Past Events

This meeting will feature a briefing and discussion with key leaders working on state implementation of federal climate funding and a final presentation on the Minnesota philanthropic landscape as it relates to climate funding and the state’s climate action plan.

Join MCF to learn about the Building for Democracy Education Fund (BFDEF), a collaborative campaign to develop a shared set of priorities to fund, engage new funders, and expand funding for the pro-democracy and non-partisan civic engagement field.

Join us with officials from the State of Minnesota and the Biden Administration as we talk through the Elective Pay opportunity, and how foundations and nonprofits can participate in the transition to a clean-energy economy.

All MCF members are invited to join the steering committee of the Rural and Urban Bridging for Impact initiative for this special briefing about bridging across difference.

Join us for an update on the climate funder landscape assessment being conducted by Sarah Clark on behalf of the Minnesota Climate Donor Table.

Join the Minnesota Council on Foundations, the McKnight Foundation, and Press Forward National, for a member briefing on Press Forward Minnesota - an initiative to reshape the local news landscape in Minnesota, and re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability, with a focus on racial equity.

Join the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Greater Twin Cities United Way, and the Minnesota Council on Foundations for a conversation with the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration, Tamar Gronvall.

Join MCF for a conversation with DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek.