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Internal Evaluation and Learning
Explore how family foundation board and staff can create a learning culture and build assessment and feedback into all facets of the work.
Civic Language in the Rural/Urban Contexts
The Civic Language Perceptions Project seeks to understand perceptions of the language most commonly associated with civic engagement and democracy efforts.
Minnesota Disaster Landscape Luncheon & Public Policy Retreat
Join MCF’s Public Policy Committee and Disaster Philanthropy Working Group for a half-day event exploring Minnesota’s disaster landscape, philanthropic engagement with disasters, and disaster-related public policy opportunities.
The Retreat of Influence: Exploring the Decline of Nonprofit Advocacy and Public Engagement
Answering questions like: What types of organizations advocate? What motivates or prohibits them from advocating? What resources do nonprofits need to increase impact and create more equitable systems?
Shifting the Evaluation Paradigm: The Equitable Evaluation Framework
Evaluation has the ability to contribute to equity and it must embrace definitions of rigor and validity that reflect the complexity of the work in which many are engaged.
The Role of Philanthropy in Systems Change
This paper is for foundations interested in exploring investments in systems change, including a focus on policy advocacy – a key systems change strategy.
Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds
Learn how advocacy can play a crucial role in advancing a foundation's mission.
MCF/HHMFC Joint Briefing With Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho
MCF and the Heading Home Minnesota Funders Collaborative invites MCF members to join this member briefing with Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho.