How diverse and inclusive are Michigan’s nonprofits?

How diverse and inclusive are Michigan’s nonprofits? Unfortunately, not much data has been collected over the years to help us know the answer for our state. Who makes up the majority of nonprofit boards and staff?
Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University have developed a new [...]

Reform Impacting Nonprofit Providers of Health Care

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

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 Individuals are Priced Out of Insurance Coverage, So Are Employers

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 [...]

Join Your Nonprofit Colleagues in the FutureLab

Our work to define the sector’s role in society will never be more important. Every day we witness the work of the nonprofit sector being defined and redefined by circumstances seemingly beyond our control. For example, the health care reform debate is the nation’s single most contentious issue—even greater than our two foreign [...]

Is Health Care Reform an Issue for Michigan Nonprofits?

Is health care reform an issue for your nonprofit? Michigan Nonprofit Association says yes and nine out of ten responding nonprofits to our recent health care survey agree. MNA and the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University assessed how the current health care system is affecting nonprofits as employers. You [...]

What’s Next for the Nonprofit Sector?

Robert Egger, founder and president of DC Central Kitchen and author of Begging for Change, will join us at the 10th annual Michigan Nonprofit Day on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 as our luncheon keynote speaker. Robert will explore the need to develop common strategies for collaborative accomplishments and successful interactions, so that the voice on [...]

2010 Census: Nonprofits Count!

Michigan Nonprofit Association is embarking on an exciting new initiative to organize Michigan’s nonprofit sector to prepare communities for the 2010 Census. MNA recently organized the Michigan Nonprofit Complete Count Committee to serve as a collaborative, coordinated, statewide campaign to increase participation in the 2010 Census in communities that are at significant risk of [...]

StrategyLab: Building a Stronger Nonprofit Sector

I was invited along with more than 70 other individuals to participate in a “Strategy Lab” hosted by Independent Sector called, Envisioning our Future. The focus? Building a stronger nonprofit sector out of one of our nation’s worst financial crisis. This meeting started with a three-day conference in Colorado and continues now [...]

Resource Friday: Utilizing Research to Support Your Work

A couple months ago MNA with the Council of Michigan Foundations, and the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University released the 2009 Economic Benefits of Michigan’s Nonprofit Sector report. This report, released every three to four years, helps demonstrate the strength and size of Michigan’s nonprofit sector and should be used by nonprofits when [...]