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The Clear Case for Four

Could Four Days Be the Future? One Expert Makes the Case. Have you ever wondered what it would take to move your organization to a four-day work week and whether it could really work? This month's guest has answers, evidence, and a whole lot of encouragement.

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Getting Started with the 4-day Workweek

Worksheet: Organizations can leverage a strong culture of respecting time off and flexible scheduling to implement a 4-day workweek, addressing barriers like meeting overload and client reactions by auditing meetings and testing external communication changes. This worksheet from WorkFour will help you get started.

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E-Goodie Bag: 4-Day Work Week 

Post-event resources: Curious about whether a 4-day workweek could work at your organization? Hear from the experts at WorkFour about the benefits of a shortened workweek and the practical, tactical, and change management support needed to make a shift like this. Also hear from several of your MACC network peers about what they’ve learned implementing this at their own organizations!

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MACC Shared Employee Benefits Program

Employee benefits can make a real difference in employee recruitment and retention, but they also represent some of the most volatile costs for organizations. This is right where MACC’s founders first started their work– to collaborate to save on benefits. And this isn’t just a discount program with a preferred vendor or sponsoring corporation. This is true collaborative scale in the marketplace.

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Trust as an Asset: Part B

Case study on how MACC explored forming a managed service organization to deepen collaboration, focusing on shared systems, legal structures, and trust. They chose a limited liability company to protect assets, emphasizing culture and mission engagement.

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Trust as an Asset: Part A

Case Study on how MACC, a coalition of Minnesota nonprofits, aims to deepen collaboration by building trust, sharing administrative functions, and developing a managed service organization. The study shows up leadership emphasizes strategic growth, relationship-building, and shared values.

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Case Study: MACC CommonWealth

Case study on MACC CommonWealth, founded in 2007 by Minnesota nonprofits, provides shared administrative services to reduce costs, improve quality, and support collaboration. It emphasizes standards, trust, and partnership, expanding into programmatic services like youth truancy.

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E-Goodie Bag: MN Paid Leave

Amanda Golly and Katie Berg from MACC’s HR Team, and Caleb Golberg and Kevin Miller from MACC friend and partner Gallagher shared their knowledge and expertise to help us understand how the new MN Paid Leave law will impact our organizaitons. This E-Goodie Bag contains the recording and some additional great resources from the session.

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