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2023 Legislative Session: A Recap

MNA Association

To penalize nonprofits for carrying out their mission in a courtroom or a legislative hearing represents a misunderstanding of the nonprofit’s right and responsibility to associate, to petition government and to speak. Every success represents the power of association. It’s part of why we exist. Together we are a force for good!

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2023 Montana Legislature: Week One

MNA Association

MNA’s primary focus is on bills related to the nonprofit sector generally including Appropriations, Taxation, Ballot initiatives, Voting/Elections, Campaign Finance, and Lobbying. In addition we will be monitoring proposed changes to the Montana Constitution in the context of the MNA Public Policy Agenda.

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Of Myths and Markets: Moving Beyond the Capitalist God That Failed Us

NonProfit Quarterly

The National Association of Manufacturers, for example, saw its membership fall from over 5,000 businesses to fewer than 1,500. NAM, however, found a successful rebuilding and rebranding strategy in the mid-1930s as it became a central organizing arm of a movement to re-legitimize business in the eyes of the public and discredit the New Deal.