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Systems Change: A Crucial Part of the Ecosystem
Minnesota is in the top philanthropic states, yet we continue to have some of the largest gaps in health, education, housing and jobs for BIPOC communities.
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.
Funding Tomorrow's Heroes: Scholarships Lift Individuals for the Benefit of All
Learn how a private foundation can donate to or begin a student scholarship program.
Factsheet: The Project Grant Rule
Bolder Advocacy is here to dispel the myth that project-specific grants need to prohibit the use of grant funds for lobbying.
Trust in Civil Society
Public trust is the currency of the nonprofit sector.
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
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.
Philanthropy’s Necessary Role in Advancing an Inclusive, Multiracial Democracy
This essay focuses on how contemporary American democracy can deliver on its promises, and philanthropy can help advance this vision for an inclusive, multiracial democracy.