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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear friends and colleagues:
During this rapidly changing and uncertain time, MNA is committed to helping our members answer important questions like: What should your nonprofit be doing differently during the Coronavirus outbreak? How can you create or update a plan that impacts your staff, operations, and mission? How is the community you serve being impacted? As with any rapidly evolving situation, there is a lot of information about the coronavirus outbreak in the media — some accurate and valuable, some not. This special edition of the MI NP News aims to share resources that have been vetted and can be trusted. Racism and stigmatization have increased, particularly towards the Asian population. We need to emphasize that the virus is the threat, not the person who is infected, and we should continue to advocate on behalf of vulnerable populations. MNA is also collecting information to help us understand the challenges facing nonprofits by the outbreak. This data will help us be more responsive as we support your work during these uncertain times. Please answer the quick 3-question survey here. Along with the Council of Michigan Foundations and the Michigan Association of United Ways, we are working with philanthropy and our government partners on policies to alleviate the financial burden on the sector – in the short-term and for the future. We will continue to monitor new developments so that we can continue to serve you. We are grateful for the good work you are all doing, especially those of you on the front lines serving our kids, seniors, and people who are ill. Thank you for all you do and continue to do for communities. My virtual door is open to you so please don’t hesitate to contact me directly at dmurray-brown@mnaonline.org. Please take care of yourselves and each other. Donna Murray-Brown President and CEO CURRENT SITUATION The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the health departments in Ingham, Kent, Montcalm, Oakland, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties announced today 10 adults tested presumptive positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This brings the state total of COVID-19 cases to 12. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that in order to slow the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), she is ordering the closure of all K-12 school buildings, public, private, and boarding, to students starting Monday, March 16 until Sunday, April 5. School buildings are scheduled to reopen on Monday, April 6. The best prevention for viruses, such as influenza, the common cold or COVID-19 is still to:
WHAT MNA IS DOING We are taking sensible steps to help protect our staff. This means fewer in-person meetings, limiting travel and making it easier for people to take the time they need to care for themselves and their families. We have identified employees for remote work based on their ability to perform their duties by phone or computer. We have moved routine workflow to online systems wherever possible. That means most in-person meetings have been replaced with virtual meetings and conference calls. We are also using communications platforms such as Go-to-meeting, Slack and Trello. MNA is also working with our national and statewide partners to urge Congress to include nonprofits in tax and other relief targeted to small businesses. View letter here. MNA has co-signed a letter with the Council of Michigan Foundations, the Michigan Association of United Ways and the Michigan Community Service Commission urging foundations to be flexible with grant commitments, to provide unrestricted funding to support nonprofits dealing with increased capacity needs resulting from fundraising events cancellations. HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES
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