Themed “Transforming Our Work: From Challenging Times to Hopeful Futures,” the Joint Conference of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the Minnesota Council on Foundations, held Nov. 5 and 6 in St. Paul, featured nearly 50 breakouts, more than 100 speakers, a Nonprofit Mission and Excellence Awards presentation, a CEO/Trustee Dinner, and several plenary sessions.
Now, resources from many of these sessions are available online.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, unable to leave D.C. because of the health care debate, sent her keynote remarks via video. Below, she discusses how these unprecedented times for our country are a call to think and act anew – to meet the challenges head on – to examine every opportunity to bring together government, the private sector, nonprofits and communities to build a better future. She also highlights recent developments in D.C., as well as new initiatives in Minnesota. (Close-captioning for this video will be available in the coming weeks.)
Conference presentations and handouts from many of the breakouts are posted online and accessible on the conference website’s Download Center.
Despite the down economy, the 2009 Joint Conference of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the Minnesota Council on Foundations drew a record 1,700 attendees. MCN and MCF partner to present a joint conference every three years.
- Chris Murakami Noonan, MCF communications associate
