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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.

MEDA Upcoming Events: Fall Conference and More

Lunch and Learn with Tash Wisemiller: Community Revitalization Programs

October 26, 2022 | 11am

A Wild Idea – American Prairie Reserve – How Conservationist Ali Fox ’02 {Dartmouth) is making the Great Plains great again in Montana

Last year local ranchers trucked in hay from as far as the Midwest to feed their cattle. Some sold their herds, and if the drought doesn’t break, more selloffs are expected.

How Do You Make a Decision When Every Option Looks Bad?

In the face of a crisis, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard worked with his team to create a new solution. Here’s how other leaders can do the same, writes Wharton Dean Erika James.

Senator Jon Tester Secures $2 Million to Strengthen Montana Food Systems

“Food security is national security—and with consolidation in the food industry at an all-time high, it’s critical that we strengthen our local systems to ensure that all Montanans have reliable access to healthy foods,” said Tester. “The closer the consumer is to the producer, the better the food will taste, and the healthier it will be. By cutting out middlemen and investing in local food systems, Montana’s producers will benefit from better margins, and consumers will receive high quality food at more affordable prices.”

Will Holland Lake become the next Big Sky?

Thousands of people are raising objections to a controversial plan to expand Holland Lake Lodge, especially after the U.S. Forest Service admits it made errors at the beginning of the process.

Arlyne Reichert reflects on Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention

What would happen is, you would go to Helena, and go to the committee meeting. They would be very nice. You would sit in and listen. When it came time to vote, the Legislative Chair would say, ‘sorry, everyone out of the room. Executive session.’ That meant we need secrecy, we need privacy, and they vote, and we never knew how they were voting.

Montana Senator Jon Tester fields questions at Helena town hall

More than 100 people attended a town hall with the senator at Helena College.