Why should you become and I-3 Partner or Sponsor? You believe in
- Investing in students—Nebraska’s future leaders and innovators.
- Creating pathways that keep University of Nebraska graduates in Nebraska.
- Fostering creative and innovative thinking among the future workforce.
- Connecting with students who possess diverse perspectives, talents, and cultural intelligence.
- Making early connections with students from a range of diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
Corporate and Community Partners can support the program in several ways:
- Support through your employees serving as mentors or speakers.
- Provide presenters and/or resources for the Fall Semester experience.
- Sponsor a student’s participation in the Fall Semester experience. (estimated at $500 per student)
- Offer a paid innovative project experience to an I-3 fellow during the Spring Semester. (estimated at $1,200 per student)
- Become a lead sponsor for the program through sustained support at $10,000 or above.
- Be a presenting sponsor of the program at $75,000.
- Endow the program for a naming opportunity.
Inclusive innovation project examples:
- Recruitment and outreach strategies to reach more diverse talent or customers
- Models for greater ERG engagement and support resources
- Financial literacy and information for various markets
- Resource guide for culturally responsive community care
- Accessibility inventory of virtual and physical spaces
- Shadowing a project lead on a current innovative project
- Learning and development tools and resources for employees
- Supplier diversity assessment or inventory
- Neighborhood mapping of inequitable outcomes or grant impact
- Reviews of representation, language, and culture on user interfaces and technologies
Complete a form if you are interested in partnering in the Institute for Inclusive Innovation.