Former Nebraska lawmaker Adam Morfeld to leave nonprofit he helped found [Video]

After more than 15 years at the civic engagement-focused nonprofit he helped found in his college dorm room in 2008, Adam Morfeld plans to leave his post as Civic Nebraska’s executive director Aug. 1, he announced Monday.

A lawyer, former state lawmaker and the longtime director of the nonprofit — previously known as Nebraskans for Civic Reform — Morfeld is departing the organization to “lead a brand-new democracy-building initiative” in Nebraska, the nature of which he hasn’t unveiled.

“An organization needs to grow beyond its founder, and I wouldn’t be leaving if I didn’t feel the organization was ready,” Morfeld said in an email to Civic Nebraska supporters Monday. “I am confident that it will meet this next phase at full speed — Civic Nebraska enjoys a strong financial position; has experienced, highly functioning leaders; and has a board of directors that is deeply committed to the organization’s long-term success.”

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