Local philanthropy stories from the last week:
- Leadership Key in Changing Communities for the Better
Recap of Bush Foundation president Peter Hutchinson’s speech at the Symposium on Small Towns, Morris Sun Tribune - Where Many Cultures Come Together To Say ‘Aah’
Profile of The Saint Paul Foundation grantee Vacharee Peterson’s dental practice, Minneapolis Star Tribune - Hourcar To Double Twin Cities Service Sites
Announcement of an expansion funded by The McKnight Foundation, Twin Cities Finance and Commerce - Central Celebrates Rise in Native American Graduates
Programs introduced by the Bush Foundation are credited as factors, Rapid City Journal - Getting Past Stigmas to Help Somali Women
Spotlighting a session at Northwest Area Foundation’s Grassroots & Groundwork conference, Minneapolis Star Tribune - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Gives $1 Million to Minnesota Nonprofit
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
National philanthropy stories from the last week:
- U.S. Charities Raise More Than $70 Million For Asian Disasters
Chronicle of Philanthropy - Foundation Investments Grew by Nearly 10% Last Year
Chronicle of Philanthropy - Slowdown Fails to Dent U.S. Corporate Charity
Financial Times - Religious Habits of Young Americans Spell Trouble for Fund Raising
Chronicle of Philanthropy - Bill Clinton’s Charitable Mission
Forbes - Blackbaud Rescues Rival Kintera
Philanthropy Journal - A $10 Mosquito Net Is Making Charity Cool
New York Times - A Business Approach to Philanthropy
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - ABC, CBS and NBC Anchors to Stage Live Cancer Benefit
New York Times
