About Ron McKinley

In July of 2013, the world lost Ron McKinley: a mentor, philanthropist, and change-agent. Ron was a person known for tireless work across his career to ensure that all people from traditionally under-served communities could be afforded equal access, opportunities, and necessary resources to fully participate in philanthropy. In honor of Ron and his legacy - and with his family's blessing - the fellowship was named in his remembrance.

Ron McKinley’s values, and his desire to see underrepresented people fully included, valued, and thriving across systems is a guidepost for today’s Minnesota Council on Foundations Ron McKinley Fellowship Program. Learn more about the program: https://www.mcf.org/equity-inclusion/philanthropy-fellowship

As we move into the Fellowship's 5th year, we want to ensure Ron McKinley's values and philosophies are remembered in this work. 

Please share a bit about yourself and your your best memories of Ron McKinley.

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* 1. How would you best describe yourself? Share the TOP 3 identity characteristics that are meaningful to you (example: millennial/muslim/cisgender female):

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* 2. Please describe the PROFESSIONAL characteristics with which you self-identify. For example, "I am a full-time professional artist," or "I am the Managing Director of a strategic consulting firm."

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* 3. Which of the following best describes the field(s) in which you have spent the majority of your career to date?

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* 4. How would you describe your relationship with Ron McKinley:

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* 5. Please share Ron McKinley's TOP 5 lived professional values, as you remember them:

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* 6. Please share guiding principles that you remember observing, or learning, in your relationship with Ron.

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* 7. Tell us about any of Ron McKinley's passions that you remember as particularly important. Have you adopted any of those passions yourself? If so, please describe.

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* 8. Please share any of Ron McKinley's professional methods or practices that you remember as particularly important. Have you adopted any of these methods or practices yourself? If so, how?

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* 9. Please share a short teaching story of a lesson you learned from Ron McKinley.

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* 10. Is there anything else you'd like to share about Ron McKinley?

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