Member Perspective: Stimulus Funding At Work

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 [...]

Member Perspective: Mapping Michigan for the Future

“There is a need in my community. I want to help by starting a nonprofit.” This question or some variation of it comes in daily to the main line at Michigan Nonprofit Association. While the caller is almost always different, the response is generally the same. “First, is there anyone else working [...]

Member Perspective: The Power of Nonprofits

I’ve attended hundreds of recognition dinners, receptions, galas and events. A few weeks ago, I was lucky to be part of two particular events that reminded me that volunteers and employees who dedicate their careers to the nonprofit sector are the ones that power the nonprofit sector. I was invited to attend the [...]

Member Perspective: Campus-Community Partnership Receives $10,000 Carter Partnership Award

Every day, the staff at Michigan Campus Compact learns about and works with incredible service-learning initiatives and campus-community partnerships. But, it’s not often we get to award one of those amazing campus-community partnerships with a $10,000 grant.
The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration is given bi-annually by Michigan Campus Compact to [...]

Member Perspective: Support Mentoring with Meijer Gift Cards

Do you find yourself buying gift cards for graduations, weddings, birthdays and other upcoming celebrations? Would you like to make your purchases more meaningful? On Saturday, June 20, 2009, your gift card purchases can really count for mentoring programs in Michigan. By purchasing a Meijer gift card of $25 or more this [...]

Transforming the Identity of the Nonprofit Sector

This year’s Michigan Nonprofit SuperConference was held May 5-6, 2009, in Dearborn. The conference convened participants, presenters, exhibitors and speakers from across the state and nation who all took part in a dialogue about the current state of our sector, and what the future holds as we work to advance the nonprofit movement in [...]

Member Perspective: ONE place of Excellence

A wonderful new resource has recently opened in the Kalamazoo Public Library. ONE place – which stands for Opportunities for Nonprofit Excellence – will offer nonprofit organizations technical assistance, referrals to targeted resources, trainings and support through workshops, webinars and peer learning gatherings. In addition to the on-site service delivery, ONE place has [...]

Member Perspective: Michigan Humane Society

As I was looking through my Google searches today, I kept coming across articles reminding folks that in Michigan’s frigid winter temperatures, outdoor animals need extra food, water, and shelter. Then, during lunch, I overheard two men discussing how their dogs are acclimating to the weather, going outside only when they must and quickly [...]

Accounting Aid Society Named “Best-Managed Nonprofit”

MNA would like to congratulate the Accounting Aid Society for receiving the honor of “Best-Managed Nonprofit” from Crain’s Detroit Business! Check out the full story here.
Accounting Aid Society has been a member of MNA since 1997 and has struggled through a budget deficit, increasing costs and technology demands for their tax assistance programs, [...]

Member Perspective: Metro Detroit Mentor Collaboration

The key to mentoring seems to be working together. When meeting, a mentee and match’s discussion may touch on such topics as establishing future goals, defeating current obstacles, or dealing with outcomes of past decisions. Regardless of where the conversation may go, the match and mentee will work together in the pursuit of [...]