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Policy Influence: What Foundations are Doing and Why
For all the conversation and critique about foundations’ engagement in public policy, relatively little data about their efforts in the public policy realm are available, including how many foundations engage in efforts to influence public policy, as well as why and how.
Financial Expertise to Implement a Mission-Aligned Investment Strategy
Access a database of peer-recommended financial advisors who are experts in mission aligned investing.
MCF Member Briefing: Philanthropy, Affirmative Action, and Fearless Fund Decision
View resources from MCF Member Briefing: Philanthropy, Affirmative Action, and Fearless Fund Decision, a Minnesota-specific discussion about the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals against the Fearless Fund.
Governance 101 and Legal 101 for Grantmakers
Join MCF and partners from Lathrop GPM for a quick dive into legal basics for foundations.
Elective Pay 101: How Nonprofits and Foundations Can Access Clean Energy Tax Credits
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.
Health Funders Network Meeting: A Conversation on Addiction and Recovery
A conversation to understand the opioid situation in Minnesota, what’s working to address the crisis, and how foundations can be engaged and impactful.
Foundations Respond to Crisis: A Three-Part Series
In early spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, foundations in the U.S. began to respond by shifting resources and practices.
Minnesota Philanthropy Leads with $17.1 Million Investment for Social Good and Financial Returns
A first-of-its-kind in the nation impact investing collaborative uses a fixed income bond fund to expand affordable housing and small business lending throughout Minnesota.