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Jean Hopfensperger

Reporter | Reporter - Philanthropy/Nonprofits

Phone: 612-673-4511

Jean Hopfensperger covers Minnesota philanthropy and nonprofits.

ChapStick a hit among kids with cancer

Anne-Marye Hoban had never considered collecting ChapSticks a form of philanthropy until her niece was hospitalized with leukemia.

Updated: June 12, 2012, - 08:00 AM

Vikings stadium taxes worry charities

Pulltab and bingo operators are fretting as they scramble to calculate their tax bills under the Vikings stadium plan.

Updated: June 05, 2012, - 04:22 PM

Philanthropy beat: Helping homeless move up and out

When Catholic Charities opened a shelter on Currie Avenue in Minneapolis 17 years ago, it was supposed to be a temporary resting place for homeless folks.

Updated: June 04, 2012, - 06:18 PM

No longer boxed in, CARE packages evolve into online aid

Gone is the canned food. Today's CARE packages start at a website and provide education, health care and more.

Updated: May 29, 2012, - 02:11 PM

Cancer survivors fish for recovery

Women recovering from breast cancer typically don't spend their weekends standing in a river, knee-deep in water, casting for fish.

Updated: May 29, 2012, - 08:24 AM

Two historic Minnesota agencies merge on adoptions

Lutheran Social Service and Children's Home Society will join forces to provide services.

Updated: May 24, 2012, - 08:47 AM

Philanthropy beat: Lucky day for kids of Washburn Center

It was a remarkable 24 hours at the Washburn Center for Children of Minneapolis earlier this month.

Updated: May 21, 2012, - 05:08 PM

Minnesota is taking the lead on e-gambling

Vendors race to win contracts for the electronic games the state is counting on to help fund stadium.

Updated: May 21, 2012, - 06:35 AM

Philanthropy beat: Oxfam harnesses 'Hunger Games'

Remember the Harry Potter Alliance? It's the offbeat nonprofit that taps the activist spirit of Potter fans to combat "dark arts'' such as human rights abuses and illiteracy.

Updated: May 14, 2012, - 07:13 PM