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MCF Leads: Rooted Philanthropic Leads by Example With MCF's Principles for Philanthropy
Patrick Troska, Executive Director of Rooted Philanthropic, writes about his organization's commitments to the Principles and how that shows up practically in their work.
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.
Demystifying Trust-Based Practices: Trust In Action
The philanthropic sector continues to evolve, and many giving families are embracing a trust-based approach to their philanthropy.
Embracing Complexity: Towards a Shared Understanding of Funding Systems Change
Towards a shared understanding of funding systems change
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.
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.
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.
Minnesota Census and Democracy Partnership Meeting
Join the Minnesota Census and Democracy Partnership for a presentation and conversation about community focused redistricting.