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11May2016

Operations Network Brown Bag Lunch Discussion: Technology and Trends

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
11:30am - 1:00pm
Where: 
Minnesota Council on Foundations
... We ask you to come to the meeting ready to informally share about a piece of technology you love, a technology-related challenge you’ve ... network, socialize and troubleshoot together.

Grantmakers Building Relationships with New Communities

Release Date: 
04/18/2016
... civic engagement at the Minneapolis Foundation. They worried about possible civil rights violations, alienation of their youth and of the ... Gray learned that these groups shared Luger’s concerns about...

Numbers Count in Democracy

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04/18/2016
... accurate data.” Lowenthal is particularly concerned about the effects of these changes, if poorly executed, on the accuracy of data ... Gary Bass suggests that in addition to supporting MACS, MCF and...

Q & A with Ho Nguyen

Release Date: 
04/18/2016
... since March of 2015 Nguyen talked to Giving Forum about her first year with PFund, how she came to the work and how she’s ... year we’ve expanded to also include leaders. In thinking about multiple...

The Making of an Oral History Project

Release Date: 
04/18/2016
... words – sometimes edited for clarity and conciseness – about three areas that continue to be discussed by grantmakers today. ... the necessity, then and now, of families, grantmakers and MCF to think...

Philanthrosaurus

Release Date: 
04/18/2016
... and partners. One day you find yourself scratching your head about what your col­league across the table means by “community ... grantmakers, we seek to be better conveners. (Plug: Attend MCF’s October 18,...

Adjustment by Design

Release Date: 
04/18/2016
... on Foundation’s annual conference on October 28, 2015, MCF president Trista Harris introduced the conference theme of “Impact by ... to do,” said Kobara, pointing out that we only take in about 40 of the 11...

Everyone Eats!

Release Date: 
04/18/2016
... gather to share a locally grown and prepared meal and learn about food disparity. The meal, served on a perfect September day, involved ... equity came together to learn and act. For more information about the...

Growing an Endowment Toward the Art of Reciprocity

Release Date: 
04/18/2016
... Tiwahe empowers American Indian individuals to make choices about what their community most needs. Instead of filtering support through ... to be even more powerful. When asked what most inspires her about...
25Aug2016

Family Foundation Professionals Network: What puts the 'family' in family foundations?

Thursday, August 25, 2016
11:30am - 1:00pm
Where: 
Minnesota Council on Foundations
... for a conversation with Judy Healey , former president of MCF and current president of Healey Foundation Consulting, to learn and share about family dynamics in family foundations.
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Do You Know Where Your Cash Sleeps at Night?

Release Date: 
04/19/2016
By Susan Hammel, MCF executive in residence , Mission Investing Lately, many family foundation members have asked me about the best way to get started in impact investing. An easy, no-risk way .....
16Aug2016

POSTPONED: Minnesota Food Funders Network: Volunteer Together at MATTER

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 
MATTER
... food, next door and around the world. Together we will learn about the MATTERbox project, an initiative done in partnership with HCMC to ... current registrations, login to your account at  www.mcf.org .
27Oct2016

Family Foundation Professionals Network: Changing Your Strategy - Back to the Drawing Board on Impact

Thursday, October 27, 2016
11:00am - 1:00pm
Where: 
Minnesota Council on Foundations
... lens to strategic planning, and Sonja will talk about the more informal process being used by the Grotto Foundation. These ... is a brown bag lunch meeting. Beverages will be provided by MCF.
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