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Public Policy Agenda Issues
Public Policy Updates
Past Successes & Campaigns
Advocacy & Public Policy Resources
Redistricting
Nonprofits and Elections
WORK NOW Act
ACE Act
Nonprofit Relief Fund
Oppose Legislation Harming MN Nonprofits

Past Successes & Campaigns

Since its founding in 1987, MCN has been recognized for exemplary work at the state legislature and as a source of training on relationships and advocacy between nonprofits and government. The number and subject matter of MCN’s public policy positions has grown over time. Below are just some of the campaigns and successes over MCN's history of public policy work.

Opposed voter restriction amendment
Opposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
Reduced the impacts of fraud clawbacks on nonprofits
Eliminated the annual deadline for nonprofit employers to opt out of the state unemployment insurance fund
Raised audit threshold for charitable organizations to $750,000
Established new definition for charitable property tax exemption
Deleted for Budgetary Reasons Campaign gave sobering realities of impact of state budget cuts
Think Twice Before Cutting Funding to Nonprofits Campaign limited budget cuts to vital services
Passed the Charitable Giving Relief Act, providing tax deductions to Minnesota non-itemizers