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Best Practices for Nonprofit Boards
Nonprofit boards play a critical role in making sure that their organizations stay strong and healthy, especially during times of crisis.
Becoming a Better Ally: Supporting Racial Equity in Rural Minnesota
Join a conversation with foundation leaders who are working to advance racial equity in rural communities and small cities in Greater Minnesota.
MCF Members Discuss Affirmative Action and Implications for Philanthropy
View resources from a MCF Member Briefing, Ripples of the SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action: Implications for Philanthropy.
Power Moves: Your Essential Philanthropy Assessment Guide for Equity and Justice
Taking time out for self-assessment and learning is an important part of the organizational cycle of planning, action and reflection.
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.
A Legal Guide on Ballot Measures for Nonprofits and Foundations
Seize the Initiative: A Legal Guide on Ballot Measures for Nonprofits and Foundations offers clear and concise information on the range of legal questions that could arise when nonprofits consider working on a ballot initiative
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.
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.