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McKnight Foundation Investment Policy Statement
Most foundations are required by law to distribute 5 percent of the value of investment assets each year to charitable and administrative purposes.
Governance 101 and Legal 101 for Grantmakers
Join MCF and partners from Lathrop GPM for a quick dive into legal basics for foundations.
Governance 101 and Legal 101 for Grantmakers
Join MCF and partners from Lathrop GPM for a quick dive into legal and governance basics for foundations.
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 Member Briefing: Self-Dealing and Conflicts of Interest: What Every Type of Foundation Needs to Know
Every type of foundation can stumble into issues of self-dealing and conflicts of interest. Learn how self-dealing rules apply to your context.
MCF Member Briefing: SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action: Implications for Philanthropy
A discussion of the United States Supreme Court decision on Affirmative Action, and the questions it raises for the field of philanthropy.
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.
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.