Policy News, Updates & Alerts

Listed below is an archive of our Policy News & Notes e-newsletter, periodic updates on current policy issues, and notice of action alerts for nonprofits to contact legislators and others to weigh in on policy issues important to the nonprofit sector. If you would like to receive email notice of these and other MNA communications, please subscribe here .

Policy News, Updates & Alerts Archive

January 16, 2013: Policy Update: Be the Tipping Point

We are very pleased to let you know that SB108, the bill to renew the charitable endowment tax credit, will be heard in the Senate Taxation Committee on Friday, February 18. Please contact your legislator and let him/her know this is important to your community. If you have a story regarding how the credit has made life better in your part of Montana, now is the time to spill the beans!

January 4, 2013: Nonprofit Issues in the 2013 Session

Over the past eight months Montana Nonprofit Association's Public Policy Council convened several times in order to prepare for the 2013 Legislative Session, which begins on Monday, January 7. In addition to developing a current policy agenda and leading the effort to renew the Charitable Endowment Tax Credit, the Council has been active on several policy issues impacting nonprofits including open meetings, charitable solicitation registration, property tax exemption and other nonprofit tax issues, and the Uniform Trust Code act.

November 30, 2012: Montana's Nonprofits and the Communities we Serve are at Risk
As policymakers scramble to find ways to avoid sequestration, threats to the nonprofit sector have become more alarming on two fronts. First, a conversation about capping all itemized deductions has emerged as a central revenue raising mechanism in an overall package designed to stop the march toward the fiscal cliff.
Second, should sequestration go into effect - unilateral cuts will significantly impact Montana.

Nov 9, 2011: Now is the time for Montana's collective voice to shout

The threat is imminent and real. Nonprofit organizations are on the verge of either victory or defeat in our collective campaign to protect the charitable giving incentive – and no one knows which.

Oct 20, 2011: Guess Who's Talking about MNA?

Senator Baucus included a congratulations and thank you to the members of Montana Nonprofit Association in his opening remarks Tuesday at the Senate Finance Committee hearing on charitable deductions:

Oct 13, 2011: Sign Now to Protect Charitable Giving to Montana’s Nonprofits

Time is of the essence. Tuesday, October 18 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, the Senate Finance committee will hold a hearing on “Incentives for Charitable Giving”.

Oct 7, 2011 Alert: Protect the Charitable Giving Incentive for Nonprofit

Will Congress take away the charitable giving incentive that supports the work of all charitable nonprofits?
That is one of the most frequent questions we at the Montana Nonprofit Association receive from our members, the public, and the news media. This important action alert allows you to help shape the answer.

APR 4, 2011 Alert: Act Today to Save National Service Programs in Montana

April 4, 2011 Alert ALERT Act Today to Save National Service Programs in Montana MNA Members and Friends As many of you know, Montana's communities and citizens benefit greatly from the programs administered through the Corporation for National Service including

MAR 15, 2011 Update: Senate Taxation reinstates MT Charitable Endowment Tax Credit

MAR 15, 2011 Alert - Update: Senate Taxation reinstates MT Charitable Endowment Tax Credit
As expected, the Senate Taxation Committee passed an amendment to SB 253 today that removed the language that eliminated the Montana Charitable Endowment Tax Credit, thereby restoring the tax credit to its current form. All of us at MNA would like to thank everyone of you who contacted your Senators and sent us stories about the impact of the tax credit on your nonprofit and the people that you serve. It made the difference in turning the tide back in favor of preserving the tax credit.

MAR 14, 2011 Alert: SB 253 (tax credit bill) likely headed back to committee

MAR 14, 2011 Alert - Update: SB 253 (tax credit bill) likely headed back to committee! Please discontinue outreach to Montana Senators until further notice. First, many thanks to all of you who made your voices heard on preserving the charitable endowment tax credit. It has made a huge difference. Here is what we know:

MAR 11, 2011 Alert: Act Now to Save the Montana Charitable Endowment Tax Credit!

MAR 11, 2011 Alert Act Now to Save the Montana Charitable Endowment Tax Credit Today at the Montana Legislature, Sen. Lake offered an amendment in Senate Taxation to SB 253 that would eliminate the Montana Charitable Endowment Tax Credit that

DEC 2010 Update: Health Care Tax Credit forms now available

The Internal Revenue Service has released final guidance for small employers eligible to claim the new small business health care tax credit for the 2010 tax year.

APR 2010 Update: Important Info on Two New Tax Credits for Nonprofits

Within the last few weeks, Congress has enacted two tax incentives that apply to nonprofits, one to reward hiring of new staff and another to help smaller organizations pay for health insurance. MNA worked extensively with the National Council of Nonprofits and our peers across the country to get these two provisions enacted. To help you understand these new laws and benefits, MNA offers you the following ...

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