Resources
The purpose of this hub is to bring together resources from across different places and spaces to create one central hub where our network can come to find tools to help us as a collective adapt to and thrive through, the rapid changes in our political, economic, and social environment.
Latest Resources
Case Study: MACC CommonWealth
Case study on MACC CommonWealth, founded in 2007 by Minnesota nonprofits, provides shared administrative services to reduce costs, improve quality, and support collaboration. It emphasizes standards, trust, and partnership, expanding into programmatic services like youth truancy. Its governance ensures equal member representation, fostering deep collaboration, scaling growth, and serving as a model for similar initiatives nationwide.
Trust as an Asset: Part A
Case Study on how MACC, a coalition of Minnesota nonprofits, aims to deepen collaboration by building trust, sharing administrative functions, and developing a managed service organization. Leadership emphasizes strategic growth, relationship-building, and shared values, but faces challenges balancing efficiency with social mission preservation, especially amid funding constraints and organizational diversity.
Trust as an Asset: Part B
Case study on how MACC explored forming a managed service organization to deepen collaboration, focusing on shared systems, legal structures, and trust. They chose a limited liability company to protect assets, emphasizing culture and mission engagement. Success depends on recruiting new members, with ongoing challenges in space, staff transition, and balancing costs, trust, and mission passion.
Member Resource
Data Justice Standards
The MACC Data Justice Standards are a practical guide for human service organizations committed to collecting, using, and sharing data with integrity. Developed collaboratively by our Data Network's Data Justice working group, they outline two core commitments — Do Good and Reduce Harm — with specific, actionable steps for centering participants, reducing barriers to services, protecting data, and elevating equitable funding practices.
Nonpartisan Advocacy: How Nonprofits and Foundations Can Educate and Advocate During Election Season
Though public charities must remain nonpartisan, they have a critical role to play throughout the election cycle! Not only can public charities engage in issue advocacy during election season, but they can also conduct robust voter and candidate education campaigns and mobilize the public to get out the vote. Foundations can also play an important role in promoting and supporting civic participation.
The Dos and Don’ts for Nonprofits with Elections
Did you know nonprofits can do voter engagement work in the community? Not only can we legally, we think nonprofits should – and MCN is here to help. Join us as we learn together about what nonprofits legally can and cannot do to support election engagement but also understand strategies that support nonprofit staff doing engagement that makes sense for their organization’s mission and constituencies. We also will have time for Q+A to ensure the opportunity to ask clarifying questions.
Anticipating Policy Change
Rapidly issued executive orders and guidance can introduce significant changes and require immediate implementation, even when they seem to arrive without warning. The August Grassroots Advocacy Network convening will discuss pathways to prepare for potential policy and regulatory shifts by examining executive actions, litigation trends, appropriations signals, and early agency guidance.
