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FROM MPR NEWS
The Changing Face of Philanthropy in Minnesota:
a radio series on giving in the New Economy.
   S U M M I T   S C H E D U L E

SHARING THE WEALTH: CHARITABLE GIVING IN PROSPEROUS TIMES
A summit produced by Minnesota Public Radio's Sound Money and Civic Journalism Initiative
September 7 & 8, 2000, Saint Paul, MN

For more on the summit, download the full report, 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.)

Thursday, September 7

8 - 9 pm: Dinner Keynote Address
Listen (RealAudio 3.0)
The New, New Philanthropy: How Very Successful Entrepreneurs Are Reinventing Giving and Reshaping the Face of American Philanthropy

RADIO AUDIENCE WELCOME:
William Kling, President and CEO, Minnesota Public Radio (Read speech)

SPEAKERS:
Scott D. Oki, Chairman and CEO, Oki Developments, Inc., and Chief Volunteer, The Oki Foundation
William W. George, Chairman and CEO, Medtronic (Read speech)

MODERATOR:
Chris Farrell, Host, Sound Money, and Chief Economics Correspondent, Minnesota Public Radio

Session concludes with interactive discussion and questions from participants.


Friday, September 8

9 - 10 am: Opening Address and Panel Discussion
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(RealAudio 3.0)
Sharing the Wealth: How Philanthropy - and Much of American Society - Will be Revolutionized by the "$100 Trillion Wealth Transfer"

SPEAKER:
Paul G. Schervish, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Social Welfare Research Institute, Boston College, and author, Millionaires and the Millennium: New Estimates of the Forthcoming Wealth Transfer and the Prospects for a Golden Age of Philanthropy

PANELISTS:
Emmett D. Carson, President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation
Tracy Gary, former President, Women's Foundation, and National Director, Resourceful Women
Claude Rosenberg, founder, RCM Capital Management and the Newtithing Group, and author, Wealthy and Wise: How You and America Can Get the Most Out of Your Giving

MODERATOR:
Chris Farrell, Host, Sound Money, and Chief Economics Correspondent, Minnesota Public Radio

Session concludes with interactive discussion and questions from participants.

10:15 - 11:15 am: Breakout Sessions / Mixed Groups
Participants meet in small, pre-assigned breakout groups, with people from all professions and disciplines represented at the summit.

11: 25 - 11:55 am: Plenary Session
Interactive Discussion on Breakout Group Findings

12 - 1 pm: Afternoon Address
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(RealAudio 3.0)
Bridging the Economic Divide: A Call to Action From a Woman Who Has Lived on Both Sides of the Economic Fence - and Is Now Punching Holes Through It

SPEAKER:
Trish Millines Dziko, Co-founder and Executive Director, Technology Access Foundation

MODERATOR:
Chris Farrell, Host, Sound Money, and Chief Economics Correspondent, Minnesota Public Radio

Session concludes with interactive discussion and questions from participants

1:50 - 2:50 pm: Breakout Sessions/By Stakeholder Group
Participants meet in small, pre-assigned breakout groups, with colleagues from their own profession to develop action steps for that profession.

3 - 3:15 pm: Plenary Session
Interactive Discussion on Breakout Group Findings

3:15 to 4:15 pm: Closing Comments
Listen
(RealAudio 3.0)
Looking Ahead: The Future of Personal Philanthropy in the Dot.Com Age

SPEAKER:
Lisa Aramony, Director, Corporate Relations of America Online, Inc. and Director, AOL Foundation

MODERATOR:
Chris Farrell, Host, Sound Money, and Chief Economics Correspondent, Minnesota Public Radio


ONLINE AUDIO (RealAudio 3.0; how to listen)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Listen
The New, New Philanthropy: How Very Successful Entrepreneurs Are Reinventing Giving and Reshaping the Face of American Philanthropy, with Scott Oki and William George

OPENING ADDRESS: Listen
Sharing the Wealth: How Philanthropy - and Much of American Society - Will be Revolutionized by the "$100 Trillion Wealth Transfer," with Paul G. Schervish, Emmett D. Carson, Tracy Gary, and Claude Rosenberg

AFTERNOON ADDRESS: Listen
Bridging the Economic Divide: A Call to Action From a Woman Who Has Lived on Both Sides of the Economic Fence - and Is Now Punching Holes Through It, with Trish Millines Dziko

CLOSING ADDRESS: Listen
Looking Ahead: The Future of Personal Philanthropy in the Dot.Com Age, with Lisa Aramony.

ONLINE EXTRAS:
Interview with Trish Millines Dziko (from MPR's Future Tense): Listen
A Conversation with Scott Oki (from MPR's Sound Money): Listen


Sharing the Wealth: Charitable Giving in Prosperous Times is cosponsored by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the Minnesota Council on Foundations, with support from Saint Paul Companies, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, and the members of Minnesota Public Radio.


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