Myths About State Budget Deter Michigan’s Progress

Check out the Michigan Fiscal Responsibility Project’s op-ed in Tuesday’s Detroit Free Press. http://www.mitaxtruth.com/media.php. The op-ed tackles many myths about the state budget, including the myth that state spending is out of control. Kyle Caldwell is a co-author of the op-ed. MNA is a member of the Michigan Fiscal Responsibility Project.
Submitted by Erin Skene

A Sector, United

Here at MNA, we talk a lot about the need for the nonprofit sector to be “united.” Nonprofits, diverse as they must be to represent a wide range of people and ideas, sometimes have missions that aren’t particularly complimentary. Sometimes you even find nonprofits with missions that stand in opposition to each other. But there [...]

Young and Ambitious?

I love that on Monday morning one of my co-workers fills me in on what I missed in the New York Times this weekend (don’t mind the fact that she has to drive to the one coffee shop in town that sells it because home delivery isn’t an option). This article “The Age of Ambition” [...]

Positioning for the Discussion

This week I received a number of media calls about the national economy and the speculation around a recession.
“Are nonprofits in Michigan getting ready to change the way they do business to prepare for a recession?” I was asked.
Are they ready? Michigan is the “Canary in the Coal Mine” for economic restructuring and that our [...]

Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference

Care about service-learning? Want to network with others who share your passion? Two Michigan Nonprofit Association partners - The Michigan Community Service Commission and Michigan Campus Compact together will host a conference that will help you become involved and promote service-learning in your community. The Institute: Service-Learning and Civic engagement is scheduled for [...]

Free Webinar - Nonprofit PR

This Friday, January 25, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. ET, Vocus is offering a free webinar about how to achieve Public Relations success in the Nonprofit world. If you are PR professional at a nonprofit or if you handle much of the PR, marketing and communication at your organization, I would recommend participating in this [...]

Politics and Hard Decisions

The Governor’s State of the State address will take place later this month, later she will present her budget, and the Michigan Legislature is looking at the revenue estimates and bills calling for fixes to the Michigan Business Tax. In other words, the state budget debate hiatus is over.
Thursday, I joined my colleagues in [...]

Make it a Day On

Ahh the long weekend. A chance for you to catch up on your TiVo’ed television right? Wrong. This year, find your way from your couch into the community over the long weekend. Celebrate Martin Luther King Day through volunteering to paint a school, recruit mentors, visit the local senior center or conduct a food [...]

That Marketing Show

Not too long ago I discovered an online radio marketing show - That Marketing Show. It’s a 30-minute FREE podcast where host Rodger Roeser, “The Corporate Rockstar,” interviews experts of the public relations, branding and marketing field. I find the podcast to be light and easy to listen to. You definitely do not have [...]

Nonprofits and the Michigan Primary

Is Michigan’s nonprofit sector on the radar screens of the Presidential Candidates? The answer I’ve given is yes, if…..Given the punishment policies of the national Republican and Democratic parties to Michigan’s party leaders, it becomes difficult to find ways to measure Michigan’s overall significance in the political races and debates that fuel them. On [...]