Innovative Workforce

The identification, recruitment, development and retention of talent to Lincoln is vital to build on the momentum we have going on in the city. In 2016, Prosper Lincoln began to look at more intentional efforts to better connect high school students to their...

Jessica, 21 of Lincoln, was ready to do more. She had jobs bussing tables or washing dishes, but she wanted to work with people and expand on her skills in food service. Thanks to a job fair at Center for People in Need, Jessica got that opportunity when she was hired...

When Lincoln Vital Signs was first released in 2014, Lincoln was doing many things very well. Emphasizing the positive, Entrepreneurship was chosen as one of Prosper Lincoln’s three focus areas. Startup Week is a five-day celebration on Lincoln’s entrepreneurial...

Thanks to a recent gift from the Acklie Charitable Foundation, students who receive the Learn to Dream Scholarship at Southeast Community College can now complete a second year of credits without having to pay tuition and fees. Helping families out of poverty while...

It started with an idea that turned the concept of a student career fair on its head. Not long after the Prosper Lincoln community agenda was announced, Rich Claussen, the Ambassador for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship focus area, went to work building an event...

To help families truly prosper, a multi-faceted approach is needed. Children must be read to, as we’ve learned from the Early Childhood focus areas of Prosper Lincoln, and their parents must have stable and well-compensated employment, as we know from Prosper...

Lincoln healthcare providers need skilled staff. Lincoln people need stable careers. Prosper Lincoln’s Employment Skills goal of ensuring access to training and support for skilled in-demand jobs requires collaboration of the highest degree. The Southeast Nebraska...