Past Events
CEO Circle: June
Fundamentals for Foundation Trustees
Description: Foundation governance is complex. While rewarding, it entails a high-level of responsibility and a clear understanding of the legal and financial policies and regulations of the foundation.
LGBTQ Funders Network Meeting
Description: Please join us for a meeting of the LGBTQ Funders Network.
Operations Network Brown Bag Lunch Discussion: Technology and Trends
Description: Meet with your fellow foundation operations professionals for a brown bag lunch discussion on technology and trends.
IDI Practice Group: Developing RFPs with an Intercultural Lens
Webinar: The Nuts and Bolts of Advocacy
Description: If you’re in the business of making real change by addressing systemic barriers, advocacy can be an important tool for expanding your impact. Join us for a webinar with MCF’s director of public policy and communicati
People of Color Network: Breakfast
Description: At this informal breakfast, leaders of color from Minnesota foundations will connect and share stories to build community.
Cooking with the Minnesota Food Funders Network and Appetite for Change
Description: Please join us for this funders-only event at Appetite For Change.
Advanced Proposal Review
Description: Reviewing and making grant decisions is both art and science.
Issue Briefing: Philanthropy and the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals
Description: MCF's Global Funders Network invites global and domestic philanthropy professionals to an issue briefing on the United Nation's Sustain
Economic Mobility and the Infrastructure of Opportunity: What Foundations Can Do
This member-initiated briefing is co-sponsored by The Saint Paul Foundation, the Bush Foundation and Greater Twin Cities United Way.
Mission Investing Network: Collaboration for Greater Impact – Options for Working Together?
Description: Join your Mission Investing Network colleagues for an exploration of how loans, loan guarantees and equity investments are being used by Minnesota foundations alongside traditional grants.
Finish Strong Network Meeting
Description: As Minnesota's population ages, the Finish Strong Funders Coalition for Aging Services connects a wide array of public and private funders dedicated to supporting older adults in the community and recognizing them as
CEO Circle: April
Foundation Controllers Meeting
Description: Are you a controller at a foundation, or do you work in a controller-like position? Join your colleagues for an informal lunch meeting of other controllers working in philanthropic institutions in Minnesota.
ComMotion Happy Hour
Why, How, Now: Tools for Personal and Professional Growth in Philanthropy
Grantmaking for the 21st Century Series
What it takes to be a top-notch grantmaker now and for the future.