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Jean Hopfensperger

Reporter | Reporter - Philanthropy/Nonprofits

Phone: 612-673-4511

Email: hopfen@startribune.com

Jean Hopfensperger covers Minnesota philanthropy and nonprofits.

Six honored for good works

2012 Binger Award winners help low-income schoolchildren, the homeless, veterans with PTSD and more.

Updated: August 24, 2012, - 07:48 PM

Older women more generous than men

Many older women may be frugal with their money, but they still donate more than men.

Updated: August 23, 2012, - 10:44 PM

Philanthropy beat: Foundation job seekers face stingy prospects

If you're dreaming of a career working at a foundation, make sure you have a Plan B. That, at least, was the advice from a panel of grantmakers at the Minnesota Council on Foundations this month.

Updated: August 20, 2012, - 05:23 PM

Obituary: Generosity defined 'global thinker' Bob Binger, 93

Bob Binger was a successful businessman and a quiet philanthropist.

Updated: August 18, 2012, - 04:19 PM

Philanthropy beat: Site tracks generosity of the very wealthy

Two years ago, billionaires Warren Buffet and Bill Gates invited the wealthiest Americans to commit to donating at least half their net worth to philanthropy.

Updated: August 06, 2012, - 05:13 PM

The risks and rewards of star-studded fundraisers

For nonprofits, galas can rake in money or break the bank. It's a star-studded weekend at celebrity fundraisers in the Twin Cities.

Updated: August 04, 2012, - 07:00 AM

Philanthropy beat: Who is reading all those tweets?

Foundations that post information on YouTube, Facebook or Twitter got some disappointing news this month. A new survey found that few nonprofits are listening.

Updated: July 30, 2012, - 06:33 PM

More are reaching out to homeless youths

As ranks of homeless youth grow, more services are tailored to them.

Updated: July 28, 2012, - 11:46 PM

Used Twin Cities play sets go where fun is in short supply

Across the Twin Cities, suburban playgrounds are making their way to such unlikely places as Kyrgyzstan, Ghana and Haiti.

Updated: July 25, 2012, - 12:11 AM

Philanthropy beat: Furniture changed 60,000 lives so far

Twenty five years ago, Fran Heitzman opened a free store in the basement of Pax Christi Church in Eden Prairie for folks who needed clothes, food and furniture .

Updated: July 23, 2012, - 06:41 PM