MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS INC
2314 University Ave W Ste 20, St Paul, MN 55114 www.minnesotanonprofits.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Inform, promote, connect and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector.

Education: MCN provides timely and relevant educational events, networking opportunities and publications to strengthen individual organizations and thus the sector's effectiveness, productivity and accountability. In 2019, MCN sponsored 240 public events with over 8,000 total attendees. This included 140 educational trainings (in-person across Minnesota and e-learning opportunities). Educational learning, including six conferences, focused on a wide range of topics including financial management, diversity and equity, human resources, governance, accountability, fundraising, communications, leadership and more. MCN's e-Learning program engaged 1,000 nonprofit leaders across 33 virtual learning opportunities ranging from interactive workshops to a two-day virtual conference. MCN also hosted 100 free networking opportunities focused on management, human resources, fundraising and communications in the Twin Cities and northeast, northwest, west central, central, southeast, and southwest Minnesota. In 2019, MCN continued its role as a publisher, releasing the Handbook for Starting a Successful Nonprofit, the annual Minnesota Nonprofit Economy Report, national research on the nonprofit sector, and Nonprofit News, a newsletter providing information on sector trends and resources. Through all of its educational programming, MCN worked with 400 volunteers from other nonprofits, capacity building groups, and government agencies to offer high-quality expertise, current information and interactive learning for Minnesota's nonprofit sector.

Public Policy and Civic Engagement: MCN builds the capacity of nonprofit leaders to be confident and competent voices on issues impacting their constituents and communities by providing them with workshops, briefings, and other informational resources. In 2019, MCN offered public policy training and information series attended by several hundred participants that included presentations on nonprofit advocacy, lobbying laws, state and federal budget processes, advocacy communications, working in coalitions, and engaging communities around the 2020 Census. MCN's Minnesota Budget Project educates nonprofits, decision-makers, the media, and the public on budget, tax, and economic policy issues through a range of communications vehicles.

Membership: In 2019, 2,276 charitable organizations and 261 businesses contributed dues to support MCN's work. Nonprofit members receive discounts on publications, workshops and conferences, space rental and can post job openings on MCN's highly trafficked job board at no cost. In 2019, MCN members posted 15,894 free staff, board, volunteer and intern openings on MCN's job board. Through the use of free member publication vouchers, MCN nonprofit members requested and received 916 free copies of regularly updated publications, like the Minnesota Grants Directory, Minnesota Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey, Handbook for Starting a Successful Nonprofit, and Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence. MCN also capitalizes on the buying power of its members to negotiate lower prices and better service on many products and services that nonprofits need, including banking, insurance, employee benefits, office supplies, payroll processing and more.

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