Past Events

Join us for an interactive session that will examine how typical funder-grantee relationships often reproduce power imbalances, and how thoughtful shifts in mindset, practice, and structure can foster genuine trust, deeper collaboration, and more equitable outcomes.

Gather and get acquainted with foundation communications professionals of all kinds while strengthening our collaborative network in the field of marketing and communications.

The Program Officers Network is designed for MCF member foundation staff working as program officers and other staff involved in the grantmaking process to connect with their peers, exchange information, and learn from one another.

Join us for the second CEO Chat of 2026, featuring Bilal Alkatout and Migdalia Loyola Meléndez, Co-Executive Directors of Headwaters Foundation for Justice.

Join MCF for this day-long conversation about the ins and outs of impact investing.

Understand the valuable role and work of the Federal Reserve, including their research on small businesses and their community development engagement work.

What does it take to create the conditions to build a culture of transformation and belonging into organizational life? Learn how Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP) has placed this question at the center of its organizational strategy. 

Minnesota is updating our Climate Action Framework to include a more comprehensive set of actions to combat climate change across the state with a stronger focus on collaboration, community benefits, and workforce needs.