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Time to Repeal the Tax on Nonprofit Transportation Benefits

December 16, 2019 The burdensome tax on nonprofit transportation benefits will stay on the books into the New Year unless Congress takes action this week to repeal it. Even if the tax is …...

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Catalyst Coaches: Liz Moore, Ned Cooney, Mary Peterson

MNA Catalyst: Developing Nonprofit Leadership

December 2, 2019     MNA Catalyst paves the way for a robust and resilient nonprofit sector in Montana through leadership development. With a combination of dynamic and skilled content experts,...

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Service Innovation: 4 Easy Tools to Make Sure Your Services Wow

November 11, 2019 by Innovation Lab Director, Adam Jespersen In our last post, we introduced the trinity of innovation – the concepts of desirability, feasibility, and viability. Today, we are going to...

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Nicholas Chan from Project Wise

Nonprofit Websites: Luxury or Necessity?

November 4, 2019 Guest Blog from Nicholas Chan at Project: Website. Imagine being a donor choosing between two nonprofits with similar missions. Would you rather donate to the nonprofit with a sleek, modern...

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Liz Moore

Director’s Corner :: What Ever Happened to Common Ground?

October 22, 2019 Nonprofits have tough jobs. Every day we work on behalf of the interests of our communities through our endeavors in the arts, conservation, healthcare, housing, food, economic development,...

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Gambling and Fundraising – What You Need to Know

October 14, 2019 by guest blogger, Angela Nunn, Administrator for the Gambling Control Division of the Montana Department of Justice. Raising money is critically important for nonprofit organizations....

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Breaking Through

October 10, 2019 by Shelby Rogala, Professional and Organizational Development Manager.  What is a BREAKTHROUGH? When 450 individuals gather to learn, connect, and grow. When nearly 400 organizations...

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Schedule a 2020 Unemployment Insurance Evaluation

October 10, 2019 Why request a 2020 unemployment insurance evaluation? Over the past few years, 501c3 and governmental entities have enjoyed the benefit of rapidly declining unemployment insurance costs as...

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Overtime Rule

September 24, 2019 The new rule would make 1.3 American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. By issuing the rule the Department aims to: raise the “standard salary …...

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Otto Bremer Trust Expanding Funding to Montana

September 18, 2019 Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) recently announced that it will be expanding into all of Montana beginning in the middle of next year. OBT, which celebrated its 75th anniversary this year, …...

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