Nebraskans for Peace

What Nebraskans for Peace does

Nebraskans for Peace is a nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1970 and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, that describes itself as the oldest statewide peace and justice organization in the United States. The group operates a broad portfolio of programs anchored in three pillars: education, advocacy, and community convening. Educational offerings include the Nebraska Report quarterly newsletter, an annual Peace Conference, a multi-week Roots of Justice Book Study, and a Youth Climate Summit that targets younger demographics. Advocacy work is structured around standing committees — including an Anti-War Committee that issued a public statement on the Iran war on April 5, 2026 — and recurring Biweekly Environmental Legislative Calls that translate policy developments into member action.

Community programming centers on long-running cultural and convening events, most notably the 43rd Annual Lantern Float (scheduled for August 8, 2026), co-hosted with the Unitarian Church of Lincoln. The organization also disburses a scholarship program offering three $500 awards and six $100 awards per cycle. Operationally, the group runs on a part-time staff of 1-10 employees under Executive Director Brittany Cooper and Board President Luisa Palomo Hare, with no full-time operational footprint beyond Lincoln. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a Wix website, PayPal for donation processing, Zoom for remote engagement, and Google Forms for event registration.

The business model is a conventional small-NGO funding structure: revenue is generated through individual donations and memberships processed via PayPal, supplemented by event-based fundraising and partner-co-hosted programming. The organization extends its reach through coalitions with the Lincoln Branch of NAACP, Veterans for Peace, and the Asian Community & Cultural Center, and in 2026 is extending its geographic footprint by hiring a part-time Omaha Community Organizer at $20.5K/year — the first documented staffing investment outside Lincoln.

Name

Nebraskans for Peace

Legal name

Nebraskans for Peace

Website

https://nebraskansforpeace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nebraskans for Peace is a 55-year-old Lincoln, Nebraska-based nonprofit that runs statewide peace and justice advocacy, education, and community convening programs funded by individual donations and memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Peace advocacy services
• Grassroots community organizing
• Civil rights education
• Anti-war activism
• Nonprofit advocacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: Organization operates primarily through member donations, supporter contributions, and fundraising campaigns. Donation page hosted on PayPal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nebraskans for Peace is a statewide grassroots advocacy nonprofit that delivers peace and justice programming through community building, education, and political action. Core offerings include the quarterly Nebraska Report publication, the NFP Scholarship program for high school seniors, recurring advocacy events (Lantern Float, Peace Conference, Youth Climate Summit), and structured learning programs such as the Roots of Justice Book Study and Biweekly Environmental Legislative Calls.

Product overview

Nebraskans for Peace is a statewide grassroots advocacy organization offering a portfolio of programs and services centered on peace with justice through community building, education, and political action. The core offerings include the Nebraska Report (quarterly publication), NFP Scholarships (three $500 and six $100 awards for high school seniors), the Annual Lantern Float event, the Annual Peace Conference, and the Youth Climate Summit. Additional programs include the Roots of Justice Book Study (weekly Zoom sessions) and Biweekly Environmental Legislative Calls. The organization also employs an Omaha Community Organizer to support grassroots organizing in the Omaha area.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nebraska Report The Nebraska Report is a quarterly publication by Nebraskans for Peace featuring news, opinions, articles, photographs and graphics on peace and justice issues in Nebraska, with an archive spanning multiple years.
• NFP Scholarships Scholarship program offering three $500 scholarships and six $100 scholarships to graduating high school students pursuing college education consistent with the NFP mission of peace with justice, divided evenly among Nebraska's three congressional districts.
• 43rd Annual Lantern Float Annual free community event held at Holmes Lake Park to honor and remember lives lost in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, featuring lantern-making and peaceful music, co-hosted with the Unitarian Church of Lincoln.
• Annual Peace Conference Annual conference featuring discussions on peace and justice topics, with the 2026 conference focused on 'Roots of Justice: A History of Race and Racism in Nebraska.'
• Youth Climate Summit Yearly gathering bringing young people from across Nebraska to learn, collaborate, and create climate solutions, empowering the next generation with knowledge and tools for climate action.
• Roots of Justice Book Study A collaborative book study program examining 'Roots of Justice: A History of Race and Racism in Nebraska', with weekly sessions via Zoom exploring experiences of Native American, African American, Latino, Asian American, and refugee communities.
• Biweekly Environmental Legislative Calls Every other Tuesday at 12 noon legislative update calls featuring policy experts and advocates to help Nebraskans stay informed on environmental legislation.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unitarian Church of LincolncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2026Co-host of the 43rd Annual Lantern Float event at Holmes Lake Park, a community gathering honoring lives lost in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• Lincoln Branch of NAACPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership on Roots of Justice: A History of Race and Racism in Nebraska, a book project that continues to spark essential conversations across the state.
• Veterans for PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAligned advocacy organization sharing statements on international issues including Venezuela, with mutual opposition to military intervention and war policies.
• Asian Community & Cultural CenterminorOthersFeatured keynote speaker Sheila Dorsey Vinton serves as Executive Director/CEO of this center, connecting NFP to immigrant and refugee communities in Lincoln.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Friends Service Committee (AFSC): Direct peer — a Quaker-affiliated nonprofit that pursues peace, justice, and economic equity through grassroots organizing, education, and advocacy — overlapping directly with all four of NFP's defining themes.
• Peace Action: Direct peer — the largest U.S. grassroots peace and anti-nuclear weapons advocacy organization, with a chapter-based model and federal lobbying activity that closely mirrors NFP's approach but at national scale.
• Win Without War: Direct peer — a coalition of anti-war and progressive organizations that organizes public opposition to US military intervention, with a rapid-response advocacy posture very similar to NFP's recent Iran statements.
• CodePink: Direct peer — a women-led grassroots organization focused on ending US-funded wars and militarism through public protest, congressional lobbying, and educational events; comparable in size and member-supported model.
• Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL): Direct peer — the Quaker public-policy lobby in Washington that organizes constituent advocacy on peace, nuclear disarmament, and civil liberties, reflecting NFP's same priority themes from a federal lobbying angle.
• Veterans For Peace: Direct peer — a national anti-war advocacy organization that issues joint statements with NFP on military interventions and shares a similar grassroots, member-supported structure. Already a documented core NFP partner.

Regional players

• Nebraska Appleseed: Regional peer — a Nebraska-based nonprofit that advocates for justice and opportunity through policy reform and community organizing, operating in the same geographic footprint with a similarly nonpartisan, advocacy-led model.
• Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter: Regional peer — the Nebraska chapter of a major environmental organization that shares NFP's environmental advocacy priority and operates within the same state through grassroots events, lobbying, and educational outreach.
• NAACP Nebraska State Conference: Regional peer — the Nebraska statewide civil rights organization that NFP partners with on the Roots of Justice book project; comparable in geography and overlapping in civil rights and racial justice programming.

Broad incumbents

• United States Institute of Peace: Broad incumbent — a federally funded national institution working on conflict prevention and peacebuilding through research, training, and policy work; overlaps thematically with NFP's peace focus but at far greater scale and with a think-tank delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wix
• Xx.com/n_f_p
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nebraskans-for-peace-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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