One of the most powerful ways to educate and engage your community on an issue you care about is to submit a letter to the editor (LTE) in your local newspaper.

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.

Midwest Studies Group helps organizations achieve their vision through fundraising and strategic planning services.

For MNA members we offer 10% of our time pro-bono for organizations with an annual expense budget of ≥ $3M and up to 50% for organizations with budgets smaller than […]

Two Suns works with organizations and supports you in accelerating your mission to create positive change.

MNA members save 10% on Good Ask annual membership fees. Click here to sign up and use the code GOOD10 to apply the discount. This offer is available for new Good Ask […]

With nonprofits seeing a recent decline in revenue across the board, it’s more important than ever to plan ahead financially.

The five state nonprofit associations in the Northwest (MT, ID, OR, WA, & AK) are seeking to understand the strength of capacity in the nonprofit sector.

UPDATED 11/19/2024: Late last week, a federal district judge in Texas invalidated the Labor Department’s overtime rulethat sought to raise the minimum salary level that employees must be paid to remain […]

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 […]

MNA is excited to partner with nonprofit associations from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska to present the 2024 Nonprofit Wage & Compensation survey. This survey and the resulting report is […]

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

The MNA team received word over the weekend that a check cashing scam hit a number of Montana nonprofits.

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.

Our nonprofit world is a fast-paced one—full of passionate contributors, meaningful relationships, challenges to conquer, and achievements to celebrate.

This blog was written by MNA Affiliate member, EOS Transition Partners. Visit their website for more resources focused on helping nonprofits navigate leadership transitions.

From email marketing to text campaigns to social media outreach, you may think you’ve exhausted all your options for re-engaging lapsed donors.

In a nutshell, corporate matching gifts are donations that companies make to a nonprofit to match an employee’s donation.

Diving into donor data for the first time can be intimidating. From determining what data to collect to maintaining your donor database, you might have some questions about donor data best practices.

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