Family foundations and donor advised funds across Minnesota have often flown under the radar and many operate with few or no staff; however, there is a legacy of Minnesota family philanthropy being integral in bold initiatives, taking risks and fi
Could the establishment of Minnesota’s only Black-led financial institution lead to greater financial power for our Black communities?
Our family foundation executive holiday luncheon is an open forum for the senior-most staff member at each family foundation.
Description: Please join us for a meeting of the Minnesota Disaster Philanthropy Working Group.
Description: After getting great legal advice while establishing the foundation, many family foundations plunge ahead without ongoing professional help.
Description: While foundations of all types are moving towards more participatory grant review processes, there is an art to getting the right people around the table and setting the conditions for equitable outcomes.
Description: Join with mission investing network peers to share what is working and what you’ve learned in developing your organization’s governance and reporting of program and mission-related investments.
At this informal breakfast, leaders of color from Minnesota foundations will connect and share stories to build community.
Description: There are numerous strategies for foundations looking to go deeper in their commitment to impact investing.
Are your foundation’s processes as efficient and effective as they could be in getting funds out the door? How about the processes around preparing for trustee meetings?
What can funders learn from the current experiences of Minnesota’s immigrant and refugee communities? How are Minnesota funders currently showing up to support these communities?
Description: Join family and private foundation peers in reviewing the most common legal dilemmas in foundation governance and management, featuring attorney Claire Topp of Dorsey & Whitney.
Are you swimming in reports and data and exploring how to use it for more strategic decision making?
Description: How can regional and statewide funders do rural grantmaking well? How can local funders tap into other local resources & bring outside resources into their communities?
Description: When you advertise, you essentially rent a publication’s or television station’s audience. The problem is audiences are not as “owned” as they once were, avoiding advertisements whenever they can.
Join us at Target Field's Town Ball Tavern for the 10th Annual MCF Member Celebration, sponsored by Margaret A.
Description: Please join us for a meeting of the Minnesota Disaster Philanthropy Working Group.
Description: 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
At this informal happy hour, leaders of color from Minnesota foundations will connect and share stories to build community.
Description: Family funds and foundations serve two purposes - to fulfill a philanthropic mission and to keep family members connected to each other and family legacy.
