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Research and Workshops
Small Family Foundation Giving in Minnesota Workshop Presented by the MN Council of Nonprofits - Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM Link to Small Family Foundation workshop … [Read more...] about Research and Workshops
Changes in giving at Target, Wal-Mart and Big Lots
"Restaurants, grocery stores, bodegas, discount stores, and lots of other retail stores are reopening now that most folks have been vaccinated (although vaccination numbers in BIPOC and rural … [Read more...] about Changes in giving at Target, Wal-Mart and Big Lots
This year’s philanthropy celebrities: Evaluating the Gates Foundation
The personal changes in the Gates family have prompted a lot of analyses of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). There’s lots of speculation about changes in governance, spin-offs, and the … [Read more...] about This year’s philanthropy celebrities: Evaluating the Gates Foundation
GRANTMAKER JOBS
"Please note, these are not paid job advertisements. We believe Minnesota will be better served if Minnesotans are hired by national foundations. Stuff about local funders is just interesting. -- … [Read more...] about GRANTMAKER JOBS
Grantseeking mistakes
Five silly grantseeking mistakes: Philanthropy Daily newsletter and blog are published by American Philanthropic, a conservative-leaning philanthropy research and consulting group. Lots of good … [Read more...] about Grantseeking mistakes
Re-engaging with mid-level donors
Guess who is also back? Mid-level donors. In fact, they never really left. We just sort of stopped asking for gifts from folks who make personal gifts between $1,000 and $5,000. But the pandemic … [Read more...] about Re-engaging with mid-level donors
Minneapolis Foundation’s return to the old ways – Micro& Safety Grants
In the old days (pre-Gates), community foundations were often the nonprofit incubators in their neighborhoods, supporting the most creative and sometimes riskiest new things to come along. In the Jim … [Read more...] about Minneapolis Foundation’s return to the old ways – Micro& Safety Grants