For decades, The Minneapolis Foundation has helped Minnesotans make their philanthropic giving more strategic and rewarding. Now you can put our experience to work for you.

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Create a blueprint for giving

You've got a desire to give and issues you care about. Now you need a plan. What community needs are most urgent? How do they fit within the framework of your company, your family, or your foundation? What are the innovative nonprofits addressing your priority issues most effectively? How can you focus your efforts to increase the impact?

We can help you articulate your vision and develop a strategic approach to giving that fulfills it.

We'll guide you through a process of informed decision-making to ensure that your community investments reflect your core values and have maximum impact.

Launch your mission into action.

Once you have a plan in place, we can help you with the legwork. Evaluating proposals and grantee accountability are the keys to successful charitable investing. Drawing upon best practices developed over decades of grantmaking experience, we can help:

• Clarify issues and areas of interest
• Connect you with resources from the community to bring strategic focus to your grantmaking
• Examine the merits of proposals for funding
• Arrange tours of key geographic areas and site visits so that you can see how grant dollars translate into tangible benefits for the community
• Evaluate the impact of grants you have awarded

Generate dialogue and engage the community.

Once you've established your mission and grantmaking strategies, you may want to engage the community by sponsoring an event to launch an initiative or focus on an issue. Our special events team has extensive experience in designing community forums. We can coordinate all aspects of your event including shaping the meeting content, identifying knowledgeable speakers, organizing invitations, and ensuring that the logistics are managed smoothly.