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Political Climate Response Planning Guide

Political Climate Response Planning Guide

February 26, 2025

Board Governance Communications Culture Finance Fundraising Human Resources Leadership Program Management Public Policy Technology 2025 Federal Funding Freeze

Our Political Climate Response Planning Guide has been developed to offer suggestions for response strategies as organizations navigate uncertain futures and a hostile political climate. This will be updated with […]

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Strategic Planning Training Planning School

Pathfinder – Strategic Planning Training for Leaders

April 21 @ 12:00 am, April 28 @ 12:00 am, May 5 @ 12:00 am, May 12 @ 12:00 am, May 19 @ 12:00 am, May 26 @ 12:00 am, June 2 @ 12:00 am, June 9 @ 12:00 am, June 16 @ 12:00 am, June 23 @ 12:00 am

Strategy Leadership Program Management

Click Register above to schedule a 30 minute registration call with Liz to see if Pathfinder is right for you!   Overview: Pathfinder is a 10-week live virtual program that […]

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Survey Design & Analysis with Impactful Insights
Data Surveys Program Management

MNA has partnered with Impactful Insights to offer members a $500 discount on survey design and analysis services.  Need to capture the insights that matter?  Surveys are a great tool […]

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Family Forward Montana

MNA Town Hall: Family Forward Montana

November 19, 2024

Community Program Management

Listen to this conversation about the Initiative – a partnership to elevate resources, best practices, and bridge connections across employers.

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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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Van Waes Consulting

Van Waes Consulting
Member Discount Professional Growth Strategy Program Management

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 […]

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Collect Data with Intention

Measure What Matters: Collect Data with Intention 

October 23, 2023

Strategy Program Management

Data is intentionally collected information. It can be stories, photos, and maps. It can be numbers entered in a database, or demographic information pulled from an intake form. 

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LAS Visions LLC

LAS Visions LLC
Audit Member Discount Strategy Program Management

Schedule a free 30 minute call to see if a Data Strategy Audit is a good fit. The Data Strategy Audit Is your data telling the compelling story of your […]

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Nonprofit Data

How to Use Your Data – with Examples!

February 28, 2023

Annual Report Board Report Data Social Media Program Management

Sharing your data effectively Social media and newsletters are just a few ways that nonprofits can share and showcase their data. But, these methods often lack depth and context. Without […]

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Nonprofit Data

The Importance of Nonprofit Data

February 21, 2023

Data Donors Program Management

Data is one of the most useful tools in a nonprofit’s toolbox—for several different reasons. In this two part blog post, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know […]

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Connecting in Uncertain Times

March 18, 2020

COVID-19 Professional Growth Culture Human Resources Program Management

Whether you are on the front lines or working from home, making difficult decisions for organizations or your family, we see you, and know the challenges you are facing. As we all […]

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MNA offers help, training, and consulting in a variety of nonprofit topics. Free hour provided to MNA Members, and rates start at $100/Hour after that.

MNA: The Ghostbusters for Montana Nonprofits

February 24, 2020

Professional Growth Communications MNA News Program Management

MNA: The Ghostbusters for Montana Nonprofits When we design our training schedule, we try to anticipate the needs of nonprofits across Montana. But we know that challenges and questions arise on a daily […]

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Three Ways to Build Partnerships with Students this Fall

Three Ways to Build Partnerships with Students this Fall

July 24, 2019

Professional Growth Program Management

Build your nonprofit’s future by engaging the next generation of volunteers, employees, board members, and donors in your mission. Beyond cultivating great relationships in the short term, partnerships with campuses […]

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Top Ten Facts Census Data Can Tell You About Your Community

Top Ten Facts Census Data Can Tell You About Your Community

May 23, 2019

Census Program Management

What Census Data Can Tell You About Your Community via US Census Bureau  1. Is your community gaining or losing population? Revitalization efforts should differ markedly between fast growing versus […]

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Principle: Strategic Alliances

February 1, 2018

Getting Started Strategy Leadership Program Management Principles & Practices

Strategic alliances can take many forms, including the sharing of information and resources, partnerships, collaborations, consolidations, and mergers with nonprofit and for-profit entities. Strategic alliances help to strengthen individual nonprofit […]

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Principle: Planning

February 1, 2018

Getting Started Strategy Leadership Program Management Principles & Practices

Organizational planning is a process through which a nonprofit defines and sets short- and long-term goals, priorities and the strategies and activities it will employ to fulfill its mission. A […]

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Montana Flag

Starting a 501(c)(3) in Montana

January 26, 2018

Getting Started Board Governance Finance Fundraising Program Management Starting a 501c3

A complete guide for getting started as a nonprofit in Montana, with links for legally registering as a charitable entity.

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It’s Budget Season. Are You Accounting for the Right Things?

It’s Budget Season. Are You Accounting for the Right Things?

November 1, 2017

Budgeting Communications Finance Program Management

The Overhead Myth: The idea that you can reasonably evaluate a nonprofit’s performance and trustworthiness by only looking at how much they spend (or don’t spend) on overhead, including operating […]

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