Montana Nonprofit Association Inc

MNA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO MONTANA'S NONPROFIT SECTOR, AND PARTNER WITH CHARITABLE NONPROFITS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE, NETWORKED, AND INFLUENTIAL SECTOR.

PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (POD): IN 2021, MNA SERVED 5,043 NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS PROGRAMMING, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 37% OF ATTENDEES HAILING FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES. AS A RESULT OF MNA'S OFFERINGS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MONTANA EXPANDED THEIR USE OF TECHNOLOGY, ADOPTED NEW DATA-DRIVEN AND INNOVATIVE CAPACITY-BUILDING SOLUTIONS, AND GAINED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND NO-COST TRAINING TO INCREASE THEIR RESILIENCE. SPECIFICALLY, MNA OFFERED TWO LEARNING COHORTS, SIX AFFINITY GROUPS, AND SEVERAL TRAININGS FOCUSED ON CAPACITY-BUILDING SOLUTIONS SUCH AS FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP, BOARD GOVERNANCE, AND HUMAN RESOURCES, AND AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY 1,440 NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE STATE. ADDITIONALLY, TO INCREASE ITS PRESENCE AND PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN MONTANA, MNA CONDUCTED LISTENING AND OUTREACH SESSIONS IN THREE RURAL COMMUNITIES, OFFERED FREE TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO RURAL NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS, AND LAUNCHED A LEARNING AND PEER NETWORK COHORT STAFFED BY LOCAL NONPROFIT LEADERS IN THREE COMMUNITIES. ALL THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WHILE ALSO OFFERING NONPROFIT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTING, A WELL-DEVELOPED AND CURATED ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY, HOSTING FREE VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS ON ISSUES IMPACTING THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, AND PUBLISHING WHITE PAPERS, REPORTS, AND TOOLKITS ON A VARIETY OF RELEVANT TOPICS.

MEMBERSHIP: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEARLY 700 MEMBERS, MNA BUILDS VISIBILITY, VOICE AND COHESIVENESS WITHIN MONTANA'S NONPROFIT SECTOR. ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS, MNA DEEPENS AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF NONPROFITS IN MONTANA THROUGH ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION. MNA'S E-NEWS IS DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY TO A LISTSERVE OF OVER 4,200 SUBSCRIBERS, ENSURING TIMELY AND USEFUL NONPROFIT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ARE DISSEMINATED ACROSS THE MNA NETWORK. MNA INFORMS AND ENGAGES NONPROFITS IN ADVOCACY ON BROAD, SECTOR-WIDE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM, INCLUDING TAX EXEMPTION AND CHARITABLE GIVING ISSUES.

ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY: MNA SERVES AS THE VOICE FOR THE CHARITABLE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY, SHAPES PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH ACTION, AND BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFITS TO BE STRONG ADVOCATES. MNA'S ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM INCLUDES: (1) EDUCATION AND LOBBYING ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT IMPACT ALL NONPROFITS; (2) TRAINING, EDUCATION AND TOOLS TO BUILD THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY'S ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY SKILLS; (3) IN 2020, PROVIDED LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION WITHIN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN THE STATEWIDE CENSUS COUNT.