
Montana Nonprofit Association helping organizations work through COVID-19
Since COVID-19 reached Montana, nonprofits have faced the social services challenges heads-on.heads on to help those in need.
Since COVID-19 reached Montana, nonprofits have faced the social services challenges heads-on.heads on to help those in need.
“We’re just now looking at the CARES Act and all the SBA stuff trying to understand what kind of relief is available to nonprofits,” says Montana Nonprofit Association Executive Director Liz Moore.
Since the founding of our country nonprofits have been a key partner to government as a mechanism for carrying out government responsibilities and obligations in a more efficient, community-centric way.
I write today as board chair for the Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA), a membership organization representing more than 600 nonprofits across Montana.
Starting December 1, most salaried workers earning about $47,500 or less a year will get time-and-a-half pay when they put in over 40 hours a week. That’s more than double the existing overtime cutoff.
The Montana Nonprofit Association has 600 members, which is about 10 percent of the nonprofits in the state, she said. And about 47,000 Montanans are employed by nonprofits, or 30,000 if you don’t count hospitals.
For many of us, donating to worthy causes during the holidays is a significant part of the season.