Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF, NebraskaHometown.org) is proud to announce the promotion of Janny Crotty to director of advancement.

The director of advancement does fundraising in support of NCF. In close partnership with NCF’s president/CEO and chief operating officer, Crotty will lead NCF staff and the board of directors in developing and executing a fund development plan to advance the mission of NCF. Crotty will also help individuals, families and their businesses make major gifts for the benefit of NCF and NCF affiliated funds.

Crotty joined Nebraska Community Foundation in 2016 as an affiliated fund development coordinator and was promoted to assistant director of advancement in 2018. She splits her time between her home office in Auburn and NCF’s headquarters in Lincoln. Janny graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a B.A. in Communication Studies and from Syracuse University with an M.A. in Documentary Film and History. Prior to joining the NCF team in 2016, she worked at Peru State College in the School of Education and before that in development at the University of Nebraska Foundation.

Nebraska Community Foundation unleashes abundant local assets, inspires charitable giving and connects ambitious people to build stronger communities and a Greater Nebraska. In the last five years, 46,653 contributions have been made to Nebraska Community Foundation and its affiliated funds. Since 1994, Nebraska Community Foundation has reinvested $463 million in Nebraska’s people and places. For information, visit NebraskaHometown.org.