MCF NEWS ARCHIVES
NOVEMBER 2004

November 2-8, 2004

• Piper Jaffray Partners with Neighborhood Development Center to Support Midtown Phillips.
• Community Leaders Honored by Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation.
• Cook County Community Fund Reaches First Goal.

November 9-15, 2004

• Blandin Foundation Awards Broadband Grants to Seven Communities.
• First Homes Receives City Award for Heritage Homes Program.

November 16-29, 2004

• Minnesota Ranks 19th in Giving by Individuals.
• Minnesota Governor and Philanthropist Elmer L. Andersen Dies.
• Bush Foundation Supports Local High Schools and Colleges.
• Best Buy Launches Annual "Toys for Teens" Drive.
• Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation Helps Advance Early Childhood Initiative.
• Northwest Minnesota Women's Fund Honors Community Builders.

November 30 - December 6, 2004

• Minnesota's Charitable Giving Declines for Second Straight Year.
• General Mills, Medtronic on BusinessWeek's List of Most Generous Companies.
• Minnesota Women Lose Ground in Some Areas, New Foundation Report Shows.
• Initiative Foundation Supports Diversity, Strategic Planning with Latest Grants.
• The Cooperative Foundation Helps Strengthen Cooperative Education.

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