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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.
BoardSource Board Responsibilities and Structures FAQs
BoardSource has been fielding governance-related questions posed by nonprofit leaders for over 30 years. Here are the answers to those questions most frequently asked about board responsibilities and structures.
Checklist of Board Roles and Responsibilities
Basic board roles and responsibilities are the foundation for a successful board. BoardSource has designed this checklist so you can quickly remind yourself of your key responsibilities.
Job Description: Communications Director
Serving as a member of the five-person senior leadership team and reporting directly to the president, the communication director leads the Foundation’s strategic and operational communications efforts.
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.
MCF Corporate Benchmarking Surveys 2021-2022
View the results of recent benchmarking surveys of corporate community affairs programs and corporate foundations in Minnesota.
Storytelling for Good
Storytelling for Good connects you to a suite of tools and a growing community that can help you leverage the power of narrative to increase reach, resources and impact for your social impact organization.
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.