Policy / Advocacy
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
E-Goodie Bag: 2026 Legislative Preview
Get prepared for the 2026 Minnesota legislative session with MACC’s Legislative Preview. Explore expert insights on the state and federal policy landscape, session recordings and presentations, legislative resources, funding updates, and advocacy tools to help Minnesota human services nonprofits stay informed and engaged.
Nonprofit misconceptions: talking points to combat false narratives
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' talking points helping nonprofits proactively counter false narratives about the sector (e.g. around fraud and administrative costs) with fact-based, mission-focused messaging.
Minnesota Grant Contract Reform Coalition
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' hub on the Minnesota Grant Contract Reform Coalition, which it co-leads with MACC and other partners to push for less burdensome, more consistent state grantmaking and contracting policies across Minnesota's decentralized agency system.
Legislator Guide: Questions to Ask Nonprofits Seeking State Funding
One of Minnesota CN's legislator-facing guides (part of the grant contract reform coalition's toolkit) framing questions state legislators should ask nonprofits seeking state funding, to inform reform debates without adding excessive burden.
Legislator Guide: Understanding Nonprofit Operating Realities
A companion MCN legislator guide explaining nonprofit operating realities, intended to help state lawmakers craft grant/contract reforms that reflect how nonprofits actually function.
Legislative Initiatives Decision Tool
A decision-tree tool from the grant reform coalition offering an alternative framework to a proposed ban on direct legislative appropriations to nonprofits, guiding when to use direct appropriations vs. competitive grants.
2026 MACC Advocacy Debrief
A debrief summarizing the outcomes and takeaways from MACC's 2026 state advocacy work. We advocate for the conditions human services organizations need to thrive — fair pay for workers, data that serves communities rather than burdens them, and a public narrative that reflects the real value of this work. Dig into our advocacy priorities, definitions, platform, and outcomes.
Improving Nonprofit–Local Government Contracting: A Discussion Primer for MACC Members
A MACC discussion primer on improving nonprofit–local government contracting relationships. The fight for better contracting is about enabling the community nonprofit infrastructure that strengthens community well-being.