MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical
Society
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| Creator: | Minnesota Council of
Nonprofits. |
| Title: | Organization
records. |
| Date: | 1980-1999
(bulk 1984-1996). |
| Abstract: | Board minutes, committee files, publications
and reports, subject files, and other material relating to the activities of,
and issues of concern to, a St. Paul-based association of Minnesota nonprofit
organizations that was formed in 1987 to increase the resources and strengthen
the effectiveness of Minnesota nonprofits, especially those that serve or
advocate for disadvantaged people. |
| Quantity: | 3.3 cu. ft. (4
boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf
locations. |
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The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits was established in January 1987.
It is a statewide membership association of nonprofit organizations sharing
information, services, and research to educate its members and the community.
The Council has over one thousand members representing all activity areas,
budget ranges, and geographic regions of Minnesota. It works in partnership
with its members, foundations, businesses, and government to strengthen
nonprofits and to provide the information and benefits its members want and
need. The Council is governed by a board of directors elected by the membership
and representing all regions of Minnesota and every major nonprofit activity
area. Services offered by the Council include a library, fax-on-demand, a web
site, publications, the Nonprofit News bimonthly
members-only newsletter, the monthly members-only publication
Members Grants Alert, education and training
programs, annual conferences, and cost saving programs and endorsed service
providers. The Council was incorporated in December 1986, and was apparently an
outgrowth of, or successor to, The Philanthropy Project, which began in 1984.
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The records include board minutes, committee files, publications and
reports, organizational newsletters, clippings, overhead transparencies,
subject files, videocassettes, and other material. Most of the material was
developed for, and distributed to, member nonprofit organizations and concerns
annual meetings, Council-sponsored conferences and workshops, fund raising by
nonprofit organizations, strategies for meeting the challenges posed by the
reduction of federal funding ("devolution") for various nonprofit organizations
and their programs, lobbying, and other issues of concern to the nonprofit
sector.
There is a body of material that originated in the office of Marcia
Keller Avner, the council's Public Policy Director. Much of this centers on
"The Partnership for Minnesota's Future," a joint project of the Council and
the Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota to prepare Minnesota nonprofits to
respond to federal budget cuts and the so-called "New Federalism."
Correspondents and organizations represented in the collection include
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' executive director Jon Pratt; public policy
director Marcia Keller Avner; and officials of the Minnesota Council on
Foundations. There is also a doctoral thesis by Michael Byungnam Lee and a
series of workshop presentations authored by Minneapolis attorney Eve Rose
Borenstein.
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| Several directories and other publications of the Minnesota Council
of Nonprofits and its predecessor, the Philanthropy Project, are in the
Minnesota Historical Society book and serials collections. |
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| This collection is indexed under the following
headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the
catalog using these headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Associations, institutions,
etc.--Minnesota. |
| | Charities--Minnesota. |
| | Corporations--Charitable
contributions--Minnesota. |
| | Decentralization in government. |
| | Endowments--Minnesota. |
| | Fund raising. |
| | Gambling. |
| | Grants-in-aid--Minnesota. |
| | Nonprofit organizations--Minnesota. |
| Persons: |
| | Avner, Marcia Keller. |
| | Borenstein, Eve Rose. |
| | Lee, Michael Byungnam. |
| | Pratt, Jon. |
| Organizations: |
| | Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota.
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| | Minnesota Council on Foundations. |
| | Philanthropy Project (Minn.).
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| Types of Documents: |
| | Theses. |
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| Preferred Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Organization Records. Minnesota
Historical Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples. |
| Accession Information: |
| | Accession number: 15,624 |
| Processing Information: |
| | Processed by: David B. Peterson, May 2001 |
| | PALS ID number: 09-00322558 |
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Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the
location and box numbers shown below.
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Board Minutes
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| Location | Box |
| 147.F.20.6F | 1 |
1987-1990. 5 folders.
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1995-1996.
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Committees
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| 147.F.20.6F | 1 |
Board Development Committee, 1987-1988.
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Executive Committee, 1988.
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Finance Committee, 1989-1991. 2 folders.
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Membership Committee, 1987-1989. 3 folders.
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Program Committee, 1988-1989. 2 folders.
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Program/Research Committee, 1987-1990.
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Research Committee, 1990-1991, 1993. 2 folders.
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Research and Program Committee, 1987-1988.
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Public Policy Director's Files
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| Subject files of Marcia Keller Avner, who became public policy
director in 1996. |
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| 147.F.20.6F | 1 |
Resume, undated.
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Children's Defense Fund partnership files:
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| | | These files relate to "The Partnership for Minnesota's Future,"
a project sponsored jointly by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the
Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota to prepare Minnesota to respond
strategically to federal budget cuts and the "New Federalism." |
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Budget briefing, 1996.
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Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio (CLUES) request,
1996.
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Civic engagement project, 1996.
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Clippings, 1996.
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Community foundations meeting, 1996.
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Devolution project: Early stages, 1995.
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Duluth briefing and media training, 1995-1996.
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Grant proposals, 1995.
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Hennepin County, 1986-1988.
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History of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Devolution
Project background issues w/DHS, CDF, University of Minnesota, 1995.
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Information and communications task force,
1996.
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Lev, Diane, 1996-1998.
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Levins/Rosemount, 1996-1997.
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Mann, Cindy: Overheads, 1997.
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MAP presentation (overhead transparencies),
undated.
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Otto Bremer Foundation, [ca.1996?].
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Partnership outline: Workplan, 1996.
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Planning document for NWA report, 1996.
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Pratt, Jon, 1997.
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| | | | Pratt was executive director of the Minnesota Council of
Nonprofits. |
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Pratt & Petrescu: "Bowling Together: Nonprofits
need to work at Civic Engagement," undated.
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Project description, etc., 1995-1996.
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Providing Information for Change Conference,
Oct. 3-4, 1996.
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Richfield, 1996.
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Social contract, 1996.
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Speech: Community foundations, neighborhoods, and the
devolution revolution, 1996.
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Speech notes, undated.
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STRIDE conference, 1996.
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STRIDE overheads, 1996.
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Town West Chamber, 1996-1997.
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Transparencies: Welfare, nutrition, income, tax cuts,
etc., [ca.1996?].
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United Way: St. Paul Companies, undated.
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Federal reform briefings list, [ca.1996?].
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Governors Conference on Welfare Reform, 1997.
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Ishtook Alert, 1995-1996.
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Legislative Fax #5, 1996.
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| 147.F.20.7B | 2 |
Mankato briefing, 1996.
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Minnesota budget briefing and strategy session,
1995.
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| | | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Children's Defense Fund.
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Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Children's Defense
Fund planning meeting, Feb. 20, 1996.
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Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Minnesota Council on
Foundations working group, 1996.
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Partnership: Overview statement, 1996.
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Personal notes of congratulations, 1996.
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Second welfare reform update, 1996.
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Spence Himbocker/Neighborhood Funders Group,
1996.
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Tarryl, 1996.
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Welfare briefing, Jan. 18, 1996.
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Welfare reform, 1996.
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Welfare reform and public policy, undated and 1997.
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Welfare reform education committee, 1996.
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Publications and Reports
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| 147.F.20.7B | 2 |
Charitable Gambling Sites in
Minnesota, 1994.
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Corporate-Nonprofit Linkages in
Minneapolis-St. Paul, 1982.
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| | | "Preliminary Findings from Three Surveys." Joseph Galaskiewicz,
principal investigator; Wolfgang Bielefeld and Patti Mullaney, research
assistants. |
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Directory of Services and
Resources for Minnesota Nonprofits, 1991-1992.
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Duluth-Superior Region Nonprofit
Economy Report, 1998.
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Impact of Sales and Property
Taxation on Minnesota Charities, 1989.
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Minnesota Charitable Bequest
Study, 1992.
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Minnesota Foundations Sourcebook:
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1988-1990. 3 volumes.
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1992-1993.
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Minnesota Fundraiser's
Calendar,1997.
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| 147.F.20.9B | 4 |
Minnesota Grants Calendar,
1999.
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| 147.F.20.7B | 2 |
Minnesota Grants Directory:
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1993-1995. 2 volumes.
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1998-1999. 2 volumes.
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Minnesota Lawful Gambling
Sponsors, 1990.
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Minnesota Nonprofit Job Seekers'
Guide, 1994.
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Minnesota Nonprofit Salary and
Benefits Survey, 1999.
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Minnesota Nonprofit Survey:
Executive Director Compensation, 1989.
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Minnesota Philanthropic Support
for the Disadvantaged, 1984-1985. 2 volumes.
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| | | Two reports of The Philanthropy Project. Some similar and
related reports are in the Minnesota Historical Society library. |
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Minnesota Philanthropy: Grants and
Beneficiaries, 1993. 2 volumes.
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Minnesota Project on Corporate Responsibility:
Leadership Transition Study, 1985.
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Minnesota's Nonprofit Economy,
1995.
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| 147.F.20.9B | 4 |
National Foundations Directory,
1995.
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| 147.F.20.7B | 2 |
Nonprofit News newsletter,
1989-1992, 1995-1998. 2 folders.
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Nonprofits' Yellow Pages,
1991-1998.
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Progress and Opportunities: A
Guide for Future Responses to Basic Human Needs, 1984.
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| | | A report of the implementation phase of the Emergency Needs
Project. |
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Starting and Running a Nonprofit
Organization, 1980.
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State by State,
1994.
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| | | "An organizing manual for state associations of nonprofit
organizations." A publication of the State Assistance Project of the National
Council of Nonprofit Associations. |
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Study of Executive Pay in Private
Non-Profit Sector, 1988.
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| | | A doctoral thesis submitted to the graduate faculty of the
University of Minnesota by Michael Byungnam Lee. 118 pages. |
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Subject Files
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Action alerts, 1990-1991.
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Annual conferences, 1987-1998. 8 folders.
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Anti-Racism Task Force:
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1988-1991.
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Wilder collaborative efforts, 1990-1991.
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Arts and human services, 1988-1989.
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Board elections, 1987.
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Board meeting, January 28, 1991.
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Board retreats, 1988-1989, 1993. 2 folders.
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Budget, 1986-1988.
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C-3 Net, 1989-1991.
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| | | "The first statewide computer network for nonprofits." |
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C-3 Net operating manual, 1990.
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Capital campaign, 1994.
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Charitable bequests, 1992.
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Study by Catherine L. Velasquez Eberhart and Jon Pratt. |
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Church funding, 1983-1987.
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Clippings, 1983-1984.
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Correspondence, 1992-1993.
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Finances/fund raising, 1986-1989.
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Follow-up/evaluation, 1992-1993.
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Foundation study, misc., 1992.
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Fund raising from religious, 1986-1993.
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Funding proposal, 1987.
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Gambling research, 1987-1989.
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Grant letters, 1987-1988.
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Grant search information, 1990.
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Grants: Summary/Total reports, 1993.
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History: Former foundation research, 1985-1990.
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Letters and mailings to members, 1986-1987.
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Midwest Council of Nonprofits:
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Undated.
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Advisory committee meeting, December 12, 1986.
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Documents, 1984-1993.
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Event attendance, 1987.
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Grants: Emma B. Howe Memorial Foundation, 1987.
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Membership list, 1995.
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Nonprofit Standards project, 1993-1994.
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Minnesota Keystone program, 1992-1993.
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Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1989,
undated.
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| | | "An overview" by St. Paul attorney Jeffrey W. Cook. |
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Nonprofit accountability, 1992-1998.
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Nonprofit corporation group, 1992-1993.
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Nonprofit database project outcomes study, 1993.
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Nonprofit research by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits,
1989-1990.
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Nonprofit Sector Benefits Survey/Management Assistance
project, 1991-1992.
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Otto Bremer Foundation, 1991-1992, 1995.
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Philanthropy Project: Thank-you letters to funders,
1984-1986.
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Property tax alert, 1989.
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Racism Resources Subcommittee, 1990.
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Racism Task Force, 1989-1990.
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Staff notes, 1990-1991.
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Survey of current nonprofit issues: Summary results,
1998.
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Tax impact report, 1989.
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Unfair competition, 1994.
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Workshop fliers, 1989-1994.
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Workshops:
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Controlling Nonprofit Liability, 1994.
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Employee Benefits, 1991.
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Ethics/Accountability Forum, 1996.
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Eve Rose Borenstein Presentations, 1990-1997.
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| | | | Borenstein was a Minneapolis attorney. Presentations include:
New (and Old) Requirements of Minnesota's Nonprofit Law (1990); Disclose It!
(1994); Nonprofit Housekeeping (1994); Related or Unrelated (1994); Tax Issues
for Nonprofits (1995); The Basics of Maintaining a Nonprofit (1996); Income
Issues and Treatment (1996); Nonprofit Law for Managers (1997). |
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Financial Accounting Standards Board, 1994.
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Health Care Reform Forum, 1994.
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Lobbying Strategy, 1991-1992.
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Mastering Personnel Liability, 1995.
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Nonprofit Gag Rule, 1995.
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Nonprofit Law, 1988-1989.
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Nonprofit Lobbying, 1992.
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Planned Giving for Human Service Organizations,
1993.
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Program Planning and Proposal Writing, 1993.
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Miscellany, undated and 1991-1998.
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Videocassettes
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| 147.F.20.9B | 4 |
Borenstein, Eve: New (and Old) Requirements of
Minnesota's Nonprofit Law, Dec. 11, 1990.
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Executive Director as "organizer" of nonprofit board,
Oct. 8, 1993.
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| | | Mary Hartnett, Yusef Mgeni, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
annual conference. |
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Harrington, R. E.: Regional Networking Project Workshop,
undated.
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Light, Paul: Outcome Based Funding, Oct. 7, 1993.
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| | | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits annual conference. |
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Lobbying Workshop, April 7, 1992. 2 videocassettes.
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Weber, Mary: Program Planning and Proposal Writing,
Sept. 14, 1994.
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