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Though forced into an online environment to evaluate nonprofit grant applicants due to COVID-19, business students doubled down on their engagement efforts to award $10,000 to recipients in a virtual award ceremony.

The HUB, Lighthouse earn Strive to Thrive grants

November 24, 2020

Under the guidance of Amber Messersmith, students learn how to initiate a funding process, create a grant application, evaluate applications and make decisions on providing grants for community betterment.

Strive to Thrive application deadline is Oct. 11

September 24, 2019

Strive to Thrive Lincoln is accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations focused on helping disadvantaged families. The organizations could receive as much as $10,000 in funding. The philanthropic project involves students in the Leading People and Projects (Management 411) class at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Strive to Thrive Lincoln seeks applications from nonprofits

September 20, 2018

Strive to Thrive Lincoln students awarded Still Waters Equestrian Academy of Hickman $6,000 in 2016.

Strive to Thrive Lincoln seeks applications from nonprofits

September 19, 2017

Members of the fall 2016 Leading People and Project Management class include (back row, from left) Ross Johnson, Matt Ostidek, Tom Meier, Justin Falck, Bryce Miller, Christian Hodson, Josh Banderas, Kevin Maurice, Adam Greitens, Tyler Zellers, Nikita Pankins, Luke McNitt and Adam Froendt; (middle row, from left) McKenzie Balfany, Morgan Anderson, Rachel Sutcliffe, Maddie McConkey, Ryan Evers, Jessica Reiser, Brian Edwards, Cami Kopetka, Jessica Sher, Paxton Barta, Alex Gass and lecturer Amber Me

Class awards grants to equestrian academy, police program

December 5, 2016

Strive to Thrive Lincoln seeks applications from nonprofits

September 22, 2016

Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach representatives Sally Buchholz (left), director of development, and Susanne Blue, executive director, hold a $5,000 check from the Strive to Thrive Lincoln project. Also pictured are (from left) UNL students Liz Thompson, Matt Peck, Payton Davidson and Andrew Oliver, who participated in the class that made the grant decisions.

Strive to Thrive Lincoln awards grants to three nonprofits

December 14, 2015

Laura Schulte speaks to students in the Leading People and Projects management course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The students will present three local nonprofits with awards totaling $10,000 at a reception Dec. 10.

Management class to award $10,000 in charitable grants

December 1, 2015

UNL management class seeks proposals for charitable grants

September 25, 2015

College of Business Administration

Project Impact Lincoln names 3 grant winners

November 26, 2014

Members of the Leading People and Projects class in the College of Business Administration award a grant of $10,000 to the LPS "Hear to Learn" project.

CBA class awards $10K to local nonprofit

December 8, 2013

UNL's College of Business Administration

Students to give $10,000 to a Lincoln non-profit

October 19, 2013