A number of groups with long track records of service to low income neighborhoods, not new fly-by-night groups, also got recognized in the Starbucks campaign, including ... the Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana, a community action agency ($15,000);

In a separate meeting with our editorial board, Liz Moore, director of the Montana Nonprofit Association, countered that while the association preaches accountability and transparency, there are limits to what many nonprofits can be reasonably expected to do in that arena.

MNA today announced the appointment of Kelly Bruggeman and Carol Condon to its Board of Directors."These appointments reflect MNA’s ongoing commitment to finding the very best community leaders from across Montana to lead and guide MNA,” said Liz Moore, Executive Director of MNA...