Upcoming Events
The Power of Partnership: Rondo Community Land Trust Bus Tour
This event is for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation fundholders who participated in the 2022 Program Related Investment Initiative.
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Rondo Community Land Trust (Rondo CLT)
Pecha Kucha: Ideas to Grow Your Business and Happy Hour
Join us for a lively, fast-paced event where fellow advisors will share bold ideas, real-world insights, and creative strategies in Pecha Kucha style – a presentation format that keeps things moving with 20 slides shown for just 20 seconds each. That means no long lectures, just quick, engaging talks packed with visual storytelling.
After the presentations, we’ll have time for structured networking to help you grow your network of philanthropically minded advisors. Then, attendees are invited to stay for a hosted interdisciplinary happy hour. Registration required.
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3 - 5:30 p.m.
The Market at Malcolm Yards
Minnesota Aurora FC Game
Sponsored by the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Stop by our booth while you're at the game!
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4 p.m.
TCO Stadium
Twin Cities Pride Parade
Watch for the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation marching in this year's parade!
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11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Minneapolis
Giving+Together: Increasing Access to the Arts
This event is for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation fundholders and their guests.
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Interact Gallery
Words that work in major and planned gifts fundraising: Statistical analysis of the words and phrases that encourage planned giving
This event is for nonprofit endowment fundholders.
Speaker: Russell James, J.D., Ph.D., CFP®, Texas Tech University
Event Details
10 - 11 a.m., Zoom Webinar
Philanthropy In Your Practice
Stay tuned for more details.
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11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
In person
Giving+Together: Democracy in Action
This event is for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation fundholders and their guests.
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Landmark Center
Five Foolproof Steps to Every Non-Cash Gift
This event is for nonprofit endowment fundholders.
Speaker: Dana Holt, JD RICP AEP® CAP®, CEO & Philanthropic Strategist, Holt Consulting, LLC
Event Details
9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Zoom Webinar
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Past Events
Fundholder Appreciation Gathering
This event was for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation fundholders and their guests.
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Wabasha Street Caves

Philanthropy In Your Practice: How to Maximize Income and Tax Planning with Charitable Remainder Trusts
In this Philanthropy in Your Practice event, attendees heard from Dana Holt, JD RICP AEP® CAP®, CEO & Philanthropic Strategist, Holt Consulting, LLC; Kyle Wesely, CPA, Wesely & Wesely, CPAs; and Mariah Brook, Director of Gift Planning, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, on how Charitable Remainder Trusts may benefit their clients. Our panel of experts shared case studies of the most common ways CRTs are being used today.
Watch the webinar recording
Giving+Together: The Future of Housing
This event was for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation fundholders and their guests to engage with experts who are working to ensure that housing remains accessible, sustainable, and responsive to community needs.
Speakers included:
- Commissioner Jennifer Leimaile Ho at Minnesota Housing
- Chris Coleman, President & CEO at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
- Elizabeth Glidden, Deputy Executive Director at Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP)

East Metro Pulse Volume 4 Launch
This launch invited individuals from nonprofits, education and government to learn how to use community informed data to drive decisions in their work.

Annual Investment Briefing
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation speakers:
- Shannon O'Leary, Chief Investment Officer
- Ashley Gam, AVP Director of Investments
- Alex Rotenberger, Senior Investment Analyst
This event was for our nonprofit endowment fundholders.
Learn about our endowment services
Donor Briefing: Impact of Federal Changes to Minnesota’s Nonprofits
This event was for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation fundholders.
Giving+Together: Nonprofit Sustainability and Leadership Transitions
This event was for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation fundholders and their guests.
Introduction to Inter-Generational Transfer of Wealth
Speakers:
- Benjamin Winchester, Rural Sociologist, University of Minnesota Extension, Department of Community Development
- Aiden Opatz, Extension Educator, Community Economics, Regional Office Rochester, University of Minnesota Extension
This webinar event was for our nonprofit endowment fundholders and other nonprofit employees, professional advisors and nonprofit grantees in Greater MN outside of the 7-county metro.
Unlocking Your Board’s Potential: Amplify Planned Giving Success
Educate and engage your board on planned giving strategies.
Speakers:
- Christy Boysen, MA, FCEP, CFRM, CEO, & Legacy Planning Consultant
- Dawn Marie Nelmark, Chief Advancement Officer, Guild
- Mariah Brook, Director of Gift Planning, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
This event was for our nonprofit endowment fundholders and other nonprofit employees interested in learning more about fundraising through planned giving.
