About MCN - Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

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Nonprofits are a force for good.
We’re here to help.

As one of the largest state associations of nonprofits in the country, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) connects nonprofits across interest areas to advance issues of common concern.

MCN is a trusted ally and advocate for nonprofits, providing relevant workshops and conferences, timely nonprofit data and research, impactful state and federal advocacy, and strong member network and benefits.

Our mission is to inform, promote, connect, and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector.

About Our Mission & Values

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Meet Our
Staff and Board of Directors

MCN is operated and supported by a strong, diversely skilled staff and board of directors. With experience in all areas of nonprofit management, MCN’s staff and board guide the organization’s long-standing mission

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Statewide Nonprofit Support

MCN maintains regional offices to provide locally-based opportunities for nonprofits, including educational training, peer-learning, and connecting nonprofits to MCN’s statewide network.

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Our vision
Equity & Justice

Driven by our vision of nonprofits accomplishing their missions for a healthy, cooperative, and just society, MCN is dedicated to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity.

We live our values by enhancing and improving intercultural competence, intentionally creating inclusive spaces, and working to address disparities within the nonprofit sector.

MCN Values in Action

State & Nationwide Network

Minnesota Affiliations

MCN is part of an active network of nonprofit support agencies in our state. These Nonprofit Allies collaborate, partner, and share information to ensure that nonprofits have ample resources and services to help individual organizations accomplish their mission.

Minnesota Nonprofit Allies

National Affiliations

MCN is a member of the several national organizations dedicated to enhancing the nonprofit sector. Through these affiliations, MCN is able to bring the knowledge and resources of these national groups to nonprofits in Minnesota. Our involvement also brings the voice of Minnesota’s nonprofits to the national level.

Nationwide Nonprofit Allies

Our History

MCN was founded in 1987 to meet the increasing information needs of nonprofits and to convene nonprofits to address issues facing the sector.

Stemming from the Philanthropy Project, a coalition of 130 nonprofits to reform corporate and foundation grantmaking, MCN was founded to create a more powerful voice for nonprofits and give nonprofits the capacity to do together what they do not do apart.

MCN’s History