Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS, November 19, 2009 — In just one day, more than $14 million was raised for 3,434 Minnesota nonprofits during the first Give to the Max Day on Nov. 17. More than 38,000 donors participated in the day of giving.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., November 4, 2009 — The Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) today released its Giving in Minnesota, 2009 Edition research report, the most comprehensive analysis of charitable giving in the state. In examining foundations and corporate giving programs with fiscal years ending between June 1, 2007, and May 31, 2008 - the most recent time period for which complete data are available - MCF analyzed the state's charitable giving for the months leading up to and during the very earliest part of the recession.

Washington, DC, November 4, 2009 — Razoo.com today unveiled GiveMN.org, a comprehensive, local giving marketplace in partnership with the St. Paul Foundation and the Minnesota Community Foundation. The GiveMN site is designed to connect donors and non-profits in Minnesota and set a new standard for online giving.

November 2, 2009, Star Tribune — First there was online shopping, then banking, then everything from utility payments to theater ticketing. Today Minnesota marks another Internet first as it launches one of the nation's most sophisticated tools to boost "e-philanthropy.''

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 16, 2009  — The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy announced today the election of Ana Garcia-Ashley, Joy Persall, Cynthia Renfro and Gerald L. Taylor to the organization’s board of directors.

CENTER CITY, Minn., August 25, 2009 — Hazelden, a national nonprofit organization that helps people reclaim their lives from addiction, has appointed William C. Moyers as Vice President of Foundation Relations.