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13Apr2016
Economic Mobility and the Infrastructure of Opportunity: What Foundations Can Do
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 8:30am - 10:30am
Where:
Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
This member-initiated briefing is co-sponsored by The Saint Paul Foundation, the Bush ...
Seize the Initiative: A Legal Guide on Ballot Measures for Nonprofits and Foundations
Published:
February 2022
seizepic.png Seize the Initiative: A Legal Guide on Ballot Measures for Nonprofits and Foundations offers clear and concise ... measures and the relevant rules for each Guidance on what activities 501(c)(3) organizations may engage in without ...
Calling for a $200M Nonprofit Relief Fund
Release Date:
01/27/2022
The Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Greater Twin Cities United Way, United Ways of ... workforce, paired with an increased demand for services, is making it difficult for Minnesota...
Practical Guidance: What Nonprofits Need to Know About Lobbying
Published:
May 2022
This resource is designed to help your nonprofit organization determine if ... lobbyist registration or reporting. Practical Guidance: What Nonprofits Need to Know About Lobbying ...
GEO Guest Post: What Will Be Philanthropy’s Next Chapter?
Release Date:
05/10/2016
... nonprofit leaders, “Where are the funders who understand what nonprofits really need?” Well, they were at the Grantmakers ... wanted to share my takeaways from a great conference. GEO is...
GEO Guest Post: What Philanthropy Wants To Be
Release Date:
05/05/2016
The third GEO conference blogger is Mae Hong, Vice President of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Her guest post is below. And for a full rundown on the conference check out #2016GEO . I ... out...
Effective Grantmaking Practices that Support Nonprofit Sustainability
This research includes these four recommendations to support nonprofit sustainability: Continue to build on current efforts to establish strong relationships with grantees, listen, and respond. Seek short- and long-term feedback about usefulness and impact of capacity building resources provided to grantees. Consider using additional funding strategies, such as loan programs. Gather additional input about ways staff and organizational self-care can be fostered. Download the full report and two-page handout
24Apr2023
MCF Member Briefing: Self-Dealing and Conflicts of Interest: What Every Type of Foundation Needs to Know
Monday, April 24, 2023 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where:
Webinar
... different from the rules that govern how other kinds of nonprofits can interact with insiders. Join this session to ... more.
WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT AND WHAT WILL BE THE SAME IN MINNESOTA'S PHILANTHROPY COMMUNITY?
... today and tomorrow. One question that comes up frequently is: What will be different and what will be the same in ... else can answer all of my emails?
15Nov2017
Midwest Family Foundation Webinar Series: Legal Pitfalls - Do You Know What You Don't Know?
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where:
ReadyTalk
... and avoidable – foundations just need to know what to look out for, and where to look for help. Join this ...
Policy Influence: What Foundations are Doing and Why
... for Effective Philanthropy studied the perspective of foundation leaders across the country on this topic, through ... surveys and in-depth interviews. Policy Influence: What Foundations are Doing and Why ...
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
... them have one thing in common: the complication of family. What does this mean for board organization, governance, ... in these philanthropic organizations?
What Happens When a Philosophy Major Goes to Wall Street?
A Philosophy Major on Wall Street Philosophy majors are ... on Wall Street I kept asking pesky questions like where is the money going? Where did it come from and who benefits?
What’s up with women and impact investing?
Release Date:
12/21/2017
... York City. There’s something thrilling about being in a room full of high powered women working in finance that ... role women are playing in transforming finance, “What is it about women and...
What Foundations Can Learn From New Research On Voting
By Ellen Alberding, Ari Simon, and Kate Wolford We live in a time of intense divisions and purposeful disinformation ...
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation to Award Up to $7 Million in Main Street Economic Revitalization Grants to Businesses and Nonprofits in the East Metro
Release Date:
10/11/2022
... of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), it is now taking applications for the East Metro Main Street ... application guidelines. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until May 2023 or until...
Foundations Facilitate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Partnering with Community and Nonprofits
... and nonprofit practice. In spring 2013, OMG conducted a qualititative study of nine foundations through in-depth ... Equity, and Inclusion: Partnering with Community and Nonprofits ...