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The Retreat of Influence: Exploring the Decline of Nonprofit Advocacy and Public Engagement
Answering questions like: What types of organizations advocate? What motivates or prohibits them from advocating? What resources do nonprofits need to increase impact and create more equitable systems?
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.
2023 Legislative Session Wrap Up: Update on MCF’s Sector Priorities
An update on the issues MCF advocated for on behalf of Minnesota grantmakers during the 2023 legislative session.
2023 Giving in Minnesota Report
A comprehensive look at grantmaking in Minnesota.
Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook
Learn how foundations can fund and conduct advocacy.
MCF Member Briefing: Press Forward Minnesota
Join the Minnesota Council on Foundations, the McKnight Foundation, and Press Forward National, for a member briefing on Press Forward Minnesota - an initiative to reshape the local news landscape in Minnesota, and re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability, with a focus on racial equity.
Minnesota Census and Democracy Partnership Meeting
Come learn how and where you can access ACS and census data to use in your community efforts.
Coffee With Commissioners: Department of Administration Tamar Gronvall
Join the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Greater Twin Cities United Way, and the Minnesota Council on Foundations for a conversation with the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration, Tamar Gronvall.