Frequently Asked Questions

Who can join CCF-MN?
Anyone can join the CCF movement! If you’re someone who is interested in fundraising, resource-building, and racial/economic justice in Minnesota, we’d encourage you to join us. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to our Home Page and scrolling to the bottom.

Who can join CCF-Global?

Anyone! Check out their website to learn more AND don’t forget to subscribe to their newsletter at the bottom of the page.

A lot of the CCF movement communication takes place on Slack, including our MN channel. Currently, the moderators are pausing new Slack members admissions. For more information read the update from the Slack Moderators below:

“Dear CCF Slack Community,Hello from the CCF Global Council!We are writing to inform you that we will be taking a sabbatical from onboarding and moderating the CCF Slack space from May 1 to June 30, 2024.For context, when the Global Council was formed, the Slack community comprised over 6,000 people and was moderated 24/7 by only four Global Council members. All of them are women of color with full-time jobs and even fuller lives.The CCF Slack was created to build a community for the movement. We want to be as intentional as possible as we continue to build and evolve.As we have continued to learn how to navigate the tension of overseeing a digital space with minimal barriers to access and engagement, it has grown to an astounding number of people, all speaking from different perspectives. When moderators took on the extra labour of supporting this digital hub, there was no way they could have predicted the sheer volume of messages and oversight required to ensure everyone feels comfortable engaging, including the labor to mediate Slack participants interpersonal conflict extensively offline. Therefore, we need some time to think and reflect on how we want to proceed with this digital space.We will be taking a break so that we can have the time, distance, and rest required to re-enter our moderator roles with full intention and clarity.What does this mean for the CCF Community? • We are pausing onboarding, and there will be no new members added to the CCF Slack during this time. There will be no moderators available during this period. For any reference or guidelines, please refer to the CCF Slack guidelines. As Tricia Hersey, the Nap Bishop, says, "Rest is Resistance." As the CCF Global Council, we are committed to shaping a movement that honors people's right to rest.So, CCF Slack community, thank you for co-creating this digital hub and community space. What a beautiful channel we've created for nonprofit folks across the world to gather, who seek to integrate equity and justice into their work! And thank you for honouring our right to rest. See you in July! CCF Global Council”

Is there a membership fee to join CCF?
No! Being involved in CCF is for everyone — there is no membership fee.

How can I support CCF and CCF-MN?
There are a number of ways you can support the CCF movement:

    Donate to CCF
    Spread the word about CCF — invite friends and colleagues to learn more about the 10 principles
    Contact CCF-MN to find opportunities to donate your time to CCF

How is CCF different than other professional associations like the Association of Fundraising Professionals?
CCF is built on 10 principles that are focused on racial and economic justice, flipping the script on donor-centricity, and is a movement built for the community, by the community. While AFP and other associations are engaged in inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) work, CCF is a grassroots movement that seeks to change the traditional framework of fundraising that is rooted in white supremacy.

CCF seeks to demonstrate shared leadership and is an ever-evolving movement that meets the needs of communities of color.

Who is leading CCF?
CCF is not led in a traditional way with an established hierarchy. Everyone has the opportunity to lead and there’s no central Executive Director or Board President.

At a national level, there’s a leadership team. You can read more about them here.

At a local level, there are a number of people involved with CCF.

2024 Primary Contacts include:

CCF-MN Welcome & Orientation

Malia Smith – meliaysmith@gmail.com

Elodie Lee - elodieghislainelee@gmail.com

CCF-MN Education / Social Events

Andrea Hite – AndreaEHite@gmail.com

Mary Delorié – mary@headwatersfoundation.org

CCF-MN Admin & Communications

Molly O'Connor – moconnor@cococanary.com

Chris Olson – chris@headwatersfoundation.org

Jon Lipp – jon.j.lipp@gmail.com