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Nebraska Blue: BCBSNE Celebrates Launch of Philanthropic Foundation

By: MBJ Staff
Ada Wilson; Jeff Russell; Harris Frankel, MD, chief medical and external affairs officer at Nebraska Medicine; and Nick Linde pose for a photo.
Ada Wilson; Jeff Russell; Harris Frankel, MD, chief medical and external affairs officer at Nebraska Medicine; and Nick Linde pose for a photo.

Photography by Landon Friesen,
Video Visual Communicator, BCBSNE.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has launched the Nebraska Blue Foundation to power the company’s philanthropic initiatives. An event on Wednesday, April 10 celebrated the foundation. President and CEO Jeff Russell presented inaugural gifts including a $75,000 donation for workforce pipeline programming and community health navigation at the Community Wellness Collaborative, and a $200,000 donation to complete the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Building at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.