Creating Meaningful Connections

The Morgridge Family Foundation (MFF) invests in leaders and organizations that are reimagining solutions to some of today’s biggest challenges, from education and upskilling workers, to conservation programs that protect animals, rivers, and our planet. By bringing together different sectors and perspectives, and publishing the works of our experts and others, we create meaningful dialog that fosters innovation and results in systematic change. Our vision, passion, and resources support a vast network of partners that are achieving profound impact.

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About Morgridge Family Foundation

At MFF, we make transformational gifts that set sectors on fire. We become business partners with the leaders we support. After we write the check, we stay involved. We collaborate, make introductions, create new programs, and bring unique perspectives together.

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We look at philanthropy as an active, collaborative opportunity.

Disrupting Philanthropy

Carrie Morgridge shares her Chief Disruptor approach to giving in a recent TEDx talk, Four Pillars of Philanthropy.

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Driving Social Innovation

In 2020, the Foundation recognized an opportunity to usher in the next generation of social sector trailblazers by connecting them with vetted, impactful executives—and each other. The MAP Fellowship was created. The Fellowship serves as an extension of MFF’s mission by fostering new and meaningful connections, amplifying awareness of important causes, and sparking profound and lasting impact.

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Transformative Giving

A transformative gift changes the trajectory of an organization to make an exponential impact possible. At MFF, we use the term transformative gift on a daily basis. It is a North Star that guides the investments we make. And yet, it is a term that usually elicits a polite nod, blank stare, or the follow-up question, “What does that mean?” In this article, we’ll define what a transformative gift is and point out key factors that differentiate it from other types of philanthropy.