Nonprofits And The Arts

Survey: Twin Cities 1st For Volunteerism, MN Ranks 4th

Rankings were based on percentage of residents that volunteered in 2011, which was 37 percent for the Twin Cities area and 38 percent for Minnesota.

Sarah Lutman

Give Smart

It’s easier than ever to spend your philanthropic dollars wisely. Here are some guides.

Ray Menard and Adam Swai

Ray Menard Is Investing In Sufficiency

A Twin Cities entrepreneur develops a new approach to East African development.

GiveMN’s 4th Annual “Give To The Max Day” Is Thursday

Last year, the event raised $13.56 million for Minnesota nonprofits and charities.

U.S. Bank Develops Bell-Ringer App For Salvation Army

The bank donated the time of one of its iPhone app designers to create the app, which aims to help The Salvation Army meet its goal of filling 120,000 one-hour time slots at 400 locations across the Twin Cities.

MN Cos. Pledge More Than $1.25M For Sandy Recovery

Local companies have pledged monetary support to the American Red Cross and other charities, but they have also offered other types of aid, including truckloads of food, paid vacation to employees dedicated to providing relief, and matching employee contributions; total donations exceed $1.25 million in value.

SPCO musicians

SPCO Players Reject Offer; More Concerts To Be Canceled

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra musicians have rejected a labor contract offer, spurring the orchestra’s management to plan additional concert cancellations.

sarah lutman

A See-Through Strategy

Foundations are joining the transparency movement to better serve their “customers.”

SPCO musicians

SPCO Is 2nd Locked-Out Twin Cities Orchestra

While the Minnesota Orchestra has been locked out all month, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra had continued working under a “play-and-talk” arrangement; but its musicians have now also been locked out, and performances are canceled through November 4.

MN Orchestra Locks Out Players, Cancels Concerts

The musicians rejected a proposal from the orchestra’s leaders, which would have cut players’ average annual pay from $135,000 to $89,000; the organization, which said it can’t afford to continue paying players under the former contract, subsequently locked out the musicians.

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