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Monday, October 4, 2021
Vaccine Legal Roundup with Mission Counsel

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly placed a host of various issues before nonprofit leaders: cancellation of events; sudden drops in donations; moving to remote work virtually overnight; figuring out how to keep staff and clients safe from infection; and on and on. Over the past few months, however, another issue has come to the forefront: how the availability of COVID-19 vaccines will impact nonprofits as employers and service providers.

Guest Post: Terry Mosteller, Mission Counsel

Monday, September 27, 2021
Nonprofit Coffee Break: Roxane Hill

Each month, Nonprofit Connect sits down with a different nonprofit professional to chat about leadership, learning and life over a cup of coffee. This month, we sit down with Roxane Hill, Executive Director of The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City.

Colin Bennett, Marketing Manager

Monday, September 20, 2021
Making Kansas City and the Nation a Safer Place with Charlie's House

Did you know that unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children? We are Charlie’s House, a safety organization based out of Kansas City, and we aim to change that.

Guest post: Melissa Roach, Charlie’s House

Monday, September 6, 2021
First-Dollar Coverage and the Connection with Health Equity

Now is the time for employers to reconsider their approach to healthcare plan design to ensure it is both affordable and equitable to all employees. The ultimate objective is to achieve and sustain a healthy workforce, and one immediate way to accomplish this objective is to ensure employer health plans offer more affordable access to care than traditional plans.

Guest Post: Nonstop Wellness

Monday, August 30, 2021
Policy Update: Budget Resolution, Voting Rights, Redistricting, and More

Nonprofit Connect works to keep Members updated on policy changes that affect nonprofits through Policy Updates. These messages provide brief information on what is going on in federal government and policy that may be of interest to the nonprofit community.

Kristen Wood, Advocacy Contributor

Friday, August 20, 2021
Nonprofit Coffee Break: Vincent Nguyen

Each month, Nonprofit Connect sits down with a different nonprofit professional to chat about leadership, learning and life over a cup of coffee. This month, we sit down with Vincent Nguyen, Development Director of Cultivate KC.

Colin Bennett, Marketing Manager

Monday, August 9, 2021
Policy Update: Infrastructure Bill, Paid Sick and Family Leave Tax Credits, and More

Nonprofit Connect works to keep Members updated on policy changes that affect nonprofits through Policy Updates. These messages provide brief information on what is going on in federal government and policy that may be of interest to the nonprofit community.

Kristen Wood, Advocacy Contributor

Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Nonprofit Coffee Break: Je T'aime Taylor

Each month, Nonprofit Connect sits down with a different nonprofit professional to chat about leadership, learning and life over a cup of coffee. This month, we sit down with Je T'aime Taylor, Executive Director of Front Porch Alliance.

Colin Bennett, Marketing Manager

Monday, July 19, 2021
Researching and Developing a Compelling Statement of Need

You know what your organization or agency needs. You can talk about it with great knowledge when you have to do a council or board of directors’ presentation. However, when the time comes to write your application’s Statement of Need narrative, you start by writing what you feel and breathe daily. What’s wrong with this approach? Personal feelings do not belong in any part of a funding request! Knowledge and experience do.

Guest Post: Dr. Bev Browning

Monday, July 12, 2021
Policy Update: Supreme Court Ruling, Infrastructure Bill & More

Nonprofit Connect works to keep Members updated on policy changes that affect nonprofits through Policy Updates. These messages provide brief information on what is going on in federal government and policy that may be of interest to the nonprofit community.

Kristen Wood, Advocacy Contributor