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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2019 MNA Board Candidates

September 13, 2019 Please see our 2019 Board Candidates below. Voting will take place at the 2019 Annual Member Meeting on Friday, October 4th during our Annual Conference in Billings, Montana. MNA’s...

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Breakthroughs are Not Left to Chance

September 6, 2019 by MNA Executive Director, Liz Moore. I’ve been thinking about the MNA Conference theme, “Breakthrough”, for several months, and more so with just weeks until we meet together in...

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The Sweet Spot for all Programs and Operations

August 29, 2019 by Innovation Lab Director, Adam Jespersen MNA’s Innovation Lab has been in existence for nearly three months now. I and others have spent the bulk of our time doing what …...

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Notes from Nonprofit Rockstars: How to Build Your Olympic Quality Development Team

August 28, 2019 Guest Writers: Emily Allison, Development Director, Bridgercare | Laura Brin, Development Director, The Traveling School Development is a team sport. But fundraising professionals are often...

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Perks of the Job: Benefit Packages to Recruit and Retain Nonprofit Employees

August 28, 2019 Shelby Rogala, Professional and Organizational Development Manager In our Build Your Best Team curriculum, MNA discusses how unique benefit packages attract new employees to your...

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Three Ways to Build Partnerships with Students this Fall

July 24, 2019 Maya Miller, AmeriCorps VISTA Build your nonprofit’s future by engaging the next generation of volunteers, employees, board members, and donors in your mission. Beyond cultivating...

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Service Projects for Your Organization!

July 19, 2019 Guest Blog by James Griffin, Assistant Program Director, for AmeriCorps NCCC Pacific Region Do you have a project that you could finish if only you had a few more people …...

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Strengthening Democracy in Montana

July 17, 2019 via MNA partner, Philanthropy Northwest. Philanthropy Northwest, Montana Nonprofit Association, Kettering Foundation, Leadership Montana, and Humanities Montana are working to identify...

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Finally, Fundraising that Does Itself

June 25, 2019 by MNA Affiliate Member, MyWay2Help | Managing donor fatigue is a constant challenge for nonprofits – the sheer amount of causes and the plead for donations can overwhelm even the...

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