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Reporter | Reporter - Philanthropy/Nonprofits

Phone: 612-673-4511

Jean Hopfensperger covers Minnesota philanthropy and nonprofits.

Employee cooked up scam that may cost charity $192,000

The theft at Open Arms of Minnesota, one of the biggest meal delivery programs in the Twin Cities, involved phantom contracts to deliver Meals on Wheels to Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Burnsville and Bloomington.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 07:01 AM

Philanthropy beat: Hiking in Gambia to halt 'book famine'

Tom Warth has been drumming up support for his Books for Africa nonprofit for 20 years. Today, he's slated to embark on one of his more creative fundraising endeavors: He's walking across Gambia.

Updated: February 20, 2012, - 07:39 PM

Old hands at helping hard to replace

Charities recast volunteer programs for those with more energy than time.

Updated: February 15, 2012, - 11:12 PM

Philanthropy beat: State workers donate millions

Over the past decade, Minnesota state employees have raised about $1 million each year to support charities across the state.

Updated: February 13, 2012, - 09:03 PM

Philanthropy beat: 6,000 more kids see a free dentist

Dr. David Oltmans' dental office normally is closed on Fridays. But last week more than a dozen children came in for a day of free dental care. About 6,000 other kids around Minnesota did the same in their communities.

Updated: February 06, 2012, - 06:20 PM

Kenyan tale shows power of online giving

A plea by a founder of the fledging Longonot Education Initiative in Minneapolis for a security fence at a Kenyan orphanage draws a global outpouring.

Updated: February 06, 2012, - 01:09 PM

Amid Komen flap, a frantic 24 hours for agencies in Twin Cities

Komen found itself facing a public relations nightmare this week after changing its grant-making criteria in a way that ruled out funding for breast cancer screening at Planned Parenthood locations

Updated: February 04, 2012, - 06:40 AM