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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.
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.
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
Fiduciary Responsibilities and Legal Basics in Family Philanthropy
Learn about basic fiduciary duties, governance policies, legal responsibilities and more in the context of family philanthropy.
Listening and Feedback: Tools to Assess Your Philanthropy
Learn how to listen with intention, gather and use feedback, and use tools that provide insights into how you can improve your work.
Internal Evaluation and Learning
Explore how family foundation board and staff can create a learning culture and build assessment and feedback into all facets of the work.
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.