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Compensation Equity

Land Acknowledgements: One step in the right direction

November 27, 2024

DEIJ Culture

Land acknowledgements are one way to recognize Indigenous communities and our country's complex history. Read how MNA's land acknowledgement practice has evolved to build stronger partnerships with Native American led organizations.

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RFA Inclusive Boards Focus Group

Building Inclusive Boards

September 17, 2024

DEIJ Board Governance Leadership

Moving forward, MNA will be reviewing the report and identifying tools, templates, and trainings needed to address the barriers to participation too many potential volunteers and board members face.

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Building Belonging: MNA Training Feedback and Participant Demographic Data

March 26, 2025

DEIJ MNA News

In 2024, MNA began gathering demographic participant information for our feedback surveys. This effort is part of our Building Belonging workplan, and is an attempt to gather data on how […]

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DEI messaging

Strategic Messaging, Lasting Impact  

February 26, 2025

DEIJ Communications Culture 2025 Federal Funding Freeze

Adapting Language Without Losing Purpose  Introduction  In today’s shifting political landscape, nonprofits committed to equity and social justice face increasing scrutiny, particularly from federal agencies and policymakers seeking to defund […]

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Black History Month Montana

Black History Month 2025: Resources

February 21, 2025

DEIJ Culture

Recognizing, celebrating, and remembering Black History Month is more important today than ever. Nonprofits understand that unfair systems in society can cause gaps in services and unequal access to resources. […]

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Compensation Equity

Supporting Community Builders in Rural Eastern Montana

December 12, 2024

DEIJ Culture

In our Building Belonging blog series, the MNA team has been writing about the work we are doing to target more resources to historically underserved groups and the ways we are considering and incorporating equity in our work.

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MNA And Conference 2024

MNA Annual Conference 2024 Land Acknowledgement

September 25, 2024

Conference DEIJ Culture

Montana is the traditional homeland and common hunting grounds of several tribes, including the Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Chippewa Cree, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kootenai, Little Shell, Northern Cheyenne, Pend d’Oreille, Plains Cree, Salish, Sioux, Hidatasa, Mandan, and Arikara.

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Bias Impact Response Course

Bias Impact Response: A Transformative Option

August 29, 2024

DEIJ Leadership Program Management

Online course for MNA Members – learn on your own anytime, anywhere! $20 for MNA Members, Free for All Access Pass Holders Learn the fundamentals of transformative bias impact response. […]

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Compensation Equity

How to Take Care of Your People with a Parental Leave Policy

May 16, 2024

DEIJ Family Leave Human Resources

If we are truly the sector of the common good – if our mission is to make our communities healthier, stronger, and more vibrant – then we should begin by taking care of the people that serve our missions.

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Compensation Equity

Reaction Is Where Learning Begins: Leaning into Discomfort

March 26, 2024

DEIJ Culture

V is for Vulnerable is a little children’s book for grownups written by author and teacher Seth Godin. I have a copy of the book in my office, a reminder […]

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Compensation Equity

Black History Month in Montana

February 15, 2024

DEIJ Culture

February is Black History Month – what does that mean for nonprofits in Montana?

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Compensation Equity

Navigating the Pay Maze: MNA’s Experience with Compensation Equity

January 22, 2024

Compensation DEIJ Culture Human Resources

While much of our conversations regarding compensation were business as usual, one piece was new for December 2023 – presenting staff with MNA’s draft compensation equity policy.

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Compensation Equity

Designing a Conference That Centers Belonging and Inclusion

December 12, 2023

Conference DEIJ Culture

One of our goals in the MNA POD (Professional and Organizational Development) program is to make sure our programming centers belonging and equity.

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Compensation Equity

Being Together in Better Ways

November 16, 2023

DEIJ Donors Culture

A look at a Susan Howlette’s conference session, Tending Partner and Donor Relationships, with an eye toward DEI. Prior to conference, our team committed to listening to at least one […]

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Compensation Equity

Building Belonging

October 13, 2023

DEIJ Culture

We write today with a spirit of openness, inviting you to join us as observers, commenters, questioners, participants, and everything in between on a journey of learning and humility.

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Cultivate Land Acknowledgement

MNA’s Land Acknowledgement Partner Commitment  

September 15, 2023

DEIJ Culture MNA News

MNA Annual Conference 2023 Montana is the traditional homeland and common hunting grounds of several tribes, including the Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Chippewa Cree, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kootenai, Little Shell, Northern Cheyenne, […]

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Community Centric Fundraising

Community Centric Fundraising: From Principles to Action

April 6, 2023

Community DEIJ Fundraising

You’ve been reading about Community Centric Fundraising. Maybe you’re attending next week’s Fundraising Summit. You feel like you’re ready to make a change to your fundraising process – you’re inspired by the […]

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MNA Reflection

A Moment of Reflection and Education

September 20, 2022

DEIJ Culture

As we enter into the space today, we want to acknowledge that all land in what is currently known as the United States is Indigenous territory and has been stewarded […]

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2022

What will 2022 hold for nonprofits?

February 4, 2022

DEIJ Wellness Culture

PART 1 of a series of blogs from MNA Executive Director, Liz Moore. For the first time in almost two years, taking a rational and reasoned approach to predicting trends […]

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