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MCF Member Briefing: Performance Scorecard: How Radical Transparency Can Foster Accountability and Trust
Learn about Bush Foundation's Performance Scorecard – why they did it, how they did it and what they’re learning along the way.
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.
Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook
Learn how foundations can fund and conduct advocacy.
Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds
Learn how advocacy can play a crucial role in advancing a foundation's mission.
Listening and Feedback: Tools to Assess Your Philanthropy
Learn how to listen with intention, gather and use feedback, and use tools that provide insights into how you can improve your work.
Coffee with Commissioners: A Conversation With Commissioner Harpstead
Commissioner Harpstead will provide an update on the work and direction of DHS and speak about how nonprofits interact with the state agency
Minnesota Disaster Landscape Luncheon & Public Policy Retreat
Join MCF’s Public Policy Committee and Disaster Philanthropy Working Group for a half-day event exploring Minnesota’s disaster landscape, philanthropic engagement with disasters, and disaster-related public policy opportunities.
Learning & Evaluation Network Meeting
A space for staff roles responsible for learning and evaluation to connect with one another, share about the work they are doing, and talk through questions and challenges with their peers.