaningful virtual experience. When students entered our class, no one knew which nonprofit would be chosen. It’s surreal to see our ceremony finally come to fruition. We also had the opportunity to express the class’s gratitude by presenting $506 to our fundraising recipient, the Willard Community Center. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of the College of Business, Shawn Ryba, executive director of South of Downtown, KB, executive director of Visionary Youth, and Dr. Thanks to the Awards Ceremony task group, program attendees were able to hear from Dr. Although the ceremony was conducted virtually, this semester’s award ceremony resonated deeply with everyone involved. The South of Downtown Community Development Organization and Visionary Youth are our spring 2021 Strive to Thrive grant recipients. On Wednesday, April 21st, the MNGT 411 class commemorated our coursework and our devoted recipients. The Strive to Thrive Lincoln students awarded $5,000 in grants to The South of Downtown Community Development Organization and Visionary Youth, two local nonprofits in the Lincoln community.Ĥ/26/21 - Strive to Thrive: Concluding Another Amazing Semester ![]()
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