News Category: Non-Profit News

Big Sky Economic Development Receives 2 Impact Awards at the Montana Economic Developers Association Fall Conference

Each year, through its Impact Awards, MEDA recognizes member organizations that demonstrate valuable and effective approaches to community and economic development throughout Montana.

The Creator Economy is the future of the economy

The dean of studies of the creative class has analyzed the rise of the Creator Economy to reveal which cities are winning—and how we can foster a broad middle class.

Podcast – ‘The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face’

Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli, author of The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face, speaks with Wharton marketing professor Peter Fader about the surprising tradeoffs both employers and employees may have to accept as organizations grapple with returning to the office.

Montana’s Ann & Bill Payne Announce Additional $300,000 Match to Seed the Future Ahead of Giving Tuesday; Challenges Other Angels to Give

“I have a passion for developing and expanding angel education and it rubbed off on my wife, Ann, who has been very encouraging as I have pursued these endeavors. If I wanted to do something little, she wanted to do something bigger. There’s no question in my mind that this second gift wouldn’t have happened without her encouragement,” – Bill Payne.

All donations are good, right? Wrong – Montana Nonprofit Association

Nonprofit Day at the Capitol – January 5, 2023

MacKenzie Scott Donates $14 Million to Montana’s Headwaters Foundation

“We are so grateful for this generous gift. It is a meaningful recognition of the vital work of our grantee partners,” said Brenda Solorzano, CEO of Headwaters Foundation. “It also acknowledges the trust-based approach Headwaters uses in our grantmaking to share power with the organizations and communities we serve.”

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Senator Jon Tester Pays a Veterans Day Visit to Veteran Entrepreneur Joshua Toenyes, CEO of Cardsetter

FVCC’s Website Redesign Project Earns Two Prestigious Awards

Project6 Design created a case study on their work to outline the problem, solution, and result achieved with the FVCC project. As experts in the education industry paired with first-hand knowledge from a wide variety of FVCC user groups, the resulting website exhibits a user-friendly, accessible, and now award-winning design.

What are the traits of an extraordinary leader? Give a rip.

The best leaders are those who are impatient to succeed, measure their progress against their own personal best and are pushed to excel by the setbacks they have faced, writes leadership coach Bill Treasurer. “You know you’re going to have to prove yourself to many others in the future — and you’re up to that challenge,” Treasurer writes.

Washington Foundation gives $350K to 100 basic needs organizations

The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has selected 100 food banks, food pantries, rescue missions, homeless shelters, and Salvation Army organizations across Montana to receive a combined $350,000 in additional grant funds to aid them in helping Montana’s most vulnerable citizens during the holiday season.