Non-Profit News

He started wondering why he couldn’t make more wishes come true for other children.

"Local" is the operative word, since most of those funders are based in or near the areas they serve.

The MPG Ranch promotes conservation through restoration, research, education and information sharing.

Open Road Alliance knows disaster is just one missed donation away for many nonprofits. Now it’s offering a lifeline.

New research from Wharton shows that timing is the key to maximizing donations, particularly from people with an existing connection to the organization.

It’s just 25 miles from Missoula. Whatever your ideal weekend getaway involves, the Confluence Cabin is the perfect base camp.

Charitable giving is expected to drop, and nonprofits that operate social services for the government will likely take the biggest hit.

"As a nonprofit, you’re constantly asking yourself, ‘Am I doing the most good?,’" he said. "If we can provide that, an opportunity for these kids to find their voice, I think that’s work worth doing.

Nonprofits provide more than 11 percent of all Montana jobs. Missoula alone is home to 232 wage-paying nonprofits that range from domestic violence to the environment, poverty, housing and equality. Without the generosity of donors, coupled with dwindling state and federal revenues, many of those efforts will face challenging times.

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