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Dakota Places: Southwestern Minnesota History and Culture Tour
Join MCF for a two day philanthropy tour, as we travel through Southwestern Minnesota exploring Dakota history and culture.
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.
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.
Shifting the Evaluation Paradigm: The Equitable Evaluation Framework
Evaluation has the ability to contribute to equity and it must embrace definitions of rigor and validity that reflect the complexity of the work in which many are engaged.
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 Member Briefing: Performance Scorecard: How Radical Transparency Can Foster Accountability and Trust
Learn about Bush Foundation's Performance Scorecard – why they did it, how they did it and what they’re learning along the way.
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.
A Legal Guide on Ballot Measures for Nonprofits and Foundations
Seize the Initiative: A Legal Guide on Ballot Measures for Nonprofits and Foundations offers clear and concise information on the range of legal questions that could arise when nonprofits consider working on a ballot initiative