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Browse the latest announcements, news, commentary on young professional events and issues in Greater Omaha.
Utilize our New YP Online Directory
Our Young Professional’s Online Engagement Directory has launched and community groups are welcome to join. Available to everyone, the directory now features organizations and groups with opportunities for young professionals to engage online. We invite you to add...
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Partnering to Provide Young Professionals with Leadership Tools
The Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals Council of Companies and the Council for Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity and Equity (CODE) present a Collaborative Series on Inclusive Leadership. The 4-part series is designed for young professionals and...
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Policy & A Pint: Pay Equity
Join members of the Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals and Metro Young Latino Professional Association at Policy & a Pint: Racial Equity - Closing the Wage Gap; a social and educational event surrounding the wage gap in our region. Speakers will provide...
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Kick off March Madness with us!
Join other professionals for a Council of Companies happy hour on the first night of the NCAA March Madness Tournament on Thursday, March 21. The Council of Companies is made of up leaders from “Employee Resource Groups” at various companies and organizations. Join...
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The Durham Museum to host 21 and over “Flappers and Fizz” Event
The Durham Museum will host Flappers and Fizz, a 21-and-older event, on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, from 6 - 10 p.m. Don your glad rags and get ready to drink some giggle water, you're invited to a night of flappers, champagne and art deco. Other event features include:...
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Our YP Council and the Greater Omaha Chamber supports LB 627
Kayla Meyer, Manager Lincoln YPG and Morgann Freeman, Greater Omaha YP Council member testified in support of LB 627. The Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals and the Greater Omaha Chamber, along with our partners at the Lincoln Chamber and Lincoln YPG, support...
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Let’s Summit Together – YP Summit.
Get ready to summit. The YP Summit is near and we have your agenda ready for March 15. This phenomenal gathering is an opportunity for you to grow and share connections between other young professionals. The YP Summit has created an engaging agenda for you...
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What Makes Omaha Amazing? Our Change Makers.
The Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals recognize Change Makers at their annual YP Summit. Change Makers are a collection of individuals making positive, innovative and powerful changes in the community. Their work makes Greater Omaha a more vibrant,...
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Newcomers, Connect with an Ambassador Today!
We Don’t Coast Ambassadors – giving a warm welcome to all newcomers of Greater Omaha! The We Don’t Coast Ambassadors are one piece to the puzzle of laying out the welcome mat for newcomers to Greater Omaha. Modeled after programs in other markets, the...
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YP Council Corner – 2019 Visions and Prospects
Artwork by Zach Klebba Our mission as the Young Professionals Council is to attract, engage and retain young professionals (YPs) in Greater Omaha by helping ensure our community is embracing, engaging and enticing for our generation. We have done that in a variety of...
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Keynote Speaker – Psychology of Illusion
On March 15, be transformed and swept away with the magic and psychology of illusion. The 2019 YP Summit is thrilled to reveal that the closing keynote speaker is the one and only Vinh Giang. He is a magician and illusionist, entrepreneur, CEO of Luminary Production,...
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Engage, inspire and create.
Our YP online engagement directory is now available for YPs to discover opportunities to engage, inspire and create. Browse through our list of groups and organizations who are offering endless opportunities and simple action steps to get involved in Greater Omaha....
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Grow Personally and Professionally – Apply for a scholarship to the 2019 YP Summit
Thanks to our scholarship sponsors, Gallup and Nebraska Medicine, we are excited to offer all-day admission scholarships to 30 individuals interested in attending, but needing a little help getting there. The application process is simple. Complete this form and tell...
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Take the Pledge and Join the Coalition
CODE, Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity and Equity, was born to achieve sustainable growth in the areas of diversity, inclusivity, equity and opportunity in Greater Omaha. CODE aims to increase diversity throughout the region’s workforce including all levels of...
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Community Input Makes an Impact
The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) is a performing arts organization that enhances quality of life through live theatre, professional touring and arts education. They are dedicated to enriching the lives of audiences and participants through entertainment,...
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A Little Time Goes a Long Way – Wellness Day of Service
Join the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) Office of Civic and Social Responsibility on Saturday, Dec. 1, for a Signature Service Day – Wellness Day of Service. Service projects help the community at large, and those who participate can choose from a...
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Celebrate your Holiday with ynpnGO!
Happy holidays, Feliz Navidad, Happy Hanukkah, Festivus or good solstice. It doesn't matter WHAT you celebrate, ynpnGO wants to celebrate with you and your family! YnpnGO has reserved the party room at Spielbound so attendees can eat, play and...
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Community Night of Tech Recognition
The Tech Celebration is a night designed to recognize our tech leaders’ community-elevating contributions. This year, AIM Institute is relaunching their Tech Celebration as not only a way to recognize the tech community, but also to introduce their new AIM...
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Community Conversation: Justice, Peace and Love
Do you have a vision of pursuing a community marked by justice, peace and love? Starsky D. Wilson is a pastor, philanthropist and activist pursing this same vision. He is president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation, pastor of Saint John’s Church and former co-chair of...
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Millennials in Action
The terms experienced, young and millennials don’t always fall within the same sentence, but today’s millennials are just that. According to Pew Research, the Millennial generation spans ages 37 to 22, and many members of this group have emerged as team leaders,...
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Nominate a Greater Omaha mega-star
Do you know someone who is doing exceptional things for our community? Nominate them as a 2019 Change Maker. A Change Maker is someone making a positive, innovative and powerful change in our community and beyond. Let’s take a look back at the 2018 Change Makers....
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2018 YP | Exchange Moments
When we think about some of the important values that the young professionals hold, typically transportation, diversity and inclusion, community development and STEM come to mind. These fundamental values are exactly what the 2018 YP Exchange was framed around. After...
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Get Involved in the Action: Young Nebraskans Week
The purpose behind Young Nebraskans Week (YNW) is to empower YPs to take action in their community. YNW allows YP’s to create a conversation around the things they are passionate about. Throughout the week of Sept. 24 – 28, YPs will have the opportunity to connect...
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YP Summit Breakout Speakers RFPs
Are You or Someone You Know Making an Impact in Our Community? The YP Summit is an annual event that brings more than 1,500 young professionals and community leaders together under one roof for an entertaining and educational day of personal, professional and...
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Having Trouble Saving Money? Maybe Your “Money Script” is to Blame.
Our relationship with money can be a difficult one to manage. Even though most of us try to save, we tend to spend more than we really need to, even when it may defy logic. Money habits like these can often be overlooked, but what are the driving forces behind our...
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YP | Exchange Speakers and After-Party
We want you to register and be a part of the YP | Exchange on Tuesday, Sept. 25, during Young Nebraskans Week. YP | Exchange, held at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, will be filled with speakers and panelist who are ready to work with YPs to make a...
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Trivia Night: A Fundraiser for YNPNGO
Time to put your thinking cap on! Grab some friends for a trivia FUNdraiser in support of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Greater Omaha (YNPNGO). Teams of up to six (6) will battle it out for the top prize (and bragging rights). Categories include:...
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Why you want to live next to a Millennial in the Greater Omaha region
Written in follow up to an Omaha World Herald article published on September 2, titled: Where Millennials live in Omaha — And where to move if you want to avoid them. As volunteers and young professionals serving on an advisory council to the Greater Omaha Chamber —...
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Young Nebraskans Week
Community vibrancy is an ever-increasing factor in today’s job marketplace as workers can often choose from where they work instead of simply relocating to where jobs are located. The attraction, retention and development of young workers is vitally important for...
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Maha 2018: Exclusive Patio Seating
Exclusive seating? Yes, you read that right. Join the Greater Omaha Chamber YPs at LIV Lounge on Aug. 17, 6 – 9 p.m. during the first night of the Maha Music Festival. This lively summer music festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a mix of vibrant and...
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YP Exchange at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Our City. Our Future. Your Seat at the Table. The 2018 YP Exchange will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. Attendees will discuss with other YPs and special guest speakers on what our city should look like, focus on and do...
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What’s Your Story: Jon Ellison
Say hello to transplant Jon Ellison. He was born and raised in Broken Bow, NE and went to college at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He now works and lives in Omaha and is the ProFinder Engagement Consultant at Linkedin. How do you describe Omaha to people outside...
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On deck: the next Council of Companies Meeting
Designed for leaders of employee resource groups, the Council of Companies will gather again on Wednesday, August 22 to touch base on two hot topics: transit and diversity & inclusion within the workplace. Q3 Council of Companies Meeting Wednesday, Aug 22 7:30 – 9...
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YP Neighborhood Block Party
Come outdoors for the first ever YP Neighborhood Block Party! Date: August 22, 5-7 p.m. Location: Park East Park - 39 S 26th Ave Omaha, NE 68105 Free to attend but please register in advance. The Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals' August Engagement Forum is...
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Get to know ORBT
Over the past year, Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals have been following the developments of Omaha's new bus rapid transit system. Construction on the project will begin next year and we've asked ORBT's Community Outreach Coordinator, Jason Rose,...
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What’s Driving the Demand for Financial Analysts?
New investment opportunities are emerging in the financial field and financial reform is becoming a major priority for many organizations. This change is posing new challenges and opportunities for the financial industry. Businesses need trusted guidance that can help...
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Intro 2018 Really Impressed!
200+ attendees made INTRO 2018 Omaha’s largest welcome event to date. An event co-hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber’s YP Council and its We Don’t Coast Summer Connector and talent team.
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Join us at Intro June 28
Intro is the perfect summer cocktail: those who’ve lived in Omaha for a while mixing with those who’ve just arrived for work or summer internships. Newcomers: Get to know some new friends and all that Omaha has to offer. Locals: Share stories and recommendations of...
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Two ways to impact Greater Omaha
Omaha has some exciting volunteer projects coming up. Join the wave and impact Omaha with other Young Professionals. Annual Day of Service Volunteer with the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network on Saturday, June 16 for their Annual Day of Service at Victory...
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Project 18: Making Omaha Tech-Friendly for Women
In 2017 Smart Asset ranked the best cities for women in tech, putting Omaha 18 on the list. Although far from the #44 rank in 2016, there is still a lot of work to be done in making Omaha the a better hub in the Silicon Prairie. This #18 ranking is the inspiration...
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