Non-Profit News

The Bitter Root RC&D was established in 1965, the first in the state, to help Mineral, Missoula and Ravalli counties promote conscientious development of the area’s natural and human resources while maintaining a high quality of life.

"Sometimes, especially when the economy is tough, it’s easy to say ‘Nonprofits are nice to have, but if we can’t contribute right now that’s okay,’" she said. "But I think if we ignore nonprofit organizations or are not as generous as we need to be to keep nonprofits going, the economy will feel that impact."

"We could build the entire country of Haiti if we could get to this wood."

"When it comes to providing services to the people Easter Seals-Goodwill serves, there is no option, it has to be done," said Pat Rice, who has served on the organization’s board for 22 years. "Today Easter Seals clients need more comprehensive services, and we provide those. And clients are staying in our programs much longer. We have some that are retirement age. So we need to have the facilities to provide those services."

Your answers will give us valuable information about the "state of the sector" in each of our states and throughout the area we represent.

Forty-two soldiers from Montana have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a local group is trying to help the families left behind.

Conserving land helps improve habitat for elk and other wildlife, which also helps the population grow.

It’s an easy, open application process to get your group on the chalkboard, but you’d better plan ahead.

Other Habitat branches have also pivoted in the recession, trying different angles in a dark time.

Fifty-one percent of nonprofits have had to turn away clients for lack of proper resources, for example. And 24 percent reported they have only enough cash reserves to survive less than a month.