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Volunteerism
Employee Volunteerism
Rolling up our sleeves
UBT’s employees are passionate about helping nonprofits provide services to individuals, families, businesses, and neighborhoods so they can thrive. We all live, work, play, and pray here, so it’s natural to want to make our community the best it can be.
- 637 employees participated in Community Involvement
(75% of UBT’s Lincoln employee base and 80% of associates based in Greater NE, Omaha, and Kansas) - 3,475 volunteer hours were tracked
- Pet Supply Drive: supported five local nonprofits with food, toys, supplies, and $1,025 in donations
- Personal Care Drive: supported five nonprofits with personal hygiene items and $2,250 in donations
- Blood donations: Eight blood drives yielded 176 unique donors
- 637 employees participated in Community Involvement
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Charitable Giving
UBT’s Corporate Giving
A culture and history of giving back
UBT’s corporate financial support is focused around four key areas: education, the arts, community betterment, and direct services. All four play such an important role in setting up our future leaders for success, bringing beauty to our community, and lifting the hopes and spirits of those who need it most.
- Capital campaigns supported in 2022 include Lincoln Parks Foundation, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties, Malone Community Center, Eastmont Towers Foundation, Camp Sonshine, and Boys & Girls Club of Lincoln
- Number of nonprofits supported: 200+
- Dollars given: More than $2 million to nonprofits, not including $1 million for The Big Give and $1.5 million for the Northwest High School Football Stadium
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United Way/CHAD Campaign
UBT’s United Way/CHAD Campaign
One drive helps 60+ agencies help thousands
Our 2022 campaign supporting United Way of Lincoln & Lancaster County and the Combined Health Agencies Drive (CHAD) yielded our largest total donation to date. These organizations support 60+ member agencies whose efforts help meet the need for education, income, and health for thousands of people in our community.
- 453 givers = 60% participation
- $329,933 in employee pledges
- Campaign total: $650,507 with UBT’s employer match
- 178 Leadership Givers
- Second-largest campaign in Lincoln/Lancaster County
*Our Omaha associates supported their local United Way chapter, too, with 49 donors — an 88% participation rate.
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Scholarships
Powering Academic Scholarships
Helping brighten more futures
UBT contributed $500,000 toward The Learn to Dream Scholarship, a scholarship also generously funded by the Acklie Charitable Foundation and Nelnet. In addition, $60,000 went toward People of Prosperity Scholarships. All told, more than 500 scholarships amounting in $560,000 were awarded throughout 2022. In addition to those two programs, UBT supported:
- Lincoln Education Foundation — Future Teacher Scholarship
- LPS Foundation — Financial Literacy Excellence Award
- Lincoln G.O.L.D. — G.O.L.D. Scholarship
- Lincoln Journal Star — Inspire Scholarship
- Bryan Foundation — Bryan College of Health Sciences Scholarship
The Big Give
Helping the community in a big way
Our local nonprofits are the lifeblood of this community, and never has that been more evident than over the past couple of years. They’ve worked hard to keep our community safe and cared for, and we decided it was our turn to give back to the local organizations who give so much to our most vulnerable citizens. In September 2022, Union Bank gave away $1 million, split evenly among 10 different nonprofits to fund projects or programs that are serving our community — and we looked to the community to help us determine who should get the funds.
Financial Literacy Program
Building financial education foundations
UBT’s Financial Literacy program is designed to serve nonprofit organizations within Lincoln, Nebraska. For many, basic money management foundations do not exist. Financial skills may not be taught at home, and they haven’t always been addressed in our schools. There is simply an absence of knowledge when it comes to money, and we aim to bridge that gap in our community.
637 employees
In Lincoln, 637 employees participated in the Community Involvement program, including 75% of UBT’s Lincoln employee base and 80% of associates based in Greater Nebraska, Omaha, and Kansas.
Pet supply drive
UBT supported five local nonprofits with food, toys, supplies, and $1,025 in donations.
3,475 volunteer hours tracked
This includes a 12% increase from 2021 for Lincoln-based associates! UBT employees volunteered with dozens of nonprofits, agencies, and religious organizations.
Blood drives
All told, UBT employees participated in eight drives, with 176 unique donors, amounting in over 330 blood donations.
Nonprofit board involvement
149 employees served or are serving on nonprofit boards across 187 different nonprofits.
Personal care drive
UBT employees supported supported five nonprofits with personal hygiene items and $2,250 in donations.
Magic Moments
Spreading a little magic when it’s needed most
Union Bank celebrated the 20th year of our Magic Moments program during the 2022 holiday season. It’s our way of spreading comfort and joy to individuals and families who are in need or deserve some special recognition. This year, 20 deserving families received personalized care packages, and it’s an honor to share that moment with them.
Green Team
The team’s vision is to make UBT a sustainable, environmentally friendly leader in all communities we serve — now and in the future.
Recycling
Recycling services are in use at every Lincoln location (25 sites total). UBT recycled 20,780
pounds of metal in 2022.
Compost program
Composting service has been established at five larger UBT offices.
Energy reduction
Fluorescent bulbs were replaced with LED fixtures at four locations per year, cutting energy consumption in those locations by 66%.
Furniture donations
Eight office sets were donated to local nonprofits consisting of desk, chair, guest chairs, and bookcases.
Litter collection
In partnership with Keep Lincoln & Lancaster County Beautiful, 118 UBT associates participated in our trash pick up day last April, collecting 539 pounds of trash over 57 acres.
