BENEFITS OF CRC MEMBERSHIP

Your membership provides you with access to:

Facilitated networking meetings for your staff: a place to introduce new staff and learn about others’ programming
Facilitated networking meetings for Nonprofit Directors: meet other directors and exchange ideas
Reduced costs for CRC developed publications such as CRC’s Resource Directory
Complimentary use of the Blackduck Resource Center for nonprofit service activity
Marketing/outreach to residents of Northern Beltrami County
Coordination of collaborative outreach activities (Fair Exhibit/Kelliher Health Fair)
A centralized site for receiving & distributing community donations: membership places you on the e-mail list so that you get notices when businesses or the public is giving away quality items your agency needs
Free E-mail forwarding and web posting of your agency happenings (i.e. upcoming events, fundraisers)
The benefits of NAIER Membership (low cost office products)
Assistance with program evaluation activities (i.e. focus groups, client surveying)
An agency link from the CRC web page
Shared access to MCN’s most sought after publications (i.e. salary survey report)
Notification of MCN workshops and alerts (if you are not an MCN member)
A coupon for $25 off of an MCN membership
A collective voice of nonprofits impacting local, state and national policies

Interested in CRC Membership?

Everyone can be a member of Community Resource Connections. Membership is your statement that you want to support nonprofits working together to serve the area.

Annual Membership Fees

$25.00 per year

Membership fees are the same for everyone. Everyone pays the same amount at the same time of year. Membership is effective from March 1st through February 28th. If you join mid-year; your membership will be up for renewal the following March 1st. Membership dues are not pro-rated.

Member Applications

You may obtain an application for membership by calling Ruth Sherman at 333-6838 or downloading the application below.

Affiliation with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Effective October, 2010 Community Resource Connections and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits have instituted a new way to insure that all nonprofits are treated equally with membership benefits. When you apply for CRC membership, you may check the box on the application requesting a $25 coupon for membership to the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. (The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits only accepts 501(c )3 organizations as members) You will receive a coupon in the mail along with your receipt from CRC that will allow you to take $25 off of your MCN membership. Simply mail the coupon to MCN with your MCN membership application (can be downloaded at mncn.org) and fees, subtracting $25 from the amount you owe based on MCN’s dues schedule.

Membership Application