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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.
Financial Due Diligence: Assessing Risk for Your Next Program Related Investment
This video takes away the mystery of conducting due diligence.
Learning Series Keynote: Imagining an Anti-Racist Sector
This video explores what it will take for us to diminish racism and combat white supremacy in our state.
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.
PRI Pulse
Learn how Minnesota private foundations have historically used Program-Related Investments.
Impact Investing 101 Video
This 45-minute video, originally presented in December 2022, shares how MCF's community of practice defines impact investing.
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.
Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations
This guide demystifies the process of designing and implementing an effective impact investing strategy for foundations with few or no staff.