Check-in Nebraska Day on Oct. 10 encourages connection, well-being

Nebraskans are coming together to promote mental well-being by encouraging one another to check in on a friend, acquaintance, or loved one.
Vote-by-mail is tested, secure & reliable

Early mail-in ballots are secure, time-tested, and trustworthy, and they help more Americans participate in elections without sacrificing election integrity.
America, we need to talk

Every four years, Americans have a fleeting opportunity to come together to address our nation’s most pressing issues.
Strong Neighborhood Grants up to $2,500 available now

Civic Nebraska and members of the Community Builder Coalition are continuing the Strong Neighborhoods Grants program to support neighborhood-based, resident-led programs and projects across Lincoln.
Where democracy (literally) resides

‘Robust Spaces’ make the practice of democracy more easily become tangible – where diverse ideas, values, and identities converge and allow democracy to be both a theoretical concept and a lived experience.
Faster, higher, stronger: Olympic-level campaign advocacy

All acts on behalf of a campaign are not created equal.
We’ll see the state in court on Aug. 28

Oral arguments in our suit to protect Nebraskans’ voting rights from being stripped away are set for Aug. 28. Support our efforts today.
In changing times, our values are our guide

We’re leaning into our core values of community, innovation, learning, power, and optimism at the official start of this interim period.
Q+A with Kyle Cartwright, interim executive director

Kyle, a native Nebraskan with deep nonprofit experience, is also our organization’s director of development.
Voting rights restoration in Nebraska: a timeline

From 1875 to present, events that have shaped voting rights restoration in the state of Nebraska.