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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.
Impact Investing Network: Mission-Aligned Investments in a Time of Uncertainty
Mission-aligned investments and PRIs can allow you to create outsized impact with your foundation's dollars, even in uncertain times.
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.
Impact Investing 101 Video
This 45-minute video, originally presented in December 2022, shares how MCF's community of practice defines impact investing.
MCF CEO Retreat
Join your Minnesota Council on Foundations CEO peers for a retreat from your day-to-day activities.
MCF 2024 Winter Forum
A mini-conference to inspire and convene Minnesota’s philanthropic community, featuring Dr. Akilah Watkins, CEO of Independent Sector.
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.
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.