Michigan Nonprofit Association Blog

Why Detroit?

MNA — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:37:29 +0000

Where will you be this week? Many nonprofits will be attending the Council of Michigan Foundations and Independent Sector Annual Conferences in Detroit. Why Detroit? Some say because it’s ground zero for the economic stress of the nation with the Auto Manufacturers in crisis, the nation’s highest unemployment rate and a state government that [...]

Tuesday is Election Day!

MNA — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:10:17 +0000

While this is not what many consider to be a “major” election year, important local elections are taking place across the state Tuesday, November 3, and there is also a special election for a state senate seat. Use the links below to find out which elections are taking place in your county on Tuesday, then [...]

Telling Your Story

MNA — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:13:42 +0000

“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” -Robert McAfee Brown With the holidays just around the corner, media are searching their communities for the best nonprofit story to tell. Are you ready to tell a compelling story if they call your office tomorrow? Here are some quick story telling tips [...]

Volunteerism Goes Hollywood

MNA — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:08:21 +0000

This week Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) has mobilized the entertainment community and is putting the spotlight on volunteerism and community service. iParticipate is a multi-year campaign that puts the volunteerism movement as the guest star for many of your favorite programs. Starting today through October 24 (which is conveniently Make a [...]

Member Perspective: Stimulus Funding At Work

MNA — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:29:29 +0000

Story developed for the Michigan Nonprofit Storybank. Since 2006, the number of uninsured patients of Muskegon Family Care, a Community Health Center located in West Michigan, has increased by 59 percent. This Community Health Center (CHC) is one in a network of 32 public and nonprofit organizations, who provide quality, comprehensive, community-oriented primary health care [...]

Support Efforts to Make the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax-Free

MNA — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:29:42 +0000

Voices for National Service and AmeriCorps Alums are spearheading a joint letter in support of H.R. 1596, the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act, which would exclude the award from consideration as gross income, ensuring recipients can use the its full value to support their educational pursuits. The joint letter – which [...]

Reform Impacting Nonprofit Providers of Health Care

MNA — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:10:44 +0000

The state’s nonprofit sector is wide and diverse and the current debate regarding health care reform could affect all nonprofits. Nowhere is that more evident than with the nonprofit providers of health care. Michigan’s 144 community hospitals care for all patients who walk through their doors, regardless of their ability to pay. While [...]

Campus-Community Collaboration

MNA — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:11:07 +0000

The United Nations has chosen the first Monday in October to be World Habitat Day – a day to stand up and let it be known that affordable, adequate housing should be a priority everywhere. I was excited to learn of this new day of advocacy as the work of Habitat for Humanity and [...]

As Poverty Rates Rise, Michigan Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTAs Work to Get Things Done

MNA — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:46:21 +0000

One could argue that there has never been a more important time to become an AmeriCorps *VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America). VISTAs are individuals who dedicate a year of their life to eradicating poverty—these volunteers pledge to “get things done for America.” As poverty and unemployment rates have climbed sky-high nationwide, VISTAs have worked [...]

As Individuals are Priced Out of Insurance Coverage, So Are Employers

MNA — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:17:46 +0000

New U.S. Census data released Tuesday shows that Michigan has more than 1 million residents who lack health insurance. That’s about one in every nine people in the state. This gives new urgency to the national debate on health care reform. It’s of huge importance to the nonprofit world – both as advocates for the [...]