The UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center offers unique office spaces for community organizations.
We aren’t your average office rental space! The CEC is a unique and welcoming office environment that offers opportunities for collaboration, capacity-building, organizational growth, and campus partnerships.
By having office space in the CEC, located on UNO’s beautiful Dodge Street campus, our building partners thrive in a collaborative and vibrant community that offers the following benefits:
- Early reservation access to the CEC’s extensive, free meeting spaces and parking
- Easy access to immediate/last-minute meeting rooms
- Guest parking for meetings and events (large events, immediate or on demand parking needs, list access, etc.)
- On-site free, secure wireless and videoconferencing
- Access to copier rooms and UNO Creative Production Lab
- Student-run welcome and information desk for guests
- Belonging to a community of supportive nonprofits that share expertise and resources
- Access to world-class faculty experts and their students for program evaluation, research, and consultation
- Increased organizational capacity through UNO's nationally recognized Service Learning Academy
- Facilitated connections to UNO students as interns, volunteers, and employees
- Student energy and ideas in the same space
- Facilities and amenities available on campus (I.e., library, fitness center, food, etc.)
- Central, accessible, and bike-friendly location in the center of Omaha, in walking distance of Elmwood Park
- Ideal satellite office space for large organizations who are interested in connecting with UNO’s students, faculty and researchers.
Types of Community Organizations in the CEC
- Nonprofits
- Multi-agency collaborations focused on a project for public benefit
- Government projects or initiatives (governmental organizations)
- Micro-enterprise organizations (must have a major social entrepreneurship or public good/benefit component)
- Institutions of higher education (including other NU campuses), early childhood, K-12 and/or K-16 initiatives
- Philanthropic initiatives, programs, or organizations
How to Apply for Office Space
- Start by contacting us regarding your interest in office space
- Heike Langdon, the CEC's Manager of Possibilities, will email you to set up a meeting to discuss your interest and get access to the application
- Review our rental fees website page
- Review this shared commitment document
- Review the before you apply section below
- Submit your application
- Go through a committee review and approval process
For Approved Applicants
- Approved applicants provide required documentation including a signed lease agreement, certificate of Insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and $3,000,000 aggregate naming the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska as an additional insured, and go through the orientation process.
Before You Apply
Organizations will need to include the following information attached with their application:
- Current year budget, YTD vs Actual, current Financial Statement, Budget for Next Fiscal Year
- Most recent strategic plan
- Organization’s listing of current board members/directors