Sharing the Wealth: Sound Money Five-Step Guide

Minnesota Public Radio Presents

Fall 2000

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

Glossary, Books & Web Sites

Facts & Figures

Further Research

Summit Report
(PDF; Adobe Reader needed)

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.

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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

• 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.

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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