MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota Council on Foundations, creator. | |
| Title: | Minnesota Council on Foundations records. | |
| Dates: | 1962-1997. | |
| Abstract: | Reports, minutes, agendas, correspondence, planning notes, fliers, newsletters, and pamphlets documenting the administration of the council and the various seminars, sessions and discussion groups sponsored by the council. | |
| Quantity: | 9.0 cubic feet (10 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
In 1969 the U.S. federal government enacted changes in the tax laws pertaining to nonprofit and charitable institutions. These changes included a federal tax on foundation income, filing fees, and required completion of the 990-PF form and disclosure of other fiscal reports.
Concurrently, many nonprofit institutions received public attention and censure because of their financial scandals and abuses of the tax exempt status such as using foundations for tax evasion or failing to distribute foundation funds. The Minnesota State Legislature, spurred by public interest and a budget short on cash, also took an interest in tax exempt nonprofit institutions. State Representative Ernest A. Lindstrom was the chairman of the Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Tax Exemption which began a study of existing exemption statutes and tax exempt organizations in Minnesota. This committee became known as the "Lindstrom Committee."
On February 13, 1970 the Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Tax Exemption conducted a hearing to receive testimony from individuals representing private tax exempt foundations regarding the current state tax exempt laws and recent changes in the federal laws. Representative Lindstrom encouraged "responsible" foundations to guide and advocate provisions and regulations which would prevent such abuses and foster accountability by requiring that fiscal reports be made public information.
Because of the changes in the federal laws, some Minnesota foundation leaders, significantly A. A. Heckman, Robert W. Bonine, James P. Shannon, and James A. Norton, had been meeting, independently of the "Lindstrom Committee," during 1969. On June 17, 1970 they met to discuss current Minnesota state legislation affecting their Minnesota-based foundations. The result of this meeting was the formation of an ad hoc steering committee populated by representatives from various Minnesota foundations. This group was charged with advising the "Lindstrom Committee;" drafting model legislation; establishing and maintaining a liaison with appropriate legislative and government agencies; facilitating and expediting communication between foundations, legislators, interested parties, and the public; and reporting to foundations all relevant information concerning tax and other legislation. It named itself the Ad Hoc Committee on Foundation Legislation.
The committee continued to meet after the "Lindstrom Committee" was dissolved, and through 1971 described itself as a "trade or professional association." In June of 1972 the committee changed its name to the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF), and became incorporated as such in 1975. Judith Healy was hired as the Council's first executive director in 1975, followed by Jacqueline Reis in 1979. The council provides a means for foundations to enact self-regulation; furnishes venues for those working in foundations and other grant making charitable organizations to meet and discuss issues; keeps them informed of current legislation; and serves as a public access point for information about Minnesota foundations. The majority of their efforts are directed toward member institutions, though they hold open and public meetings as well.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The collection consists primarily of reports, minutes, agendas, correspondence, and planning notes for the various seminars, sessions, and discussion groups sponsored by the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF). There are also registration lists, flyers, newsletters, and pamphlets concerning MCF and Minnesota granting agencies.
The two largest portions of the collection are 1) the set of each year's "Book of Knowledge" compiled by the MCF staff to retain that year's activities, meeting notices, minutes, and reports, and 2) the Programming files, which contain the planning, promotional, and registration materials for the sessions, roundtables, seminars, and public meetings held or sponsored by MCF.
ARRANGEMENT
These records are divided into the following seven sections:
| Background Information | ||
| Administration Files | ||
| Programming Files | ||
| Studies | ||
| Publications | ||
| A. A. Heckman Community Service Award | ||
| Sound and Visual Recordings |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Council on Foundations Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 15,170; 15,309; 15,517
Processing Information:
Processed by: Lynn Leitte, December 1997; Dennis Meissner, May 2005
Catalog ID number: 990017349110104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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| 144.B.13.2F | 1 | "Lindstrom Committee," 1962, 1969-1970. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence between Robert W. Bonine, A. A. Heckman, James A. Norton, and others concerning the Minnesota State Legislature's Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Tax Exemption, chaired by State Representative Ernest A. Lindstrom, and formation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Foundation Legislation. | |||||||||||||
| Ad Hoc Committee on Foundation Legislation, 1970-1971. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence between members of the Joint Committee, Representative Lindstrom, and members of the Ad Hoc Committee; Ad Hoc Committee meeting announcements, and minutes, and other correspondence. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota State Legislature Joint House and Senate Subcommittee reports and bills, 1969-1970. | |||||||||||||
| MCF chronology, statement of purpose, committees, and 1977 progress report, 1969-1990. | |||||||||||||
| MCF organizational structure and purpose working paper, 1970. | |||||||||||||
ADMINISTRATION FILES
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| 144.B.13.2F | 1 | Directors and officers liability insurance, 1982-1985. | |||||||||||
| This file of correspondence concerns the negotiations and purchase of a D&O insurance policy for the Camargo Foundation (Saint Paul, Minn.). Negotiations are channeled through Irving Clark of the law firm Doherty, Rumble & Butler via W. A. Lang Co., insurance brokers. Only one piece of correspondence is addressed directly to Jacquelin Reis, Executive Director of MCF. MCF's involvement in this transaction is unclear. | |||||||||||||
| Executive director position, 1975-1976. | |||||||||||||
| General correspondence, 1978-1985. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Incorporation and bylaws, 1975. | |||||||||||||
| Japanese delegation visit, September 26, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Receptions and luncheons: | |||||||||||||
| Board member dinner, April 20, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Congressional reception, Washington, DC, April 25, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Minnesota Dinner in LA," April 26, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Trustees luncheon, December 6, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Status as a charitable organization and tax exempt, 1976-1977. | |||||||||||||
| Strategic planning, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Meeting notices: | |||||||||||||
| These notices, invitations, flyers, and event announcements were collected by MCF staff and organized by year in a three-ring binder. It does not appear to be an absolutely complete compilation of all MCF's meeting notices, but it is a fairly comprehensive selection during 1980-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Meeting history, 1976-1987. | |||||||||||||
| Notices, 1980-1990. 11 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Members meetings, 1991-1992. | |||||||||||||
| "Book of Knowledge": | |||||||||||||
| Each "book" consists of papers collected each year by MCF staff into a three-ring binder to serve as a record of activities and as a reference tool. They contain materials such as member notices, public information fliers, correspondence, board meeting agendas and minutes, executive committee agendas and minutes, and various other committee agendas, minutes, and reports. Committees of note: Public Information Committee, Legislative Committee, Program Committee, Government Relations Committee, Nominating Committee, and Long Range Planning Committee. | |||||||||||||
| 1976. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1977. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.3B | 2 | 1977. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| 1978. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1979. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1980. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1981. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1982. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.4F | 3 | 1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| 1983. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1984. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1985. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1986. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1987. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1988. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.5B | 4 | 1988. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| 1989. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1990. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1991. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1992. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 146.C.5.6F | 10 | Executive director/president reports, 1979-1988. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Directors' retreat, 1990. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.6F | 5 | Committee working files: | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, research, and note files for three of the most prominent MCF Committees. | |||||||||||||
| Government Relations Committee: | |||||||||||||
| Bills, acts, statements, and updates, 1980-1983. | |||||||||||||
| Community foundations, 1983. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1980-1983. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative questionnaire, 1980. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative questionnaire, 1983. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Meeting notices, minutes, and reports, 1980-1983, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Monihan/Frenzel/Durenberger/S. Nary, 1979-1983. | |||||||||||||
| Payout, undated and 1981. | |||||||||||||
| Press and lobbying information, undated and 1981, 1983, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Committee: | |||||||||||||
| 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||
| 1980. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1981. | |||||||||||||
| 1982. | |||||||||||||
| Program Committee: | |||||||||||||
| 1986-1987. | |||||||||||||
| 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
| 1989-1990. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
PROGRAMMING
These are files for the programs, events, workshops, roundtables, sessions, and seminars organized by MCF. Quite often these programs are called "meetings." Many of the items in the Meeting notices files are not committee or board meetings, but are flyers for events of this nature. These Programming files contain flyers, registration materials, planning notes, publicity, correspondence, and some research and background materials.
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| 144.B.13.6F | 5 | Public meetings: | |||||||||||
| These files record the planning, publicity, registration, and evaluation of the MCF Public meetings, many of which were titled "Public Meeting on Philanthropy." These files are in chronological order. | |||||||||||||
| First meeting evaluations, 1977. | |||||||||||||
| Southwest State University (Marshall, Minn.), October 18, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| 2nd annual meeting, Saint Paul Vo-Tech (Saint Paul, Minn.), November 1-2, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Itasca Community College (Grand Rapids, Minn.), October 18, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| 3rd annual meeting, Metropolitan Community College, (Saint Paul, Minn.), December 12, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| Brainerd Community College (Brainerd, Minn.), October 16, 1980. | |||||||||||||
| 4th annual meeting, Earl Brown Center (Saint Paul, Minn.), April 16, 1981. | |||||||||||||
| Rochester Community College (Rochester, Minn.), October 15, 1981. | |||||||||||||
| 5th annual meeting, Macalester College (Saint Paul, Minn.), April 2, 1982. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.7B | 6 | College of Saint Scholastica (Duluth, Minn.), October 14, 1982. | |||||||||||
| College of Saint Catherine (Saint Paul, Minn.), September 29, 1983. | |||||||||||||
| Mankato State University (Mankato, Minn.), May 3, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| 7th annual meeting, Anwatin Junior High School (Minneapolis, Minn.), October 7, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| College of Saint Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.), June 5, 1986. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Martin Luther King Center (Saint Paul, Minn.), October 28, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Roundtable series: | |||||||||||||
| This series of seminars and discussion groups is sometimes titled: "Grantmakers Breakfast Roundtable." The majority of the files contain announcements, meeting room arrangements, and correspondence with speakers or facilitators. There are some planning notes and topical articles. These files have been arranged in chronological order. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.7B | 6 | "Annual Report," September 11, 1984. | |||||||||||
| "Grantmaking Policies and Priorities," October 9, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| "Pre-Grant Assessment," November 13, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| "Preparing for the Board Meeting," December 11, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| "Monitoring and Evaluation," January 8, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "The Site Visit," February 12, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Capital and Endowment Fund Campaigns," May 14, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Matching Gift Programs: Experiences and Trends," April 9, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Assessing What You Do (And How You Do It)," June 11, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Grantmaking and Mental Health: A Look at Occupational Rewards and Hazards," September 10, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Federated Fund Drives: Trends and Implications for Grantmakers," October 8, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Giving in Minnesota: How Are We Distributing Our Resources?," November 12, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Allocating Costs," January 9, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "The Quality of Response to Community Needs," January 14, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Are Governments Setting Our Agenda?," February 11, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Community Leadership Development: A Role for Grantmakers," March 11, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Thoughts on Kansas City," April 22, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Professional Development in the Philanthropic Vineyard. . .," May 13, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Diversification: Understanding the Issues of Nonprofit Financing: The Individual Giver," October 15, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Diversification: Understanding the Issues of Nonprofit Financing: Charitable Gaming," November 11, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Diversification: Understanding the Issues of Nonprofit Financing: Making Money: Impact on the Agency," December 16, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "A Conversation with John Edie," January 22, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "A Conversation with Legislators: Early Childhood Development," February 24, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "A Conversation with Legislators: Welfare Reform," March 25, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "A Conversation with Legislators: Rural Issues," April 21, 1987. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.7B | 6 | "Commissioners' Perspectives: The 1987 Legislature in Review," May 21, 1987. | |||||||||||
| "Trends, Fads, Unfinished Agendas, Organizations, Clients, Impact . . ," October 2, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities: A Workshop on Its Use," November 6, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "Trends, Fads, Unfinished Agendas, Organizations, Clients, Impact . . ," November 17, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "Trends, Fads, Unfinished Agendas, Organizations, Clients, Impact . . ," December 16, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "Strategies, Opportunities, and Hazards of Non-Cash Contributions," January 12, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "One State--One Community," August 4, 1988. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| "Change--Issues and Implications: A Forward Look: Demographics and Trends," October 6, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Change--Issues and Implications: A Forward Look: The Crisis in Minority Education--K-12," November 1, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Change--Issues and Implications: A Forward Look: The Crisis in Minority Education--Higher Education," December 6, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Change--Issues and Implications: A Forward Look: Minnesota's Environmental Quality," January 10, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "A Conversation With Robert Bothwell," October 15, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Brown Bag Series: | |||||||||||||
| These files document the Brown Bag Series, which were offered to MCF members in the form of monthly discussion groups centered around an overall topic. The files contain meeting room arrangements, registrations, evaluations, and some planning notes. | |||||||||||||
| Plain Talk: Lessons Learned: | |||||||||||||
| "Advice from Experienced Grantmakers," February 11, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Screening and Researching Proposals," March 10, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Better Ways to Say No and Why," April 14, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Cash Grants: Form and Substance," May 12, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Establishing Professional Networks," June 9, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Management and Legal Potpourri: | |||||||||||||
| "Directors and Officers Liability," September 15, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Benefits and Salary Administration," October 13, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Grants and Contacts/Audits," November 17, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Company Foundations and Self-Dealing," December 15, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Managing Info: Automation," January 19, 1989. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.7B | 6 | "Managing Info: Archives/Microfiche," February 16, 1989. | |||||||||||
| A Safe Place to Talk About Ethics: | |||||||||||||
| "Circumvention of the Grantmaking Process," January 12, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "Staff Control of the Grantmaking Process," February 9, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "Advocacy for Favored Nonprofits," March 9, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "Information Sharing Among Grantmakers," April 19, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "Donor Intervention," May 11, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "Boundaries of Personal Relationships," June 12, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Grantmaking in the 1990s, [February-June 199-?]. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.8F | 7 | Grantsmanship for Beginners: Original copy, undated and 1983. | |||||||||||
| Grantsmanship for Beginners, 1982-1986, 1995. 6 folders | |||||||||||||
| MCF summer school: | |||||||||||||
| 1981. | |||||||||||||
| 1983. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1986. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1987. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Technical Assistance Program for New and Emerging Grantmakers: | |||||||||||||
| Background and planning file, undated and 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Fund raising, undated and 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Working file, undated and 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "Contributions: The Business Decision": | |||||||||||||
| Bloomington workshop, June 23, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Minnetonka workshop, February 28, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Open and members meetings: | |||||||||||||
| These are MCF arranged or sponsored sessions and seminars, called meetings. There are events for MCF members only and events open to the public (non-member grantmaking institutions). These files are arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||||
| 1978: | |||||||||||||
| "Changing Directions in Health Care," January 5-6, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| "Federated Giving and the Arts--A Twin Cities Discussion," June 20, 1978. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.8F | 7 | 1979: | |||||||||||
| "Federated Giving in Minnesota: The United Way," January 5, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| "Pitfalls of Funding Nonprofits," February 28, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| "Needs and Resources for the Gifted and Talented," March 30, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| "Issues in Public Media," April 18, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| "Health Care and American Government Policy," June 22, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| "The 1980's: A Decade for Hispanics," June 27, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| "Report from Washington," September 28, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| Higher Education Seminar, October 15-16, 1979. | |||||||||||||
| 1983: | |||||||||||||
| "Hispanics: The Questions and the Answers," March 30, 1983. | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Giving, November 15-16, 1983. | |||||||||||||
| "Funding for Construction and Renovation Projects," December 6, 1983. | |||||||||||||
| In conjunction with the Kresge Foundation. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.9B | 8 | 1984: | |||||||||||
| Funding for Justice Project, March 21, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| "Public and Private Philanthropy in Minnesota," June 19-20, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| "Tax and Legal Issues for Private Foundations," December 7, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| 1985: | |||||||||||||
| "We Don't Fund Media," February 21, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Profits for Nonprofits: An Examination of the Issues," March 28, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Exploring the Dynamics of Private Philanthropy: Private Foundations," November 21, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| "Tax and Legal Update for Private Foundations," December 12, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| 1986: | |||||||||||||
| "Exploring the Dynamics of Private Philanthropy: Corporate Philanthropy," January 23, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Exploring the Dynamics of Private Philanthropy: Community Foundations," February 21, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Financial Basics of Grant Review," September 29, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| "Investing Foundation Assets: Trustee Perspectives," December 9, 1986. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.9B | 8 | "The Changing Tax Laws: Nonprofits Examine Their Situation," February 20, 1987. | |||||||||||
| 1987: | |||||||||||||
| "Financial Basics of Grant Review," April 24, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "The AIDS Issue for Grantmakers," May 1, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| "Classifying Nonprofits: Adapting the National Taxonomy for Use in Minnesota," October 15, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| National Charities Information Bureau (NCIB) Meeting, November 23, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| In conjunction with the Charities Review Council of Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| 1988: | |||||||||||||
| "Private Philanthropy: An Orientation for Legislators," March 2, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "A Permanent Underclass: New or Unfinished Agenda?," March 15, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Doing Good in an Imperfect World," April 18, May 17, and June 21, 1988. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| "Funders Forum: A Discussion on Private Philanthropy for Rural Nonprofits and Grantseeking Organizations in Central Minnesota," May 6, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Women and Philanthropy," May 24, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| "Financial Basics of Grant Review," June 17, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| 1989: | |||||||||||||
| "A Conversation with Michael Seltzer on General Operating Support," February 10, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "A Conversation with Dr. Nils Hasselmo," February 23, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "The Mission of the Nonprofit Sector," March 29, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| A Regional Conference for Community Foundations, May 18-19, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "Racism: Implications for the Nonprofit Sector," June 20, 1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| "Good Fences Make Good Neighborhoods," September 27, 1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| "Tax and Legal Update: Views from Washington and Saint Paul," October 27, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| "Relationships Between Grantmakers and Grantseekers," December 8, 1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 144.B.13.10F | 9 | 1990: | |||||||||||
| "The Widening Gap," February 15 and March 7, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| "Tracing and Classifying Grants: A Workshop on Taxonomy," June 15, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| "Building More Effective Service Systems for Children and Youth," October 1-3, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| 1993: | |||||||||||||
| "Building a Vision for Your Community and Your Community Foundation," June 17-18, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| 1995: | |||||||||||||
| "Immigrants and Refugees: When Global Becomes Local," July 23-24, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| "Philanthropy at the Crossroads: New Thinking for New Times," November 6-7, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| The Foundation's first conference for Upper Midwest grantmakers. | |||||||||||||
| 1997: | |||||||||||||
| "The Changing Landscape for Philanthropy and Community," October 30-31, 1997. | |||||||||||||
STUDIES
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| 144.B.13.10F | 9 | Administrative expenses study: | |||||||||||
| 1984. | |||||||||||||
| 1986-1988. | |||||||||||||
| James R. Thorpe Foundation, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Gannett Foundation, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Dayton-Hudson case study, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Nonprofit issues: Notes and news clippings, undated and 1981, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Rural funders survey, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Rural issues, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
PUBLICATIONS
See also the above note on related materials for MCF publications at the Minnesota Historical Society.
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| 144.B.13.10F | 9 | Corporate Contributions Process working papers, June 1979. | |||||||||||
| Doing Good in an Imperfect World, [c. 1988]. | |||||||||||||
| Giving Forum, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Guide to Foundation Management, 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Issues Report newsletter, 1980-1989. | |||||||||||||
| MCF Notes newsletter, April 1976-October 1988, 1995-1997. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| A small (2-4 pp.), offset-printed monthly newsletter to MCF members. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Philanthropy: Reshaping the Vision, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Capital and Endowment Campaigns in Minnesota, May 1995. | |||||||||||||
| The annual report on current, anticipated and recently completed fund-raising campaigns by Minnesota nonprofit organizations. | |||||||||||||
| Program Calendar/Programs newsletter, 1995-1997. | |||||||||||||
| A monthly calendar of upcoming events. | |||||||||||||
| Compilation--Minnesota media coverage of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, January - March 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous bulletins to MCF members, [c. 1978]; 1982-1983; 1992-1994. | |||||||||||||
ALFRED A. HECKMAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
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| 144.B.13.10F | 9 | Alfred A. Heckman obituaries, 1994. | |||||||||||
| Human Dignity: Our Youth and Ourselves, Dr. Gisela Konopka, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Is Literacy in Jeopardy?, Ronald M. Hubbs, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| The Many Faces of Philanthropy, Russell V. Ewald, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| The Family Crisis in the 21st Century, Geraldine L. Carter, Ph.D., 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Commitment and Community, J. P. Shannon, 1991. | |||||||||||||
SOUND AND VISUAL RECORDINGS
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| 144.B.13.10F | 9 | Fifth annual public meeting, April 15, 1982. 1 audio cassette. | |||||||||||
| Philanthropy Is. . ., undated. 1 VHS cassette. | |||||||||||||
| Celebrating 25 Years of Leadership and Service, 1995. 1 VHS cassette. | |||||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Administrative agencies -- Public meetings.
- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations.
- Charities -- Minnesota.
- Endowments -- Minnesota.
- Forums (Discussion and debate).
- Nonprofit organizations -- Minnesota -- Congresses.
- Nonprofit organizations -- Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Bonine, Robert W.
- Edie, John A.
- Healy, Judith.
- Heckman, A. A. (Aldred Arthur), -1994.
- Lindstrom, Ernest A.
- Norton, James A.
- Reis, Jacqueline.
- Shannon, James P., 1921-.
- Organizations:
- Ad Hoc Committee on Foundation Legislation.
- Minnesota. Legislature. Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Tax Exemption.
- Types of Documentation:
- Audiotapes.
- Questionnaires.
- Seminars.
- Surveys.
- Video recordings.
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