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Policies are about people. If we want Minnesota to be a state where everyone can thrive, regardless of race, income, or where they live, we need bold and just policies. It is more important than ever that policymakers hear from everyday Minnesotans and the organizations that serve them to create a stronger, more equitable state.
Get involved by adding your voice on issues impacting our families, children, communities, and you.
For organizations
Impact of Federal Decisions on Nonprofits
The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is actively engaging with elected officials to monitor the latest federal orders and memos.
Below is the latest news, vetted resources, calls to action, and background on these decisions to help you navigate this uncertainty.
Medicaid Defense Toolkit
Medicaid is a lifeline for over a million Minnesotan children, expecting parents, older adults in nursing homes, people with disabilities, and hardworking families with low incomes. Through Medicaid, Minnesotans can get the medical care and lifesaving treatment they need to stay healthy and thrive.
Right now, Congress is debating critical cuts to Medicaid (or Medical Assistance in Minnesota) that would jeopardize the health care of many Minnesotans.
To push back against these harmful cuts, we’ve created the Medicaid Defense Toolkit to support nonprofits, health organizations, care providers, and advocates like you to take action.
Please share this toolkit with your networks and on your social media so we can protect our neighbors and everyone’s right to health care.
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Endorsement Sign-On
Sign on to oppose opening up nonprofits to immigration enforcement actions.
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration rescinded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Protected Areas policy. That means immigration officials can now take immigration enforcement actions in previously protected areas, including places that provide social services, schools, churches, health clinics, and recreation centers. This means many nonprofits may be newly subject to immigration enforcement actions.
Although nonprofits and the people they serve still have rights and some protections, these and other immigration enforcement escalations are placing immigrant communities under extreme stress and generating a lot of fear and uncertainty.
Reinstating protections against immigration enforcement in and near sensitive locations could improve immigrants’ sense of security in places they access every day. And it would provide nonprofits who are considered sensitive locations some relief from preparing for potential immigrant enforcement actions in and around their facilities.
To read more about this legislation, click here.
For individuals
Minnesotans’ health and well-being is at great risk from federal proposals to drastically cut funding for Medicaid (called Medical Assistance (MA) in Minnesota). These proposals would put the health care of hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans at risk.
Your voice is needed NOW.
Advocacy materials
New to tax and budget advocacy? We offer a variety of materials and resources to help you advance your policy priorities at the Capitol.
The Advocate’s Fiscal Toolbox
Learn more about key tax and budget resources to inform your advocacy, including the governor’s budget, forecasts and economic updates, tax resources, and more.
Check out additional advocacy materials through the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, such as:
- Helpful Tips for Contacting Legislators
- How to Conduct a Day on the Hill
- Nonprofit Lobbying and the 501(h) Election
- & more!