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Have you considered nominating
yourself or a
colleague to serve on the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) board of directors, but aren't quite sure what board service entails? Would you like to ask current MCN board members and leadership about their experiences on the board?
If you answered yes to either question above, MCN invites you to join one of two free information sessions to learn more about board service and ask any questions that have been top of mind as you've considered applying.
To learn more about the MCN board, including current members, officers, board roles and responsibilities, election process, and the nomination form, please visit
www.mcnboard.org.
Speaker Information
Molly Matheson Gruen serves as the chair of the MCN board of directors, as well as the co-chair of MCN's nominating committee. Formerly the program operations director at the Bush Foundation, Molly now serves as a consultant for the foundation, lending her knowledge and experience to help further the strategic direction of Bush's grantmaking practices to help improve the experience of our applicants, grantees and partners.
Nonoko Sato was appointed as Minnesota Council of Nonprofits’ second executive director in August 2021, following MCN’s founder Jon Pratt. Prior to this role, she served as MCN’s associate director since 2018. In partnership with MCN’s board, staff, and key stakeholders, Nonoko charts MCN’s strategic response to organizational and sector challenges. She currently serves on the boards of Coalition of Asian American Leaders and Theater Mu, and as a member of Equity Diversity Impact Assessment committee of Minneapolis Public Schools. Prior to joining MCN, Nonoko served for nine years as executive director of SMART, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that champions education equity by supporting students in overcoming systemic barriers on their journey to a college degree.