About Montana Nonprofit Association
What is Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA)?
Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA) is the statewide membership and advocacy organisation for Montana's charitable sector — its mission, as widely quoted, is "to provide leadership for Montana's nonprofit sector and partner with charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector." Founded in 2001 (and celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2011), MNA serves as the connector, capacity-builder and policy voice for the nonprofit community across Big Sky Country.
MNA's primary activities include providing training and education to nonprofits in Montana (Net Promoter Scores stay strong year over year), policy and advocacy work on behalf of the sector, and serving roughly 700 nonprofit members. The organisation publishes resources, runs sector convenings, and works closely with the National Council of Nonprofits as one of its state-level partner associations.
Where will I work?
MNA is based at 7 W 6th Ave in Helena, Montana. The team works hybrid out of Helena, with staff distributed across Montana and the option to work remotely from in-state. After a brief experiment with split scheduling during the 2022 pilot (some Mon–Thu, some Tue–Fri), MNA settled on a unified Monday–Thursday workweek with a rotating on-call rotation for Fridays so member needs continue to be answered.
What is the MNA team like?
MNA is a small but high-impact team of seven staff led by Executive Director Liz Moore and Associate Director Adam Jespersen. Adam captured the team philosophy in a National Council of Nonprofits feature: "While nonprofits are never going to lead the way in wages against the tech and business sectors or even government jobs, nonprofits can provide you with meaningful work, pay you the best we can, and offer you the chance for balance in your life." Magee was the founding director; Liz Moore succeeded him in 2011.
Work-Life Balance
MNA was one of 50 organisations accepted into the 2022 North American 4 Day Week Global pilot, beginning in April 2022. After the pilot ended, "MNA's staff, management, and board decided to continue using the model" — making the 32-hour week permanent. Adam Jespersen described the impact in a National Council of Nonprofits feature: "MNA has retained staff. The team has thrived and grown. Revenue has increased, while expenses decreased slightly. Membership is up 30 percent. Staff are taking fewer sick and vacation days." During the pilot, the number of people registering for MNA's trainings increased 15 percent and training satisfaction stayed steady.
Recruitment data is striking: when MNA last filled the same office-manager role in 2020, three applicants applied. After advertising the 4-day workweek for the next round, MNA received more than 50 qualified applicants in two weeks at the same pay band.
Adam summarised the philosophy: "The point is not that we're going to do less work. It's that we're going to work less."
Perks and Benefits
MNA has publicly documented its 4-day workweek and full-pay policy through the National Council of Nonprofits feature and 4 Day Week Global's pilot reporting. Detailed benefits packages vary by role and are not enumerated on a single live page (the org's domain currently blocks programmatic fetches); contact MNA directly for current role-by-role details.