News Category: LEADERSHIP

Opinion: Candidates’ Commitment to Road Safety Should Be a Litmus Test For Voters

Leadership, action and courage is needed to address any crisis, and the same is true for mobility safety and accessibility. That is why it is crucial to recognize that traffic safety is a ballot issue when voting this year, and America needs leaders ready to make street safety a priority.

How Healthy is the US Nonprofit Sector – Quarterly Report

Independent Sector regularly releases Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector reports – an evolving and growing resource of data, analysis, and recommendations about key areas powering U.S. nonprofits. Among the most recent report’s key highlights: The number of donors to U.S. nonprofits has declined.

Bozeman considering composting program

“It supports so many of the goals of our city, including goals …from our climate action plan,” Commissioner Jennifer Madgic said. “We’ve been talking about composting in Bozeman for some time so I’m excited.”

Montana Switches Gears to Try to Bargain for Lower Health Care Costs for Employees

Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices its public employee health plan pays hospitals for services, an approach that has saved the state millions of dollars and become a model for health plans nationwide.

Networking is a necessary — and misunderstood — skill. Here’s how to hone it.

Networking gets a bad rap, but it doesn’t have to be overly scary, shallow, or corporate.

Study: Economic impact of Cognizant ATG in Missoula hits $122M, supports 814 jobs

One of Missoula’s fastest growing companies is also pushing its way onto the list of the city’s largest employers, and its economic impact on the region is now measured in nine figures.

CBS 60 Minutes – American Prairie: Creating a huge new nature reserve in Montana

The United States has national parks devoted to canyons and deserts, glaciers and geysers; even underwater coral reefs. 63 national parks in all.

But somehow, we skipped the American prairie. The grasslands that once stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rockies played a vital role in the lives of Native Americans, White settlers, and an endless variety of wildlife. They inspired explorers and artists, but apparently not park planners.

Montana Tech, University of Montana, Salish Kootenai College awarded $4.5 million in collaborative grants

The overall goal of this project is to increase STEM degree completion of undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. The project aims to increase the first-year retention and graduation rates for each student cohort, improve transition after graduation to either a STEM career or further higher education, and advance knowledge about issues and factors impacting advancement along the academic pathway.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 10-23-22

7) Great Falls entrepreneurs met at MT Pints for a Business Pitch event hosted by GFDA. Business Pitch is fun, informal and open to anyone interested in sharing their business idea or project. Follow our Facebook page for details on future Business Pitch events or contact Tony at 406-750-2099.

On Earning & Keeping Trust, Nonprofits’ Greatest Asset

Regular readers of Nonprofit Advocacy Updates are well aware that public policy challenges can undermine the work of charitable organizations. That’s one reason, out of many, nonprofits need to be transparent and operate ethically. Any action that breaches the public’s trust can hurt all 501(c)(3) if lawmakers push bills that burden charitable operations, impose unrealistic expectations, or apply discriminatory treatment.