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The Truth About Site Visits
... article written by Joel Hoekstra offers evergreen insight about site visits from a grantmaker's perspective, as well as ...
All You Need to Know About the Census
Release Date:
04/02/2019
... by paper), and some of the challenges (heightened concerns about data security and and the citizenshp question). Read What You Need to Know About the 2020 Census . A companion piece highlights some ... state...
Conversations about Early Childhood Take A Few Unexpected Turns
Release Date:
05/22/2018
... member of the Start Early Funders Coalition. Learn more about Start Early here: http://startearlyfundersmn.org/ Conversations about Early Childhood Take A Few Unexpected Turns ...
Grantmaking with a Racial Equity Lens: A Practical Guide
Written by PRE Senior Fellow Rinku Sen and Executive Director Lori Villarosa with contributions from Maggie Potapchuk, Lisa McGill, and Makani Themba, this resource provides grantmakers with reflections, frameworks and tools built from the direct experience of activists and funders for advancing racial justice in any philanthropic setting. Download it here
Analysis of Policies, Practices, and Programs for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Resource Guide
The Analysis of Policies, Practices, and Programs for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a useful tool for foundation staff, leadership and other members of the philanthropy community who want to take action to advance DEI. It provides a comprehensive scan of existing written and web-based resources from philanthropy and the more general fields of organizational effectiveness and social justice in order to identify existing policies, practices, and tools that can inform and guide philanthropic action.
Effective Grantmaking Practices that Support Nonprofit Sustainability
... listen, and respond. Seek short- and long-term feedback about usefulness and impact of capacity building resources ... strategies, such as loan programs. Gather additional input about ways staff and organizational self-care can be ...
What Every Grantmaker Should Know & Legal FAQs
This resource from MCF contains: Foreword Letter to Colleagues and Friends Principles for Grantmakers What Every Grantmaker Should Know Board Fiduciary Duties Private Foundation Self-Dealing Excess Benefit Transactions Board Compensation Staff Compensation Conflicts of Interest Reporting and Disclosure Investments Grantmaking Public Policy Engagement Frequently Asked Legal Questions Lobbying Endowment Funds Community Foundations Private Foundation Self-Dealing Board Fiduciary Duties Investments Private Foundations vs. Public Charities 5%...
Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture
The attainment of race equity requires us to examine all four levels on which racism operates (personal, interpersonal, institutional, and structural), recognize our role in enduring inequities, and commit ourselves to change. As a sector, we must center race equity as a core goal of social impact in order to fulfill our organizational missions. This publication is relevant for you if you: Have some awareness that race equity is essential to driving impactful change within the social sector Want to play an active role in advancing race equity in your organization Lead, want to lead, or have...
03May2018
Webinar Q & A: MCF Delegation and the World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Economic Inequality
Thursday, May 3, 2018
9:00am - 10:00am
Where:
GoToMeeting
Are you interested in learning more about MCF’s delegation to the World Conference on Remedies ... will be available to answer any questions that you have about content or logistics.
29Jan2020
Health Funders Roundtable
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where:
MCF Office
... health funders will get to know each other, share about the work they are doing, and talk through questions and ... their peers.
05Nov2020
Learning & Evaluation Peer Network Meeting
Thursday, November 5, 2020
11:00am - 12:00pm
Where:
Webinar
... learning and evaluation to connect with one another, share about the work they are doing, and talk through questions and ... their peers.
17Apr2018
Mission Investing Network Meeting
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
8:00am - 10:00am
Where:
MCF
... Venn Foundation CEO Jeff Ochs will join us to talk about the report. We’ll also hear from foundations ... highlighted in the report.
19May2020
Learning and Evaluation Roundtable
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
10:00am - 11:30am
Where:
Webinar
... professionals will get to know each other, share about the work they are doing, and talk through questions and ... their peers.
Policy Influence: What Foundations are Doing and Why
For all the conversation and critique about foundations’ engagement in public policy, relatively little data about their efforts in the public policy realm are available, ...
How Philanthropy Is Changing in Minnesota
Release Date:
03/24/2016
MPR's Tom Weber talks about Minnesota's philanthropic community and its future .....
17May2018
Finance and Operations Network Meeting
Thursday, May 17, 2018
9:00am - 10:30am
Where:
Headwaters Foundation
How are funders thinking about building a strong cash flow and reserve? What do ...
10Jul2018
Impact Investing 101: Impact Investing Lunch and Learn
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
11:30am - 1:00pm
Where:
Blandin Foundation
Join MCF’s Executive in Residence Susan Hammel to hear about how we as a community of practice define impact ...
09Jul2018
Impact Investing 101: Impact Investing Lunch and Learn
Monday, July 9, 2018
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where:
Northland Foundation
Join MCF’s Executive in Residence Susan Hammel to hear about how we as a community of practice define impact ...
12Nov2018
Impact Investing 101: Impact Investing Lunch and Learn
Monday, November 12, 2018
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where:
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Join MCF’s Executive in Residence Susan Hammel to hear about how we as a community of practice define impact ...