Charitable Registry

2009-2010 Twin Cities Charitable Registry

Please use Minnesota Monthly’s Charitable Registry to join us in supporting our local charitable organizations and the great work they do. From walks and bike rides to gala black-tie events, you’ll find many ways to help make a difference in our community.
 

Monthly listings with the details you need to participate.

NOTE: All events subject to change; please call or check website in advance.

* The 2009-2010 Charitable Registry is printed in Minnesota Monthly's July 2009 issue. Fill out our online form if you would like to request a hard copy.

Please check back for submission guidelines for the '10-'11 registry.

Heart of the Event Awards

Minnesota Monthly’s Heart of the Event Award is an opportunity for non-profits to nominate a volunteer within their organizations for one of their special events. These award winners go above and beyond the call of duty. They make these events possible because of their big hearts and consistent dedication.
>> Use the link to the right to read about this year's winners.

Greetings,

As this past year has presented a financial challenge to many of us, it has also presented a challenge to many of our nonprofit organizations. Now, more than ever, our social service, education, and arts organizations need our help to continue their good work in enriching lives and our community. This annual Charitable Registry provides you with an assortment of social and special events benefiting our local charities throughout the next 12 months.

The events are organized by date to help you find your favorites and to discover new charities to support. Our goal is to provide our readers with a comprehensive reference to use throughout the year when planning your philanthropic donations.

Your ongoing support, whether a personal or monetary investment, helps keep our community’s rich tradition of philanthropy alive and vibrant.

Thank you for your continued generosity.

Steve Fox
President & Publisher
Minnesota Monthly magazine

CHANGE LIVES THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING

Nonprofits are struggling during this recession. Today, more than ever, they need the support of donors. Reflecting on, and clarifying, the charitable goals for your lifetime and beyond can make a difference for the organizations and issues you support. Thoughtful and strategic donations can improve the quality of life for future generations.

The support nonprofits receive through planned giving is substantial; nearly 50 percent of nonprofit income generated through individual giving is derived from planned gifts. Planned giving encourages the planning process and benefits all who are concerned by providing valuable information, encouraging visits to professional advisors, and promoting action. Family values can be transferred along with the transfer of wealth, creating a new generation of donors.

Donors who support nonprofit organizations really do help to build a better future for everyone. Through their generosity, organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters and United Way continue to survive and thrive.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities builds young people’s lives through lasting relationships with mentors. “Each year, we serve thousands of children in Minnesota, and we provide each child with a caring volunteer mentor. A donation helps us recruit mentors for those children waiting for one,” says Martin Conover, vice president of development for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities.

The success of the organization is dependent on a process that professionally screens, interviews, matches, and monitors the youth (ages 6 to 18) and the mentors in the program.

Greater Twin Cities United Way, with a mission to build a stronger America by mobilizing communities to improve lives, is also reliant on the generosity of donors. Various planned giving tools include bequests, charitable remainder trusts, or endowment gifts.

Randi Yoder, senior vice president of donor relations at United Way, says endowment gifts can be incredible assets to nonprofits. “With planned gifts, you spend part of the investment earnings, and then the remainder goes back into the endowment,” Yoder says. “Of the return, we spend 4 to 5 percent. When we talk about a planned gift being a legacy, it’s because that gift continues in perpetuity. At United Way, we can count on that money being there. We know it will have a lasting impact and continue to make a difference to the people who need it most.”