WCCO Channel 4′s Don Shelby discussed a new survey of individual givers in his “In the Know” segment on Monday:
The survey uses data from the Internal Revenue Service. If you itemized deductions and took credit for giving to charity, you were considered. It also takes into account the amount of money you make. [...] Folks in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Utah (and this next one hurts) South Dakota ranked way above Minnesota. However, our home state beat out Rhode Island, the least giving state. We’re somewhere in the middle … just average. We have a lot to be proud of in this great state, and plenty to brag about, but this survey seems to say to me, we aren’t exactly what we would like to think we are.
The information he cites is from the Catalog for Philanthropy’s Opportunity Index, just one measure of individual giving.
Join the conversation: What do you think? Are Minnesotans just average when it comes to giving?
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From the Associated Press:
The Minnesota Supreme Court made a decision on Dec. 6 that narrows the eligibility of the charitable property tax exemptions. The Court ruled that a Red Wing nonprofit day care center does not qualify for the property tax exemption because the organization failed a single element of the longstanding definition of charity. The broad-reaching implications could affect hundreds of nonprofits.
MCF will publish a study on current and anticipated capital and endowment campaigns being conducted by Minnesota nonprofits with annual revenues of $500,000 and above. Please take a few minutes to take an 8-question, 10-minute survey. Your organization’s participation is key! The report will measure campaign activity for use by both nonprofits and grantmakers in their planning.
Yesterday’s New York Times included an 
