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Update: My Brother’s Keeper in Minnesota and Nationally
President Obama at the launch of My Brother’s Keeper earlier this year. MCF President Trista Harris and David Nicholson, executive director of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice, were among the...
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Giving USA Comes Bearing Good News!
I attended the St. Paul stop on Giving USA’s 2014 road show this morning. There, Adam Wilhelm of Campbell & Company updated us on 2013 national giving trends, which can be summarized as good news....
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Channel One Regional Food Bank Wins All-Star Grant
Baseball’s All-Star Game happened earlier this week in Minneapolis, and with it came the announcement of the nonprofit awarded the Twins “All-Star Fans Choose” grant. Nearly 75,000 fans voted to help...
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Action Alert: America Gives More Act
Time is very short to pass the America Gives More Act (HR 4719)! We need you to contact Senators Klobuchar and Franken to ask for their support today — before they return to Washington, D.C., in early...
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The McKnight Foundation Seeks Your Input
Kate Wolford of The McKnight Foundation MCF member The McKnight Foundation is getting ready to revisit and refresh its Strategic Framework for 2015-2017, and is asking for outside perspectives as it...
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Charitable Giving is Up in Minnesota
Today, MCF released our new Giving in Minnesota research, the most comprehensive analysis of charitable giving in the state. It shows that individuals, foundations and corporations gave $5.7 billion in...
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Graves Family Foundation Announces Inaugural Grants and Grant Cycles
The John and Denise Graves Foundation, serving the greater Minneapolis area, recently announced its inaugural grants. The foundation chose 14 grant recipients who share the foundation’s education...
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Annual Grantmaker Rankings Released
MCF today released its annual rankings of the top grantmakers in Minnesota based on cash grants paid in 2013. The top five Minnesota grantmakers by grants paid in 2013 were: Target Foundation and...
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What’s With All the Buzz About Gender Norms?
A member post from Gayle Ober, president of the George Family Foundation. As a woman, I am very aware of all the benefits and challenges of my gender. What hadn’t occurred to me until a year ago is...
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On Gender Norms and Young Black Girls
A guest post from Riki Wilchins of TrueChild. Join the discussion about gender norms on October 26 by attending a screening of “The Mask You Live In”, hosted by the George Family Foundation. Decades of...
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