The Midlands African Chamber.
We connect, empower, and champion businesses.
Welcome to the Midlands African Chamber.
Founded in 2020, the Midlands African Chamber is a membership-based organization that exists to enhance the robust African and African American business climate in Nebraska and across the Midwest. All benefits, programs, and events of the Chamber are designed to give businesses the opportunity to make or save money, acquire knowledge and skills to help grow a network of successful entrepreneurs.
What we do
The Midlands African Chamber advocates for and represents the business interests and issues affecting the African and African American communities in Nebraska and the Midwest.
Advocacy & Support
Promotional Opportunities
News
Success Starts Here! Rising CEOs 2024 Cohort 3 first 2 weeks pictures and some throwback pictures from the 20 under 20 event honoring many of our former participants. #MidlandsAfricanChamber #fundmac #JoinTheTribe
🚨 Sounding the Alert! Only 10 Days Left! 🚨 🎉✨ Don’t miss your chance to join us for an unforgettable evening at the Gratitude Gala 2024! ✨🎉 The MAC Foundation and the Midlands African Chamber invite you to celebrate “The Untold Afro Renaissance” on November 16, 2024, at the MCC Culinary Arts Institute. 🖤🌍 💃🕺 This is more than an event—it’s a night of elegance, inspiration, and purpose! Enjoy powerful stories, exquisite cuisine, and connect with change-makers, leaders, and influencers. 🎟️ Only 10 days left to grab your Early Bird Tickets for just $100! Get them before September 16, 2024, and secure your spot at this transformative event. Don’t wait—head to https://fundmac.org/gratitude-gala/ today to be part of a night to remember. Let’s honor the past, celebrate the present, and look ahead to a bright future. 🌅✨ #MidlandsAfricanChamber #GratitudeGala2024 #UntoldAfroRenaissance #Only10DaysLeft #CelebrateInStyle #JoinTheTribe #SupportBIPOC #MACFoundation #FundMAC
A massive thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Wells Fargo for their generous support of the MAC Foundation's Gratitude Gala and Awards! Your leadership in uplifting BIPOC and underserved entrepreneurs is inspiring and invaluable. 🌟 🎟️ Don’t miss out on this extraordinary event! Purchase your tickets now at fundmac.org and stand with us in celebrating the future of entrepreneurship in Nebraska! #MidlandsAfricanChamber #UntoldAfroRenaissance #GratitudeGalaAndAwards2024 #PresentingSponsor #JoinTheTribe #CelebrateInStyle #SupportBIPOC #EntrepreneursUnite #FundMAC #AttitudeOfGratitude #MACFoundation #MACScholars #RisingCEOS #SuitUp #Umoja
Join us for the upcoming MAC Power Hour on Thursday, September 19, 2025, at 5:30 PM! We are honored to feature two visionary leaders, Senator Terrell McKinney Nebraska State Legislature District 11, and ashleiforne Ashlei Spivey, Founder and Executive Director of I Be Black Girl, as they discuss "Shaping Nebraska's Future Through Visions, Plans, and Goals." ✨ Sen. Terrell McKinney is a dedicated advocate for North Omaha and economic justice, working tirelessly in the Nebraska State Legislature to create opportunities for marginalized communities. ✨ Ashlei Spivey is a trailblazer in the fight for racial and gender equity, empowering Black women and girls through her leadership at I Be Black Girl and transforming lives across the state. Don't miss this inspiring conversation that will shape the future of Nebraska! 🌟 Join us for an evening of learning, networking, and envisioning a brighter tomorrow. 🌍 📅 Mark your calendar! 💡 Bring your ideas and energy! 📍 Everyone in Nebraska is invited! Let's come together to make an impact! 💪✨ #midlandsafricanchamber #wepitchblack #macfoundation #jointhetribe #MACPowerHour #ShapingNebraska #VisionGoals #WePitchBlack #CommunityChange #Empowerment
Advocacy Intake Specialist POSITION SUMMARY The Advocacy Intake Specialist should be a highly motivated and organized individual who has professionalism, attention to detail, and communication skills. Advocacy Intake Specialists are the Douglas County Juvenile Court and associated parties’ primary contact when cases are referred to CASA for Douglas County prior to matching a child in foster care with a screened, trained, qualified volunteer advocate. An Advocacy Intake Specialist is tasked with supporting the advocacy team, including, but not limited to, ensuring the waitlist is maintained with accurate and up-to-date data, cases are uploaded into CASA’s CMS, summarized, and assigned priorities for placement, and advocate coordinators and volunteer advocates receive and sign case acceptance documents and are aware of hearings and meetings related to their assigned cases. Advocacy Intake Specialists should be passionate about furthering CASA’s mission, vision, and guiding principles. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES • Receive and review referrals from Douglas County Juvenile Court. • Upload and add case demographics and information for all new referrals into CASA’s case management systems including court pleadings and case information received from case professionals. • Timely and accurately enter required information, data, and pleadings in CASA’s CMS. • Maintain CASA for Douglas County’s waitlist and data relevant thereto. • Communicate with case professionals and track court hearings and pleadings for cases on the waitlist to provide up-to-date case summaries to the Advocacy Team through regular, documented contact with same and review of court file in Justice. • Assist with matching volunteers advocates with children in foster care, considering the needs of the children in and complexity of the case(s) and the capacity, knowledge, skills, interest, circumstances, and availability of the volunteer advocates and advocate coordinators. • Ensure Advocate Coordinators and Volunteer Advocates are aware of FCRO Meetings and Court Hearings when notice is sent to Advocacy Intake Specialist and track same within CASA’s CMS. • Maintain contact with court professionals regarding the Court Badge Process for new volunteers. • Work with the Advocacy & Compliance Director and Education & Compliance Program Manager to perform periodic data audits. • Assist with courthouse and other case-related mail receipt and delivery processes. • In partnership with CASA Leadership and the Advocacy team, assist with the development of long and short-range goals and objectives for program excellence, growth, and development.• Collaborate with the Advocacy team to evaluate team accomplishments and areas of opportunity for growth. • Encourage CASA Volunteer and staff participation in quality improvement efforts (surveys, etc.). • Participate in CASA events throughout the year. • Work with CASA colleagues to review program-related procedures and resolve identified issues. • Complete CASA pre-service training as directed by the National CASA Association guidelines. • Attend in-service trainings, conferences, seminars, and meeting, as requested. • Perform other duties as assigned. Please email your cover letter and resume to Monica Greenhill, Human Resources Director at [email protected].
Our member CASA for Douglas County is hiring. 📣 Join our team! 📣 CASA for Douglas County is looking for a passionate Advocacy Intake Specialist to join our dedicated team. If you're ready to make a real difference in the lives of children, we want to hear from you! Explore all the details and apply through the link below: https://casaomaha.org/about/careers.html
Qualifying businesses that invest in Nebraska’s urban neighborhoods can earn up to $50,000 in tax credits through the State’s Urban Redevelopment Act (URA) program. https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/programs/incentives/urban-redevelopment-act/ To learn more about the URA program and its benefits, contact Business Incentives Consultant Travis Blakely at 531-284-3694 or [email protected].
What our members are saying
I am glad to be a member of this great organization. They work hard to elevate your business. I have been accepted into the Fall 2024 Cohort “One Million Black Women: Black in Business program”. Thank you to the CEO karine Sokpoh who is very informative !
I don’t think it was a flute that I found the Midlands African Chamber. They put great effort into marketing themselves within the community. As an organization their missions involves helping BIPOC and immigrants by offering education, networking opportunities, mentorship, and more. I’ve been actively involved with their programs for “only” 6 months and I’ve gotten rewarded so much more than I would’ve expected. If you fit their target demographic, definitely give them a chance and check out what they can offer you!
Great community base program that help small businesses grow!
Very supportive and always available to assist new small businesses.
MAC is a great resource for growing your business
The Midlands African Chamber is the organization that helped me building stronger connexions and more visibility for my real estate business. The MAC provides many resources, useful for businesses and individuals. I recommend to join the Midlands African Chamber, today!
I’m a chamber member.
We have been able to access great networking events to grow our business. I would recommend you joining!
Great organization to be a part of here in Omaha Nebraska . Looking forward to Growing with this chamber and all the opportunities that it brings
MAC Foundation
The MAC Foundation is the fundraising arm of the Midlands African Chamber organized as a 501(c)(3) corporation exclusively for charitable, educational, and cultural purposes in the state of Nebraska.
The Foundation provides a mechanism to establish, administer and finance programs that enhance the robust African and African American communities’ crucial needs, in line with the goals of the Midlands African Chamber.
If you have any questions about the Foundation or would like to discuss ways in which you can become involved in its work, please contact us.
MAC Programs and Initiatives
MAC Xcelerator
The MAC Xcelerator (MAC-X) is an enterprise accelerator program designed to strengthen, energize, and support startups and small businesses led by BlPOC entrepreneurs in Nebraska and throughout the Midlands. MAC-X identifies black business leaders with impact-oriented solutions, addressing essential community needs while spurring sustainable growth.
In order to cater to a wide audience, the MAC-X program will be held biannually, with one session in the Fall and another in the Spring. Participants in the program will have the opportunity to receive financial incentives and may choose to apply for the Pitch Black competition. However, being part of the MAC-X program does not guarantee participation in the Pitch Black competition or finale.
Completing the MAC-X program will enable cohort members to receive up to $ 1,000 in seed funds.
Pitch Black
Pitch Black is a dynamic conference strategically crafted to fuel entrepreneurship across diverse communities in the Midwest. Our event showcases prominent speakers, a business exposition, and an exciting business pitch competition. The competition is specifically tailored to offer a platform for emerging BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) as well as immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative ideas. Participants have the opportunity to compete for a grand prize of up to $15,000, complemented by invaluable in-kind support surpassing $40,000. This support extends to essential services such as marketing, legal, and accounting, providing crucial assistance for their ventures.
Join the MAC and Pitch Black in promoting entrepreneurship in the black and minority communities in Nebraska, and the Midwest. We need businesses and community partners like you, in order to make this happen.
Suit Up Program
The mission of the Midlands African Chamber’s Suit Up Program is to empower young men and women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, headshot, and job readiness workforce preparation.
This program is designed to create opportunities for teens and young adults in at-risk populations in black and brown, immigrant, and refugee communities so as to inspire and feed the pipeline of future minority entrepreneurs.
Rising CEOs
Rising CEOs is a Leadership and Entrepreneurship program which is made possible by grants of the Omaha Community Foundation, Sherwood Foundation and Weitz Foundation.
The program's goal is to foster entrepreneurial spirit, technology, and leadership skills among at-risk young black and brown girls and boys, between the ages of 14 to 19 years. It is designed to create opportunities for teens in at-risk populations in black and brown, immigrant and refugee communities so to inspire and feed the pipeline of future minority entrepreneurs.
Members Emergency Fund
Our fundamental mission is to connect, empower, and champion black businesses. We believe in the transformative power of unity and collaboration, and the MAC Emergency Fund embodies our dedication to standing by our members when they need it most.
We recognize that unexpected events can jeopardize the very foundations of a business, and our goal is to ensure that our members are well-equipped and well-supported to ensure the continuity of their operations.
Scholarship Fund
The MAC Foundation Scholarships have been established to assist Black, refugee, and immigrant high school seniors and college students studying Accounting, Finance, Law, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). We are pleased to announce the MAC Foundation Scholarship application is open to applicants. We recognize the financial pressure that students frequently experience, and our scholarships program aims to ease some of that burden. Our scholarships are intended to help deserving students who demonstrate a strong commitment to their studies and a passion for their chosen disciplines. We provide $1,000 one-time scholarships that can be utilized for tuition and books.
Upcoming Events
September 2024
October 2024
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