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Benefits

Find ways to connect, strengthen and mobilize your work through your MCF membership.

When you become part of MCF you join a strong, nationally recognized tradition of grantmakers while gaining access to a vibrant philanthropic community collectively advancing prosperity and equity. 

  • Not a member? Let's talk about the benefits you will receive by joining MCF. 
  • Already a member? Let's talk about how you can get involved and realize the benefits of MCF membership. 

Contact Jill Chi at jchi@mcf.org to get started.


Get to Know Your Foundation Type Liaison

Foundation type liaisons are your point of entry to MCF. If you are interested in learning more about connecting with your peers and leveraging your foundation type resources, please reach out to your staff liaison.

  • Community Foundation Liaison: Katina Mortensen, Director of Public Policy
  • Corporate Giving Liaison: Paul Masiarchin, Vice President and Director of Member Services
  • Family Foundation Liaison: Jill Chi, Member Engagement Manager
  • Private Independent Foundation Liaison: Paul Masiarchin, Vice President and Director of Member Services


Opportunities for MCF Members

If you are advancing philanthropy in Minnesota through work at an MCF-member organization, you have access to the following member-only opportunities, for organizational leaders, staff, donor advisors, board members and trustees:

Networks
We make it easy for you to meet and work with colleagues at other grantmaking organizations through our peer and issue networks. Our networks give you exclusive access to conversations taking place via MCF member Peer Email Lists. We offer different sub-groups of peers that you can email in order to ask questions and share resources.

Professional Development
We develop opportunities to strengthen your work through our annual conference, a variety of programs, issue briefings and more.

Visibility
We bring your organization's leadership and community involvement stories to a wider audience through our publications and the local media.

Job Listings
We post your open positions for free on MCF job board, visited over 8,000 times per month.

Voice
We provide a unified voice to strengthen and protect philanthropy and advance the voice of philanthropy in support of inclusion and equity by representing you before elected officials, the media, nonprofits and the general public.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We help you to build your network and skills through our DEI programs, resources and exclusive access to Transforming Philanthropy, a blended learning experience designed to help you identify and address white privilege. 

Grantmaking Data
MCF members have free access to Impala Ecosystems. Impala is a platform with a comprehensive database of nonprofits, foundations and grants, and Impala Ecosystems allows MCF members to find grant data about the causes and geographies most relevant to them. Learn more about MCF's Impala partnership.

Research and Resources
We help you benchmark your work and improve effectiveness. Get philanthropy insights, learn best practices and view research documents from our Member Resource Center. For answers to your individual research questions, reach out to Chris Oien at coien@mcf.org, Research and Resource Manager. For peer guidance, consider directing your question to an MCF member via a peer network.

Leadership
We invite you to help shape the direction of philanthropy in Minnesota. As a member of MCF, you have the opportunity to join a committee or the MCF board of directors. Members may sponsor special initiatives or initiate member briefings to strengthen philanthropy in Minnesota.

Impact Investing
We offer a deep reservoir of peer and expert impact investing resources including a member network to learn from peers, trade interest areas and share opportunities for deals. Members can explore place-based impact investing through a collaborative fixed income fund. Members can purchase Program Related Investment (PRI) legal templates. Find a curated list of mission aligned investment professionals. Not sure where to start? Schedule a chat with Susan Hammel, CFA, MCF Executive in Residence. Susan holds office hours for MCF members on Mondays and other days by request.

Member Discounts
As a member of MCF, you have exclusive access to professional development, legal services, publication subscriptions and technology purchases through other organizations. Popular discounts include Community Foundation Express Training and access to programs of the National Center for Family Philanthropy. View our Member Discounts page to see all of the discounts.

Other Resources
We help you leverage other resources. As an MCF member you may:


MCF's good faith estimate of the value of goods and services provided to members is $750 annually. Thank you for supporting MCF as we collectively advance prosperity and equity. MCF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 41-1269275

 

Jill Chi

Learn More

If you would like more information on your MCF membership or if you are interested in learning how to join MCF, contact Jill Chi, Member Engagement Manager.

Email: jchi@mcf.org
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