Local philanthropy stories from the last week:
- At Long Last, A Permanent Place To Call Home
West Central Tribune: In the next couple of months, Western Minnesota Legal Services moves into a place of its own — the former home of Judge John and Mary Lindstrom, who last year donated the house to Legal Services. Late last year, the board of Western Minnesota Legal Services approved the donation, a combination of a sale and gift. A $75,000 grant from the Bremer Foundation and a $50,000 grant from the Mardag Foundation covered the cost of acquiring the house for a price considerably below market value. - Urban Land Institute Selects Suburbs for Housing Development Program
Finance and Commerce: Five Twin Cities-area cities with aging populations and an interest in developing affordable housing for residents have been picked to participate in a pilot program designed to ensure long-term economic stability. Outside funding comes from a $200,000 grant from the Minneapolis-based Family Home Fund, which is financed primarily through the McKnight Foundation. - Fellowship Gives Actor Kate Eifrig a Break from Day Jobs
MinnPost: The McKnight Foundation fellowships offer $25,000 grants to artists in a dozen fields. Eifrig is thrilled to be a recipient. “It’s a really competitive field and you just keep applying year after year. There are a lot of great applicants,” she says.
National philanthropy stories from the last week:
- When It Hurts To Give
Associated Press: Charities brace as stumbling economy shadows budgets, donor lists. - Charity’s New Bottom Line: Trust
Cleveland Plain-Dealer: While Giving USA’s Del Martin and her colleagues should be mindful of the economy, the Giving USA Foundation and other organizations concerned about the health of the nonprofit world need to focus on another issue that could have far greater, long-term impact on charitable contributions: trust. - Billionaires Back Antismoking Effort
New York Times: Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Wednesday that they would spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking.
