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Program and Annual Conference Committee
This committee advises MCF staff in planning, implementing and evaluating member educational programs in addition to the annual conference; helps formulate content to ensure high quality programs; provides guidance in the design, implementation and evaluation of MCF’s activities targeted for specific grantmaker types.
Foundations Pool Funds to Promote an Equitable Recovery
The Supporting Equitable Recovery via Intermediary Capacity Enhancements (SERVICE) Fund supports intermediaries for COVID relief and recovery efforts in Minnesota.
Minnesota Democracy Expansion Fund: Applications Open!
Learn more about the Minnesota Democracy Expansion Fund that is now open to organizations doing work in communities throughout Minnesota.
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.
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.
Self-Assessment: Principles for Philanthropy
Identify strengths & areas for growth related to the Principles for Philanthropy.
Impact Investing Network: Mission-Aligned Investments in a Time of Uncertainty
Mission-aligned investments and PRIs can allow you to create outsized impact with your foundation's dollars, even in uncertain times.
Membership Committee
This committee works with MCF staff to recruit and retain members, recommends policies that guide membership eligibility, and develops strategies to expand MCF membership to engage new and emerging forms of organizational philanthropy.