Organizational Resilience or Effectiveness
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
On Identity, Belonging, and the Fire That Sustains
What does it look like when an organization doesn't just talk about values — but builds them into the very bones of how it works? This month's episode offers a powerful, living answer to that question. Learn more in this June 2026 edition of our monthly Workforce Digest!
You can’t outwork the problem ❤️
If you've ever cleared time on your calendar for deep work only to watch it disappear one urgent email at a time, this episode is going to feel uncomfortably familiar — and deeply useful. Learn more in this July 2026 edition of our monthly Workforce Digest!
How Are You…Really?
Marlee James, licensed clinical counselor, trauma therapist, and founder of Reviving Roots, joins Laurel Hansen MACC's Program Director, for a conversation on what it really takes to build psychologically safe, trauma-informed workplaces. From soul care groups to the power of asking "how are you" twice, Marlee offers practical tools any team can start using now — and a clear-eyed reminder that burnout is a structural problem, not an individual one. Whether you're a frontline staff member or an executive director, this episode has something you can use today.
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.
E-Goodie Bag: Summit Day 1, 2026
Packed after-session E-Goodie bag full of resources, links and recordings from Day 1 of MACC's 2026 Member Summit! Learn great new and creative ideas for approaching workplace challenges. Get simple, holistic practices to reframe your approach to wellbeing.
