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Our Vision
Everyone has the right to well-being. We envision a future where individuals and families live in strong, healthy, vibrant, and equitable communities. Where everyone has high quality housing, healthy food, robust healthcare, equitable education, excellent child and elder care, accessible transportation, nearby community centers, and neighborhood spaces to gather in and enrich their lives.
True Costs and Living Wages
Tune in to hear Steve Horsfield, Executive Director and Christina Jacobson, Director of Equity and HR share how seemingly simple things like HR policies and straightforward conversations with funders enables Simpson Housing Services to both deliver on their mission of ending homelessness one household at a time, and pay staff a living wage that better supports both their employees and the people they serve. Learn more in this January 2026 edition of our monthly Workforce Digest!
2025 MACC Network Advocacy Messages
We bring together the voices, wisdom, and influence of our collective to co-create a better narrative for our sector that support’s our network's shared vision for equitable, thriving, abundant communities. We asked our network leaders to share their perspectives to directly shape our advocacy messaging for the coming year.
Government Partnership Report: MACC member diagnosis & recommendations
A MACC report diagnosing government-partnership challenges based on member input, with recommendations for improving nonprofit–government relationships.
Improving Nonprofit–Local Government Contracting: A Discussion Primer for MACC Members
A MACC discussion primer on improving nonprofit–local government contracting relationships. The fight for better contracting is about enabling the community nonprofit infrastructure that strengthens community well-being.
2026 MACC Advocacy Debrief
A debrief summarizing the outcomes and takeaways from MACC's 2026 state advocacy work. We advocate for the conditions human services organizations need to thrive — fair pay for workers, data that serves communities rather than burdens them, and a public narrative that reflects the real value of this work. Dig into our advocacy priorities, definitions, platform, and outcomes.
Legislative Initiatives Decision Tool
A decision-tree tool from the grant reform coalition offering an alternative framework to a proposed ban on direct legislative appropriations to nonprofits, guiding when to use direct appropriations vs. competitive grants.
Legislator Guide: Understanding Nonprofit Operating Realities
A companion MCN legislator guide explaining nonprofit operating realities, intended to help state lawmakers craft grant/contract reforms that reflect how nonprofits actually function.