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Actions of solidarity for friends and allies outside Minnesota
Top takeaway: For our non-Minnesotan friends, thank you for your outreach and outpouring of support, and here are some tangible ways you can be in solidarity with the people of Minnesota. Download these Actions of Solidarity as a 1-pager >> Minnesota is being asked to do the impossible once again: to hold unbearable grief at the same…
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Resources: supporting community during ICE operations
Minnesota is once again facing a dark moment. Our state is undergoing what the federal department of Homeland Security has called the “largest scale immigration operation ever,” an onslaught that is killing people, blatantly instigating and escalating harm, endangering our friends and neighbors, breaking up families, and traumatizing children. Our neighbors, our children, and our…
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Supporting immigrants in this time of grief
Minnesota is once again facing a dark moment. Our communities grieve the loss of life of Renee Nicole Good who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on January 7 in south Minneapolis. By all accounts, she was a loving mother, wife, poet, and a strong advocate for her community. Minnesota Council…
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2025 Pulse Check Report
Top takeaway: Nonprofits continue to struggle with increased demand and decreased funding at the close of 2025. After a year of upheaval for many nonprofits, MCN decided to take a quick pulse check of the nonprofit sector. The 2025 Pulse Check Report is a continuation of this spring’s 2025 Current Conditions of Minnesota’s Nonprofit Sector…
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Solidarity with our immigrant neighbors
A joint statement from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the Minnesota Council on Foundations, including resources on immigrant safety and legal rights: Across our state, immigrants, especially Somali Minnesotans, are living in terror of intensifying ICE raids targeting our communities. The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) and the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) stand…
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2025 State & Federal Policy Actions – a comprehensive list
Top takeaway: A comprehensive list of state and federal policy actions, listed in reverse chronological order, to help your nonprofit keep track of all the happenings. How to navigate this document Policy categories have been added in parenthesis following the action title: Federal; State; SNAP; Funding; Nonprofit Attacks; Nonpartisanship; PSLF; Shutdown. We recommend using “control F”…
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Federal government shutdown over: top takeaways
The longest federal government shutdown is now over; starting November 13, the federal government is back up and running. Updates: November 13: After 43 days, Congress enacted a legislative package on the evening of November 12 to end the federal shutdown. Starting today, November 13, the federal government is back up and running. The 42…
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SNAP benefits stop Nov. 1; latest updates
Top takeaway: 440,000 Minnesotans (over one-third of whom are children) lost access to essential food assistance November 1 as the Trump-Vance administration refuses to release SNAP funds, which is equivalent to about 8 percent of the state’s population. The latest: States begin to distribute SNAP funds, then are told by USDA to undo any…
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Nonprofit misconceptions: talking points to combat false narratives
Top takeaway: Push back on harmful misconceptions vilifying nonprofits, including: Misconception #1: Nonprofits don’t impact me. Misconception #2: State funding to nonprofits is a handout with minimal rules or accountability. Misconception #3: What’s wrong with government efforts to cut grants and save money? Misconception #4: Nonprofits are more vulnerable to fraud than other sectors.
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Letter to the editor and op-ed best practices
Top takeaway: Letters to the editor and op-eds help your nonprofit influence public discourse, establish your expertise, bring visibility, and help you control the narrative. Letter to the Editor best practices To enhance your advocacy and make your community more aware of the many contributions nonprofits make to Minnesota, consider writing a letter to the…
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