Category: Planned Giving

Our Connection to the Land: A Story Told Through Art

July 1, 2021

Before the movers came to pack everything up, Carol Moseman stepped into one of her favorite rooms and took pictures. Filling the walls were more

Inspiring Those Who Care for Others

July 1, 2021

At age 9, Beatrice “Bea” Kalisch stepped onto a bus in Omaha and saw her future: a nurse dressed in a trim, starched-white uniform, her

A Family Tradition

January 21, 2021

By Robyn Murray A lot has changed at the University of Nebraska at Kearney in the last 60 years. For one, the name. Kearney State

A Conversation with Burnett Society Member Dr. Dwayne Zobell

January 21, 2021

Burnett Society member Dwayne Zobell, D.D.S., was born in Montana and graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center after attending predental school at Brigham

Joel and Patti Meier inspire an appreciation for outdoor activities and art with a $2 million planned gift

November 10, 2020

“We decided at a young age in our marriage that we wanted to give back. That was going to be very important to us.” Joel

Now that Greg Snyder is retired, he spends a lot of time at airports. As a volunteer with Travelers Aid, Greg, who is a Burnett Society member, staffs the information desk at Reagan Washington National to help people find their gates, hail a cab or even get patched up like one unlucky man who fell down an escalator.

From the farm to the world: A scholarship opened a world of possibilities; now she plans to give back

October 9, 2020

Burnett Society member Susanna Von Essen grew up a farm girl. She was raised just outside Pender, Nebraska, a town of about 1,100 people that sits along the Logan Creek.

Impact of CARES Act on Charitable Giving

August 12, 2020

It’s important to speak with a trusted adviser to consider how the CARES Act affects your individual situation. At least four provisions of the Act might be relevant to Burnett Society members and others who provide charitable support to nonprofit organizations.

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Donor Impact Spotlight: Steve and Lisa Todd

August 6, 2020

“It’s a certain pride, having gone to the university and to be affiliated with it. We talk proudly about how great of an experience it was and what a great school it is.”

Burnett Member Spotlight: Floyd Hillman

July 30, 2020

My parents instilled in me the practice of charitable giving including paying or giving back to those that that enabled me.