We can help your group:

• Identify shared interests, needs, and opportunities
• Recruit members and attract financial resources or funding partners
• Develop grant guidelines, streamline the grantmaking process, and evaluate proposals
• Educate your membership on philanthropy, community issues, and giving strategies

"Our young, developing organization has really made significant progress thanks to the Foundation's technical expertise and extensive community experience. What we value most, though, is that they are passionate about what they do and about what we're doing. And that makes all the difference."

--Catherine Gunsbury, Community Capital Alliance

Community Capital Alliance is an affinity group of young professionals who contribute their time and money, and together educate themselves on community issues.

Client Spotlight: Social Venture Partners Minnesota

Social Venture Partners Minnesota founders created a Donor Advised Fund at The Minneapolis Foundation, but they also wanted help in increasing the visibility, membership, and impact of this brand new organization. The Minneapolis Foundation is helping Social Venture Partners Minnesota with:

• strategic planning and governance
• membership recruitment and retention
• grantmaking and partner (member) education
• events and communications
• investment of partner (member) contributions

Visit the Social Venture Partners Minnesota website.	The Minneapolis Foundation's Philanthropic Consulting Services produced the kick-off event for Social Venture Partners of Minnesota.