Sharing the Wealth
Minnesota Public Radio Presents
Charitable Giving in Prosperous Times
Fall 2000
   

Planning to Give
Making Charitable Giving Part of Your Financial Plan: A Five-Step Guide
Questions to Ask
Chris Farrell's Sound Money Guide to Sharing the Wealth
(PDF; Adobe Reader needed)
Profiles in Giving

Got A Million Dollars?

Who Said That?

Resources
Glossary, Books & Web Sites
Facts & Figures
Further Research

Sharing the Wealth Summit
Summit Report
(PDF; Adobe Reader needed)
Summit Schedule
Online Audio
List of Speakers
List of Participants

FROM MPR NEWS
The Changing Face of Philanthropy in Minnesota:
a radio series on giving in the New Economy.


The Sharing the Wealth summit is produced by Minnesota Public Radio's Sound Money and Civic Journalism Initiative.

Intro text

  A U D I O   F E A T U R E S (RealAudio; how to listen)

Sound Money's Sharing the Wealth special broadcast

Interview with Trish Millines Dziko (from MPR's Future Tense)

A Conversation with Scott Oki (from MPR's Sound Money)

  P L A N N I N G   T O   G I V E
Sound Money Guide to Sharing the Wealth
Chris Farrell's Sound Money Guide to Sharing the Wealth: Farrell, MPR economics correspondent and host of Sound Money, provides a comprehensive overview of charitable giving, along with in-depth instructions on methods of giving. (PDF file - you'll need the free Acrobat Reader to read this, available here.)
Making Charitable Giving Part of Your Financial Plan: A Five-Step Guide: Not sure where to give or how much you can afford? This step-by-step guide steers you through the process.
Questions to Ask: Use this list, organized by the five-step categories, as a worksheet to help you get started on your own charitable-giving plan.
Profiles in Giving: Ordinary people making extraordinary contributions - does their situation apply to you?
  G O T   A   M I L L I O N   D O L L A R S ?
How would you share the wealth - education, environment, something else? Take this poll to see how your answers compare with other visitors, and with the actual national averages.
  W H O   S A I D   T H A T ?
Take this celebrity quiz - can you identify which famous personalities said these quotes about philanthropy?
  R E S O U R C E S

Glossary, Books & Web Sites: The place to start for more information on charitable giving
Facts & Figures: Statistics and trivia about philanthropy you may not have known.
Further Research: In-depth papers on specific areas of philanthropy.

  S H A R I N G   T H E   W E A L T H   S U M M I T

At this summit, held September 7 & 8, 2000, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, some of the top thinkers in the world of philanthropy discussed the issues, questions, and challenges facing philanthropy today.

Sharing the Wealth Summit Report

SUMMIT REPORT
Download the full report from the Sharing the Wealth Summit, featuring photographs, speech excerpts, breakout and plenary session conclusions, and more. (PDF file - you'll need the free Acrobat Reader to read this, available here.)

SUMMIT INFO
Welcoming address from MPR President Bill Kling
Keynote address from Medtronic CEO Bill George
Summit schedule
List of speakers
List of participants

ONLINE AUDIO (RealAudio 3.0; how to listen)
Keynote address: Bill George and Scott Oki
Opening address: Paul Schervish
Afternoon address: Trish Millines Dziko
Closing address: Lisa Aramony


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