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Learning Series: MCF New Member Welcome
Join this open-format conversation to connect with peers and learn about MCF membership. Long-time MCF members and current staff will share insights about how to get the most out of your membership.
Minnesota Food Funders Network Meeting
Join the Minnesota Food Funders Network (MFFN) for a conversation about emerging issues, trends and innovative strategies which address public policy in the Minnesota food system.
How to Practice Anti-Racism in Family Foundations
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota staff invite you to participate in a peer discussion about the opportunities and challenges of leaning into diversity, equity and inclusion work as an all-white staff at a FAMILY
Independent Foundation Network Meeting - Becoming an Anti-Racist Sector
Join us for a meeting of the Independent Foundation Professionals Network.
Community Foundation Network Meeting: Becoming an Anti-Racist Sector
MCF’s Community Foundation Network aims to create a space for all community foundation professionals to connect with one another and discuss and learn about topics of interest across the community foundation spectrum.
Corporate Giving Discussion: Our Individual Equity Journeys
Join this open discussion where we will spend much of our time in one-on-one and small group peer conversations related to our individual journeys toward racial equity.
Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative (MI3) Semi-Annual Meeting
Join with fellow investors and the fund manager RBC-Global Asset Management team to hear the latest updates on financial and social impact performance of our MN fund. Investors and all those considering investing are welcome.
Health Funders Peer Network Meeting
At this network meeting, health funders will get to know each other, share about the work they are doing, and talk through questions and challenges with their peers.
Disaster Philanthropy Working Group
Join us for a meeting of the Minnesota Disaster Philanthropy Working Group! All levels of disaster philanthropy experience are welcome. This will be a virtual network meeting, with opportunity for small-group discussion.
MCF Member Briefing: Creating Sustainability through the Power of Volunteers
Communities across the country are struggling to respond to the pandemic crisis, a faltering economy and racial injustices. In this time of rising needs and shrinking funds, we all want nonprofits to remain viable for the long term.
Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager and CommunitySuite Software Training
Join MCF and our partners from Foundant Technologies as we convene two user group sessions related to Foundant’s Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM) and CommunitySuite software.
Corporate Executive Roundtable
Our corporate executive roundtable is for the senior-most corporate philanthropy professional in your organization.
Program Officers Peer Network Meeting
The purpose of the Program Officers Network is for those member foundation staff working as program officers or aspiring to work as a program officer to connect with their peers, exchange information, and learn from one another.
Impact Investing Network
Join your Impact Investing Network colleagues for a conversation on some of the latest trends and hot topics affecting your work.
NCFP Webinar: Effective Governance: Principles, Policies, and Practices
Family philanthropy is rooted in the act of collective decision making—one that is often codified in a formal governance structure. But what is governance and how can a family adopt its framework to effectively guide their philanthropy?
Family Foundation Network
Join us for a meeting of the Family Foundation Professionals Network. This network is for MCF members who work at family foundations and are interested in discussing the unique issues and opportunities for family foundations.
Corporate Community Affairs Professionals Network
Join us for a meeting of the Corporate Community Affairs Professionals Network. This network is for MCF members who work in corporate philanthropy and are interested in discussing the unique issues and opportunities of corporate grantmaking.
NCFP Webinar: Demystifying Decision Making
Philanthropic families employ a wide range of models to make decisions—from unilateral authority to consensus. However, identifying the appropriate structure is often a challenge and can serve as a barrier to effective philanthropic practices.
Learning & Evaluation Network
This peer network provides space for staff roles responsible for learning and evaluation to connect with one another, share about the work they are doing, and talk through questions and challenges with their peers.