Voices for Children in Nebraska

What Voices for Children in Nebraska does

Voices for Children in Nebraska is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1987 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The organization operates a 11-employee statewide advocacy platform focused on four policy pillars: Health, Child Welfare, Economic Stability, and Juvenile Justice. Its mission is to address systemic barriers facing Nebraska children tied to race, income, and geography through data-driven research, legislative advocacy, and community mobilization.

The organization's core "products" are policy research, advocacy tools, and community engagement programs rather than commercial technology offerings. The flagship asset is the annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report, sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which tracks child well-being across population, health, education, economic stability, child welfare, and juvenile justice domains. Supporting programs include a County Data Portal, issue briefs, the Raising Justice podcast, the AdvoKID newsletter, the Youth Leadership Council, and the Youth Accountability Roundtable series. Technology is limited to a content website, social media channels, and podcast distribution platforms; there is no proprietary software product, API, or AI capability.

The business model is donation-driven. Revenue is generated through individual charitable contributions, ticketed fundraising events (most notably the annual Raise Your Voice event), and likely foundation grants (the Annie E. Casey Foundation is confirmed as an institutional sponsor). The organization has no pricing model, no product sales, and no commercial customers. Go-to-market is community-led: the organization mobilizes citizen advocates through its AdvoKID program, conducts direct engagement with Nebraska state legislators, and builds coalitions with peer organizations such as Nebraska Appleseed and Lincoln Littles to influence state policy outcomes.

Name

Voices for Children in Nebraska

Legal name

Voices for Children in Nebraska

Website

https://voicesforchildren.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Voices for Children in Nebraska is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1987 that advocates for equitable child welfare, health, economic stability, and juvenile justice policies through research, legislative engagement, and community mobilization across Nebraska.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Advocacy and Policy Research Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

Keywords

• Child policy advocacy
• Nonprofit research
• Juvenile justice reform
• Child welfare advocacy
• Kids Count data

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization raises funds through individual donations, as indicated by the prominent 'Donate' call-to-action on their website and contact information for making monetary gifts.
2. Event Revenue: Revenue generated from ticketed events such as the annual Raise Your Voice fundraising event.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Voices for Children in Nebraska is a nonprofit advocacy organization that advances equitable policies for Nebraska children through research, direct legislative advocacy, and community engagement. Its core deliverables include the Pro-Kid Policy Plan advocacy framework, the annual Kids Count in Nebraska data report, issue briefs, the Raising Justice podcast, youth leadership programs, and grassroots mobilization via the AdvoKID newsletter. The organization sells no products or services; it channels donor contributions and event revenue into policy research and advocacy campaigns targeting Nebraska state policymakers.

Product overview

Voices for Children in Nebraska is a nonprofit advocacy organization, not a technology product company. The organization provides advocacy services and programs focused on child welfare policy in Nebraska. Its offerings include the Pro-Kid Policy Plan (a four-pillar advocacy framework covering Health, Child Welfare, Economic Stability, and Juvenile Justice), the annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report (data publication tracking child well-being indicators), the Raising Justice Podcast (audio content on child policy topics), the County Data Portal (local statistics resource), the AdvoKID newsletter (advocacy tools and updates), the Youth Leadership Council (youth engagement program), and the Youth Accountability Roundtable (community dialogue series). These programs and resources work together to advance data-driven, equitable policies for Nebraska's children through research, community engagement, and legislative advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pro-Kid Policy Plan A four-pillar policy advocacy framework covering Health, Child Welfare, Economic Stability, and Juvenile Justice, designed to drive equitable policy outcomes for Nebraska children through research-based advocacy.
• Kids Count in Nebraska Report Annual data report tracking child well-being in Nebraska across domains including health, education, economic stability, child welfare, and juvenile justice, sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
• County Data Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 178,000 students eligible for food assistance through Summer EBT program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Nonprofit Association of the MidlandsminorOthersThe organization displays the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands logo on its website, indicating membership in this regional nonprofit membership organization.
• Annie E. Casey FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Annie E. Casey Foundation sponsors the annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report. This is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States, providing Voices for Children with authoritative data and national brand credibility.
• Lincoln LittlescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoices for Children partnered with Lincoln Littles, an early childhood organization, on the Raising Justice podcast episode about early childhood matters. Lincoln Littles Executive Director Anne Thompson Brandt appeared as a guest to discuss early childhood care and education barriers.
• Nebraska AppleseedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoices for Children collaborated with Nebraska Appleseed on food insecurity advocacy, including a Raising Justice podcast episode featuring Eric Savaiano of Nebraska Appleseed. The organizations work together on food access coalition efforts and the Summer EBT program implementation.
• Coalition Opposing YRTC RelocationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoices for Children is part of a coalition of opponents to the proposed YRTC facility relocations, working together on advocacy campaigns including a press conference at the State Capitol.
• Food Access Coalition MemberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoices for Children worked in partnership with other food access coalition members, supportive state senators, and community advocates to implement Nebraska's Summer EBT program.
• Nebraska State SenatorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVoices for Children collaborates with Nebraska state senators, including Senator DeBoer who introduced LB 304 to eliminate the child care subsidy sunset, as part of ongoing legislative advocacy efforts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nebraska Appleseed: Nebraska-based nonprofit focused on systemic policy advocacy on economic justice, food access, and immigrant integration. Direct peer sharing state-level policy advocacy model, coalition approach, and overlapping issue areas (food insecurity, economic stability).
• Nebraska Children and Families Foundation: Nebraska statewide nonprofit focused on strengthening families, early childhood, and child welfare systems. Direct peer sharing state-level focus, child welfare policy agenda, and family-centered mission.
• Lincoln Littles: Nebraska early childhood advocacy organization partnering with Voices for Children on policy work. Direct peer in child-focused state-level policy advocacy, with complementary focus on early childhood rather than K-12/welfare.

Broad incumbents

• First Focus Campaign for Children: National bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a policy priority. Comparable in combining research, federal-level policy advocacy, and coalition building, but operates at national scale.
• Children's Defense Fund: National child advocacy organization focused on child poverty, education, health, and juvenile justice. Comparable mission and four-pillar framing, with much larger national scope and infrastructure.
• Fight for Children: Nonprofit focused on education, youth development, and juvenile justice advocacy. Comparable child-welfare and juvenile-justice advocacy model, though operating primarily in the Washington DC area.

Emerging players

• Child Care Services Association: North Carolina-based nonprofit advocating for affordable, high-quality child care. Comparable in policy advocacy focus on child care subsidies and access, a key policy pillar for Voices for Children.

Others

• Annie E. Casey Foundation: National foundation that sponsors the KIDS COUNT network, including Voices for Children's annual report. Not a direct competitor but a key funder and the institutional architect of the comparable data-advocacy model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/voicesne.bsky.social
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCys3v4ACpW078wE8SvN67xw
• Facebookfacebook.com/voicesforchildreninnebraska
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/voices-for-children-in-nebraska
• Instagraminstagram.com/voicesne
• TikToktiktok.com/@voicesne

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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