Minnesota Council Of Nonprofits Inc

INFORM, PROMOTE, CONNECT AND STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUAL NONPROFITS AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR.

EDUCATION: MCN STRIVES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PUBLICATIONS THAT CENTER EQUITY AND RESPOND TO THE EXPRESSED NEEDS, INTERESTS, AND EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH, HEALTH, AND FUTURE OF THE SECTOR AND ITS PEOPLE. IN 2021, MCN SPONSORED 130 PUBLIC EVENTS WITH OVER 6,800 TOTAL ATTENDEES. MCN'S OFFERINGS WERE VIRTUAL FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AND INCLUDED FOUR MAJOR CONFERENCES AND PAID AND FREE EVENTS FOCUSED ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, EQUITY AND JUSTICE, HUMAN RESOURCES, COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING, GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, FUNDRAISING, COMMUNICATIONS, LEADERSHIP, AND MORE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, MCN INTRODUCED PAY WHAT YOU CAN REGISTRATION FOR ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO CREATE BROADER ACCESS TO THIS POPULAR EVENT. IN 2021, MCN CONTINUED ITS ROLE AS A RESEARCHER AND PUBLISHER, RELEASING THE ANNUAL MINNESOTA NONPROFIT ECONOMY REPORT, THE BIPOC NONPROFIT INDEX, AND NONPROFIT NEWS, A NEWSLETTER PROVIDING INFORMATION ON SECTOR TRENDS AND RESOURCES. THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, MCN WORKED WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FROM OTHER NONPROFITS, CAPACITY BUILDING GROUPS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO OFFER MYRIAD EXPERTISE, CURRENT INFORMATION, AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING FOR MINNESOTA'S NONPROFIT SECTOR.

PUBLIC POLICY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: MCN BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFIT LEADERS TO BE CONFIDENT AND COMPETENT VOICES ON ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH WORKSHOPS, BRIEFINGS, AND OTHER INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES. IN 2021, MCN OFFERED PUBLIC POLICY TRAINING AND INFORMATION SERIES ATTENDED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS THAT INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS ON NONPROFIT ADVOCACY, LOBBYING LAWS, STATE AND FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESSES, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE 2020 CENSUS AND REDISTRICTING, NONPROFITS AND ELECTION ENGAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19. MCN'S MINNESOTA BUDGET PROJECT EDUCATES NONPROFITS, DECISION-MAKERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC ON BUDGET, TAX, AND ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES THROUGH A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES.

MEMBERSHIP: IN 2021, 2,304 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND 226 BUSINESSES CONTRIBUTED DUES TO SUPPORT MCN'S WORK. NONPROFIT MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON PUBLICATIONS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS, AND FULL-DAY CONFERENCES. ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS CAN POST JOB OPENINGS ON MCN'S HIGHLY TRAFFICKED JOB BOARD AT NO COST. IN 2021, MCN MEMBERS POSTED 16,734 FREE STAFF, BOARD, VOLUNTEER AND INTERN OPENINGS ON MCN'S JOB BOARD. THROUGH THE USE OF FREE MEMBER PUBLICATION VOUCHERS, MCN NONPROFIT MEMBERS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED 871 FREE COPIES OF REGULARLY UPDATED PUBLICATIONS, LIKE THE MINNESOTA GRANTS DIRECTORY, MINNESOTA NONPROFIT SALARY & BENEFITS SURVEY, MINNESOTA NONPROFIT LEGAL HANDBOOK, HANDBOOK FOR STARTING A SUCCESSFUL NONPROFIT, AND PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE. MCN ALSO CAPITALIZES ON THE GROUP PURCHASING POWER OF ITS MEMBERS TO NEGOTIATE LOWER PRICES AND BETTER SERVICE ON MANY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT NONPROFITS NEED, INCLUDING BANKING, INSURANCE, HEALTH PLANS, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, PAYROLL PROCESSING AND MORE.