Donate to Empower MT

Our mission is now your mission.

With your support, EmpowerMT will create a more just and inclusive society by developing youth and adult leaders who work to end mistreatment, correct systemic inequalities, and strengthen communities across Montana. Together with your support, we will create a Montana where each person is respected, where differences are understood, where youth, institutions, and communities share a commitment to correct injustices, and where all people have the opportunity to thrive.

Every Donation Counts!

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What are you supporting?

  • Developing staff and volunteers - we are committed to creating a safe and inclusive working environment steeped in growth and collaboration. Your support allows us to invest in ourselves to continue improving and offer more to our community.

  • 2 Fully-produced community events - Your contribution supports swag, honorariums, venue, and technical needs (i.e., lighting, speakers, cameras, etc.) for two annual community events offered for FREE.

  • Professionally filmed documentation of Community events - Allowing us to share our live events with at-home and out-of-town audiences alike.

  • Research and Curriculum Development - EmpowerMT sets the professional standard for social justice-focused non-profit organizations by using empirically-based research to inform our curriculum and programs and to guide the growth of our organization. We believe that empowering young people is an investment toward a better Montana. In 2017 EmpowerMT partnered with Hello Insight, which helps youth development programs continually evaluate and respond to what young people need. Hello Insight recognized our youth programs, and EmpowerMT was one of seventeen organizations across the USA to receive an award for our high-impact results in November 2019.

  • Empowering Youth Leadership - Celebrating Youth leadership with the annual Youth Lead Now awards presented each year at Diversity Day AND supporting our annual Empowering Youth Leadership Institute offered FREE to students and educators.

  • Allyship - Elevating youth and community voices since 1998. In 2010, EmpowerMT’s youth leaders were instrumental in helping to extend protection against discrimination to the LGBTQ+ community under Missoula’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance. Since then, the second Saturday in April has been declared Diversity Day to commemorate that victory, honor the impact of youth engagement, and celebrate Missoula’s enriching diversity.

  • Collaboration - With your sponsorship, we can serve multiple coalitions, nonprofits, and social enterprises** EmpowerMT is the fiscal sponsor for the MLK Day Community Celebration and HereMT **.

    To become a Sponsor or find out more information, please email our Director of Transformational Growth, Mike Matz at mike@empowermt.org.

    Thank you!