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Tax Season for Nonprofits: 3 Things You Need to Know

April 6, 2023 When you started your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, one of the main benefits your organization received was an exemption from paying federal taxes. Depending on your location, the exemption may also...

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Community Centric Fundraising: From Principles to Action

April 6, 2023 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...

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Talking Dollars and Cents with Your Board

April 3, 2023 In the past few years, MNA has provided its Financial Leadership series to more than 1,000 nonprofit staff and leaders from all across the country.  This is a six-week deep …...

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Creating an Accessible Nonprofit Website: A Quick Guide

March 21, 2023 Your organization may already have a website set up, but is it accessible to people of all abilities? Nonprofit web accessibility is the practice of putting inclusivity at the forefront...

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The Legislature at Halfway

March 14, 2023 We’ve passed the halfway mark!  As we jump into the second half of the legislative session we offer this high-level summary of the issues and bills MNA has been working...

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How to Use Your Data – with Examples!

February 28, 2023 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...

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Legislative Update – February 21

February 21, 2023 The next two weeks will be busy as we approach transmittal, which is March 4 to March 8. As you review the bills we’re watching and, perhaps more signifiant, the …...

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The Importance of Nonprofit Data

February 21, 2023 By Josh Kligman, CEO of Yearly 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 …...

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2023 Montana Legislature: Weeks Three & Four

January 31, 2023 Welcome to MNA’s Legislative update. Although we are keeping an eye on several hundred bill draft requests, very few of them actually have language. Nonetheless we have been busy...

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MNA Welcomes Local Ambassadors

January 25, 2023 MNA is excited to introduce you to our local MNA Ambassadors for 2022/2023 in Beaverhead, Lincoln, and Custer/Dawson Counties. MNA piloted this program in 2022 with Ambassadors in Glendive,...

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