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Principles for Philanthropy: Introductory Presentation
MCF offers this PowerPoint deck as a tool for educating your colleagues, staff, board or community members about the Principles for Philanthropy.
Corporate Volunteer Program Benchmarking
In early 2023, MCF’s Corporate Community Affairs Network members responded to a survey about the current status of their corporate employee volunteer programs.
BoardSource Board Responsibilities and Structures FAQs
BoardSource has been fielding governance-related questions posed by nonprofit leaders for over 30 years. Here are the answers to those questions most frequently asked about board responsibilities and structures.
Aligning Banking and Organizational Values
During MCF’s fall 2021 Impact Investing Network meeting, members discussed aligning banking practices with organizational values. Aligning values could include choosing a bank based on the diversity of its ownership or leadership, on the geographic area where the bank focuses its investments, on the locations of the bank branches, or various other factors.
MCF Corporate Benchmarking Surveys 2021-2022
View the results of recent benchmarking surveys of corporate community affairs programs and corporate foundations in Minnesota.
The 2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report
This report asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race / ethnicity, and disability status.
MCF Member Briefing: Self-dealing and Conflicts of Interest
Every type of foundation – family, corporate, community or independent foundation – can stumble into issues of self-dealing and conflicts of interest.
Compensation Philosophy for HR Decisionmakers
MCF’s organizational philosophy sets the tone for how we make decisions around competitive and equitable salaries, salary adjustments and advancements.