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Getting to the Heart of Community: Culturally Responsive Evaluations
This report presents a process to design an evaluation framework that prioritizes a community's own values and documents a legacy that perpetuates generations from now.
MCF Leads: Democratizing Philanthropy With a New Common Grant Application
The Minnesota Council on Foundations introduces an updated version of the Minnesota Common Grant Application.
Aligning Grantmaking Practices with MCF's Principles for Philanthropy
Join us to discuss various data sets found in the Giving in Minnesota report, and how that data translates into action for Minnesota grantmakers.
Good Data Starts With You
Join your MCF member peers as we partner with Laia Grino, Director of Data Discovery at Candid, to discuss MCF’s Giving in Minnesota Report and other tools powered by your giving data.
Gun Violence Prevention Resources
In September 2022, MCF hosted a conversation about philanthropy's role in reducing gun violence. Presenters explored various strategies including research, education, and policy solutions that seek to reduce gun violence through an evidence informed, public health approach, and make communities safer. Gun violence prevention, working in tandem with justice system reform and violence intervention can be powerful forces toward creating safe and just communities.
MCF 2023 Annual Conference: Mobilizing Philanthropy | Countering Hate
In 2023, MCF is partnering with the hosts of Countering Hate to create two dynamic days of reflection, peer networking and learning.
Minnesota Disaster Landscape Luncheon & Public Policy Retreat
Join MCF’s Public Policy Committee and Disaster Philanthropy Working Group for a half-day event exploring Minnesota’s disaster landscape, philanthropic engagement with disasters, and disaster-related public policy opportunities.
MCF Member Briefing: Philanthropy's Role in Making Minnesota a Trans Refuge State
Join us to hear critical insights about transgender communities in Minnesota, ways to support your current grantees in the LGBTQ community, and other ways to step up as a foundation or funder.