Malcolm X Memorial Foundation announced phase 2 of its cultural campus at 3448 Evans Street in north Omaha this week. The campus will feature a museum, cultural center, hotel, affordable housing and a financial incubator. The foundation plans to begin construction on the $40 million project in 2027 and open in 2030.
The Joslyn Castle’s Carriage House Cafe opens today – May 21. The Carriage House Café is a social enterprise designed to provide meaningful workforce development experiences for young adults served by the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe Meyer Institute.
Omaha-based Sunflower Grant Writers is launching Sunflower Scholar School, a five-week, cohort-based grant training and coaching program designed to help nonprofits confidently pursue grant funding. The program officially launches June 2 with an educational open house and kickoff event at Forge Event Hall in The Catalyst in Omaha.
A proposed city ordinance aims to “reverse the prohibition against city employees fundraising during work hours.” The ordinance would allow city employees to fundraise for nonprofits at work five times a year, given that the nonprofit’s mission aligns with the public safety, community welfare or public health and be consistent with the mission of the City of Omaha. The city council plans to vote on the ordinance on June 2.