Celebrate the New Year with an annual favorite: Minnesota Grantmakers!
Minnesota Grantmakers 2024 offers six hours of fundraising training spread over three two-hour sessions, January 17 & 18, 2024. On the first day, the focus will be on statewide grantmaking from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. On the second day, from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. the focus will be on grantmakers prioritizing Greater MN nonprofits. From 1 - 3 p.m. on the same day, the focus will be on grantmakers primarily funding Metro-based nonprofits. The times listed are Central. You register once and receive access to all three sessions. Choose your own fundraising adventure!
Participants will receive a complimentary copy of MCN's Minnesota Grants Directory 2024.
DAY 1 - January 17: Minnesota Grantmakers 2024 - Statewide
Have these questions ever been top of mind for you as you consider how to get the most out of your finite and precious time raising money for your nonprofit?
- Which foundations should I approach to fund my nonprofit?
- What’s the best way to get dollars from specific foundations?
- Are there resources out there I have yet to tap into that would streamline and amplify my process?
If so, join this workshop designed for organizations in all parts of the state of Minnesota to hear well-informed, external analysis and critiques from your nonprofit peers. You’ll gain useful and nuanced answers to these persistent questions.
You'll also gain insight into trends, staffing, program shifts, and financial outlooks of dozens of Minnesota grantmakers. You’ll learn frank, current information about significant changes taking place in Minnesota's funding community within the larger contexts of financial and cultural shifts nationwide impacting the nonprofit sector’s paths to critical dollars.
Whether you’re an executive director, a board member involved in fundraising, or a fund development staff person, this workshop is a great way to expand and enliven your funding prospects for 2024.
By attending this event, you'll be able to:
- Build your list of foundation and grantmaker prospects for the coming year that fit your organization's goals and make the best use of time and resources
- Connect to burgeoning trends in the nonprofit sector
- Uncover insider tips about what it’s like to work with various funders
- Gain motivation to implement a robust fundraising plan
- Find refreshed connection among your peers in this important and hard work
The workshop will include information about some of Minnesota’s most active private, community, and corporate foundations. This session is a time to dig beyond the grantmaker websites and to hear candidly from your peer grantseekers about their experiences and knowledge about working with various foundations and other funders.
DAY 2 - January 18: Greater Minnesota Grantmakers
The morning of this second Grantmakers day will be an opportunity to boost your knowledge and prospects for dollars intended for Greater MN.
Certain funders across Minnesota have their eyes on Greater Minnesota and fund many projects in communities outside of metropolitan areas. Some focus strictly on rural communities and others have wider coverage. Join MCN’s regional team and Greater MN-based nonprofit development experts as we take a fresh look beyond local community foundations and gain insight about additional impactful funding opportunities for Greater MN.
During this interactive session, you will have direct access to staff of some of Minnesota’s top funders who have an interest in Greater Minnesota. This is the place to ask your questions and gain insight, while also having your voice heard!
January 18: Twin Cities Grantmakers
The afternoon of this second Grantmakers day will be an opportunity to boost your knowledge and prospects for dollars intended for the Twin Cities Metro.
Join Metro-based nonprofit development experts to home in on Minnesota funders with an interest in concentrating their giving within the 7-county Metro area. Gain insight into funders with unspoken and spoken content-area preferences, off-the-beaten-path funders, fresh and future changes to application processes, who is continuing a commitment to funding general operating (yes!), and more.
Event Details
Registration for 2024 Minnesota Grantmakers will include three sessions:
- January 17, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Statewide Grantmakers
- January 18, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Greater Minnesota Grantmakers
- January 18, 1 - 3 p.m.: Twin Cities Grantmakers
Each event is listed in Central time. This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before each session after 12 p.m.
Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART, ASL, or another accommodation, please visit our Registration Policies page.
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Registration
We encourage you to pay the registration rate that is meaningful to and possible for you. While earned revenue from our events is a significant portion of our operating budget, supporting the policy and advocacy work we do on behalf of nonprofits, we aim to keep our fees accessible, often below market rate, and offer further reduced entry points for those who need them to participate in professional development.
PWYC Rates:
$99 (Code: PWYC99)
$69 (Code: PWYC69)
$39 (Code: PWYC39)
You will not be asked to complete an application to prove need. PWYC rates are the scholarship model for this year’s Grantmakers events. The rates are for individuals. PWYC rates are available through 8 a.m. Central on January 17.
Speaker Information
Speakers for all three events will be announced soon.