Past Events

Get an exclusive sneak peek at the Bush Foundation's new book, Please Be Good at Philanthropy: An Introduction to Grantmaking Strategy and Practice. 

Join us for the third CEO Chat of 2026, featuring Tariq Malik from Securian.

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.

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 us for the first CEO Chat of 2026, on the state of the Council, as we welcome Michelle Maryns, who stepped into the role of MCF President this past August.

Join this Nonprofit Legal Education session to learn more about shifting government policies, funding priorities, and legal scrutiny especially related to use of the False Claims Act.

Join the MCF board of directors and your peers in Minnesota philanthropy for the 2025 MCF Annual Meeting of Members.

Examine the history of institutional giving in the U.S. to forge a stronger sector. Led by Jen Ford Reedy, President, Bush Foundation.