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How do you encourage teens to tap their inner philanthropist?

A new survey found that parents who talk to their children about their own charitable work — especially about why it’s important and its impact on real lives — are more likely to raise young donors than other parents.…

»Read the entire article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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