Resources
We curate resources from across different places and spaces in this central hub where our network can come to find tools to help us as a collective adapt to and thrive through, the rapid changes in our political, economic, and social environment. This robust resource library is full of tools, guides, podcasts, reports, recordings and resources from our events, and more!
Latest Resources
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.
Legislator Guide: Questions to Ask Nonprofits Seeking State Funding
One of Minnesota CN's legislator-facing guides (part of the grant contract reform coalition's toolkit) framing questions state legislators should ask nonprofits seeking state funding, to inform reform debates without adding excessive burden.
Minnesota Grant Contract Reform Coalition
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' hub on the Minnesota Grant Contract Reform Coalition, which it co-leads with MACC and other partners to push for less burdensome, more consistent state grantmaking and contracting policies across Minnesota's decentralized agency system.
Nonprofit misconceptions: talking points to combat false narratives
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' talking points helping nonprofits proactively counter false narratives about the sector (e.g. around fraud and administrative costs) with fact-based, mission-focused messaging.