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2023 Transfer of Wealth Study
The University of Minnesota Extension Department of Community Development has released an updated Transfer of Wealth Study for Minnesota.
Factsheet: The Project Grant Rule
Bolder Advocacy is here to dispel the myth that project-specific grants need to prohibit the use of grant funds for lobbying.
The Retreat of Influence: Exploring the Decline of Nonprofit Advocacy and Public Engagement
Answering questions like: What types of organizations advocate? What motivates or prohibits them from advocating? What resources do nonprofits need to increase impact and create more equitable systems?
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.
Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook
Learn how foundations can fund and conduct advocacy.
What Nonprofits Need to Know About Lobbying
This resource is designed to help your nonprofit organization determine if state or local regulations might apply to your existing or proposed advocacy work. The answer is surprisingly often yes, but there are also often many advocacy activities that do not require state lobbyist registration or reporting.
MCF Corporate Benchmarking Surveys 2021-2022
View the results of recent benchmarking surveys of corporate community affairs programs and corporate foundations in Minnesota.
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.