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09Feb2018

Minnesota Votes: Minnesota Values and Opening Access to the Ballot

Friday, February 9, 2018
9:30am - 11:00am
Where: 
Minnesota Council on Foundations
... That was the headline in a November 2016 New York Times article about Minnesota's tradition of high voter participation. Some of the ...
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DemocracyVoter RightsVoter SuppressionPublic Policy
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Public Policy

2016 Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows

... leadership in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota on an even broader scale. “I believe philanthropy has a unique position to ... across local sectors.
19Apr2018

Can a Village Build Financial Power in Black Communities?

Thursday, April 19, 2018
8:30am - 10:00am
Where: 
The Association for Black Economic Power Office
... North Minneapolis is ground zero for this challenge, where an abundance of alternative lending options are the primary tool for financial ... money leaves this community than is spent in it.

How Minnesota’s White Foundation Leaders (and not just CEOs!) Can Step It Up on Racial Equity

Release Date: 
08/05/2016
... in the field. I recalled reading a Chronicle of Philanthropy article over a year ago by Aaron Dorfman, executive director of the National ... foundation leaders can promote racial justice with links and resources...
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
... inadvertent and avoidable – foundations just need to know what to look out for, and where to look for help.  Join this interactive ... community partners.
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Disaster Philanthropy

... more aware of the importance of this approach to giving. What follows are the stories of three Minnesota organizations that’ve made ...

Power to Change

... through a network of community groups to put in place a system to provide immediate access to clean water for drinking and bathing. ... there were bigger issues at play.

Impact Investing Is Hot: So Why Am I Worried?

... flood of philanthropically minded investors shifting their resources in pursuit of their mission, beyond the 5 percent customary for most ... Beware of conflicts of interest. Ask.

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