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What Nonprofits Need to Know About Lobbying
This resource is designed to help your nonprofit organization determine if state or local regulations might apply to your existing or proposed advocacy work. The answer is surprisingly often yes, but there are also often many advocacy activities that do not require state lobbyist registration or reporting.
Minnesota Democracy Expansion Fund: Applications Open!
Learn more about the Minnesota Democracy Expansion Fund that is now open to organizations doing work in communities throughout Minnesota.
MCF Member Briefing: Press Forward Minnesota
Join the Minnesota Council on Foundations, the McKnight Foundation, and Press Forward National, for a member briefing on Press Forward Minnesota - an initiative to reshape the local news landscape in Minnesota, and re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability, with a focus on racial equity.
Themes from the Georgetown Law Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations: Legal Considerations for Grantmakers
Learn about legal risks and opportunities facing grantmakers in 2024.
Briefing With Secretary of State Simon: Recent Democracy Reforms & Opportunities for Philanthropy
Join MCF for a briefing with Minnesota Secretary of State Simon to learn more about historic reforms that will expand the electorate, increase voting access, and add safeguards against threats to our democracy.
Place-based Investing and Impact Investing Luncheon
Learn about a financial tool that may help your organization build local generational wealth, and hear the latest updates on financial and social impact performance of our Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative (MI3) fund.
MCF Member Briefing: Othering and Belonging Conversation
Dig into the concepts of othering & belonging, especially as these themes pertain to differences that we see play out in Minnesota communities.
MCF Member Briefing: Impact of 2023 Legislative Session on Nonprofits
Join MCF for a member briefing outlining legislative appropriations that occurred in the 2023 session.