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	<title>Spur Local &#187; Economy</title>
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		<title>International Day of Women and Girls in Science</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2016/02/11/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spur Local]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Aline Newman, Director of Marketing and Communication &#160; My career in science peaked in 4th grade. My first entry in the school science fair involved a fish bowl, a miniature landfill, a gallon of water, and a love of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2016/02/11/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Season of Getting, Season of Giving</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/12/30/season-of-getting-season-of-giving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 19:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Harman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following blog was published by Barbara Harman, Catalogue President and Editor, on December 30th 2013. To see the original post, click here. There is a new kind of inequality in our nation and it isn&#8217;t between blacks and whites, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/12/30/season-of-getting-season-of-giving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In the News</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/09/11/in-the-news-106/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spur Local]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dramatic increase in demand for affordable housing in Arlington &#8212; A 122-unit affordable housing complex, still under construction, received over 3,600 applications in less than two weeks from hopeful residents. With maximum income limits that vary between just over $30,000 &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/09/11/in-the-news-106/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Issues</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/05/hidden-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, in The Daily Wrag (Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers), President Tamara Copeland explored &#8220;What sequestration means for philanthropy:&#8221; I want to focus on the hidden issues. Much of the impact connected to sequestration will be far less overt. The &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/05/hidden-issues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/27/in-the-news-100/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[White House estimate spells out tough road for Washington region economy (Washington Post): &#8220;&#8230; the upcoming automatic spending cuts the Obama administration detailed Sunday would strike a tough blow, with nearly 150,000 civilian Defense Department employees facing furloughs and an &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/27/in-the-news-100/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/13/in-the-news-98/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC, advocates at odds over homeless families; 900 people still in shelter (Washington Post): &#8220;This winter, the District&#8217;s shelter for homeless families at DC General Hospital is crammed full &#8212; 372 adults and nearly 600 children [...] City officials say &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/13/in-the-news-98/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit Boost</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/12/nonprofit-boost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the Washington Post inquired: &#8220;Can nonprofit organizations boost a regional economy?&#8221; The impact of a nonprofit is frequently gauged by the reach and effectiveness of its services. But beyond their power to help and support a community, can &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/12/nonprofit-boost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/06/in-the-news-97/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In speech, DC mayor pledges investment in affordable housing, other city programs (Washington Post): &#8220;A &#8216;prosperity dividend&#8217; from the District&#8217;s continued economic growth should be used to make investments in key city government programs, Mayor Vincent C. Gray said in &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/06/in-the-news-97/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Raise DC</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/05/raise-dc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;In first annual report, Raise DC offers snapshot of DC youth&#8221; (Washington Post &#8211; Feb. 3): Only four in 10 third-graders in the District can read proficiently, and only about four out of 10 young adults in the city &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/05/raise-dc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/30/in-the-news-96/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At rally, leaders promise action on affordable housing (Greater Greater Washington): &#8220;Over 300 people rallied for affordable housing this weekend with the Housing for All Campaign [...] The next few months will be critical for housing funding. The task force &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/30/in-the-news-96/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/23/in-the-news-95/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Maryland, forecast calls for more hires (Gazette): &#8220;About 22 percent of companies in Maryland plan to hire more employees in the first quarter this year, up from 17 percent in 2012&#8242;s first quarter, according to a recent survey by &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/23/in-the-news-95/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Further Mapping</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/15/further-mapping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the City Paper &#8220;mapped out&#8221; the income of Washington DC&#8217;s &#8220;neighborhood incomes by census tract.&#8221; Earlier on, the Washington Post mapped the &#8220;percentage of homes in each ZIP code that have negative equity:&#8221; Over the past year, DC-area &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/15/further-mapping/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Micro-Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/10/micro-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator For the past decade or so, microlending and microfinance have been a hot topic in international aid and development &#8212; and through microlending organizations like Kiva, an easy way for concerned global citizens from &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/10/micro-entrepreneurs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/09/in-the-news-93/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC area unemployment rate is unchanged at 5.3 percent (Washington Post: Local): &#8220;The Washington area jobless rate hovered at 5.3% in November, according to a Labor Department report released Tuesday [January 7] that revealed little change in the local employment &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/09/in-the-news-93/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dividing Lines</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/08/dividing-lines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, on the City Paper&#8217;s Housing Complex blog, Aaron Wiener questioned: &#8220;A City Divided &#8212; But More Than Most?&#8221; I spent some time this morning playing around with a nifty tool that breaks down American neighborhood incomes by &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/08/dividing-lines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal Cliff &#8212; Averted?</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/03/fiscal-cliff-averted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spur Local]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator While many Americans across the county rang in New Year&#8217;s Day 2013 with pomp, circumstance, and auld lang syne, the United States Congress was (for once) hard at work &#8212; barely scraping through the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/03/fiscal-cliff-averted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/26/in-the-news-85/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC officials change policy on charter schools&#8217; occupation of surplus buildings (Washington Post): &#8220;District officials have tweaked the way they determine which charter schools should be allowed to move into surplus public school buildings [...] The new points-based system gives &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/26/in-the-news-85/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tax For Arts</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/21/tax-for-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just caught this Marketplace story on the way home today: The Detroit Institute of Arts is joining a small group of museums experimenting with a new way to fundraise. They&#8217;ve asked local taxpayers to chip in. Voters in three Michigan &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/21/tax-for-arts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Measuring Economic Achievement</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/09/measuring-economic-achievement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie LeBlanc]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator Within the nonprofit community, there&#8217;s a movement towards data-driven, quantitative measurement and analysis of impact. These conversations lead to the bigger question of how &#8220;impact&#8221; and nonprofit &#8220;success&#8221; are measured, particularly for those providing &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/09/measuring-economic-achievement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/01/in-the-news-81/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boom in autistic students prompts new Montgomery school centers (Washington Examiner): &#8220;Montgomery County Public Schools is planning to open autism centers at three high schools in the new school year, as the district grapples with a fivefold increase in the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/01/in-the-news-81/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/13/inthenews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC hasn&#8217;t reached universal pre-K (Greater Greater Washington): &#8220;Just a few years after setting a goal of &#8220;universal&#8221; pre-kindergarten, DC education officials claim they reached it. But many parents are still getting turned away at their local schools. Do we &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/13/inthenews/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Loan Crisis</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/16/the-loan-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spur Local]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hannah Lardent, Catalogue Development Associate &#38; Executive Assistant In recent weeks, the student loan crisis has become a hot topic &#8212; due in part to the impending deadline for Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. The &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/16/the-loan-crisis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>20 Year Goal</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/19/20-year-goal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday morning food for thought from Martha Ross of the Brookings Institution&#8217;s Metropolitan Policy Program, via WAMU 88.5: The city should commit to an ambitious goal: by 2022, 90 percent of DC&#8217;s young people will earn a post-secondary credential and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/19/20-year-goal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>21 (Nonprofit) Questions</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/13/21-nonprofit-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered about your 501(c)3 IQ? Test your knowledge of all things nonprofit with this quiz from the Wall Street Journal. A few good sample questions: 1. The Urban Institute says volunteering can be just as important as cash or &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/13/21-nonprofit-questions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/07/in-the-news-55/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Division of Labor: The Gap Between Skills and Jobs (DCentric): &#8220;While much of the country struggles with job creation, DC is in the unique position of having more jobs than residents [...] Many of the available jobs in the District, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/07/in-the-news-55/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/16/in-the-news-53/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC Poverty Rates Could Increase With New Measurement (DCentric): &#8220;A new government method of measuring poverty takes into account many factors the old rate didn&#8217;t: geography, taxes, government benefits, housing costs and other expenses. For DC, this means many more &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/16/in-the-news-53/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/09/in-the-news-52/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DCPS needs more than money to attract top teachers (Greater Greater Washington): &#8220;DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown plans to draft a bill that focuses on recruiting teachers to teach in high-poverty, low-performing schools. However, the incentives he proposes may not &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/09/in-the-news-52/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/02/in-the-news-51/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nation&#8217;s report card: Kids showing a bit of improvement in math, but many still not proficient (Washington Post Local): &#8220;The nation&#8217;s report card on math and reading shows fourth- and eighth-graders scoring their best ever in math and eighth graders &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/02/in-the-news-51/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Early Economics</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/01/early-economics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in April, we talked about Elmo&#8217;s take on financial literacy for all ages. Namely, should (and how could) financial literacy be taught alongside traditional literacy to Sesame Street&#8217;s target demographic? Today, here&#8217;s another take from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/01/early-economics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/19/in-the-news-49/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (WUSA9: Brightwood): &#8220;Councilmember Mary M. Cheh and colleagues [joined] the [Catalogue non-profit] DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building for a press conference to highlight the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/19/in-the-news-49/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/15/more-in-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(We&#8217;re doubling up on the news-front this week. Comment away with any additions.) Soaring Poverty Casts Spotlight on &#8216;Lost Decade&#8217; (New York Times): &#8220;Another 2.6 million people slipped into poverty in the United States last year [...] and the number &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/15/more-in-the-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/14/in-the-news-45/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama&#8217;s Jobs Bill: Ready to Take a Chance Again? (Nonprofit Quarterly): Wondering &#8220;which parts of the president&#8217;s plan are most relevant to nonprofits, and what effect are they likely to have on the sector?&#8221; NPQ&#8217;s intricate piece walks through both &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/14/in-the-news-45/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/08/31/in-the-news-aug31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can job training help solve the jobs crisis? (Washington Post Blogs): &#8220;In the southern US, 51 percent of current job openings are middle-skill, but only 43 percent of the region&#8217;s workers are trained to that level, according to a recent &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/08/31/in-the-news-aug31/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/08/10/in-the-news-41/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[S&#38;P&#8217;s Credit Downgrade for the U.S: Its Significance to Nonprofits and Communities (The Nonprofit Quarterly): &#8220;&#8230; its downgrading of the credit rating of the U.S. is, nevertheless, a powerful, serious and very conscious act, albeit mostly symbolic. But symbols are &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/08/10/in-the-news-41/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/07/20/in-the-news-38/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s bundle of non-profit news &#8212; most of it national this time around! The Unemployed Cutting Corners in their Diets (DCentric): &#8220;Eating healthy can be a matter of having access to stores, but it&#8217;s also about having enough money &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/07/20/in-the-news-38/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rare Interview</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/06/16/rare-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the volume of coverage over the past few days (260 articles in my latest Google-powered count), I thought that I should touch upon the recent &#8220;rare and remarkable&#8221; interview that the UK&#8217;s Daily Mail landed with Bill Gates. The &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/06/16/rare-interview/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/06/01/in-the-news-32/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to a sweltering Wednesday, Washington! New news coming your way &#8230; DC Region Faces Another Day Of Extreme Heat&#8211; Just an important reminder, as the temperatures climb into the mid-90s: the city operates Cooling Centers within the senior service &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/06/01/in-the-news-32/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Forging A Bond</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/05/19/forging-a-bond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 04:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about an intense matching grant. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Massachusetts (my place of residence from age 0 to 18) has begun consideration of &#8220;a financing approach for social-service projects that would require charities and philanthropists to obtain &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/05/19/forging-a-bond/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reading the Numbers</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/04/28/reading-the-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think about literacy, we often consider letters rather than numbers. But over the past few years, financial literacy has become ever more crucial &#8212; and more widely-discussed. And as of this past week, even Elmo has joined that &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/04/28/reading-the-numbers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230; (More!)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/04/21/in-the-news-more-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanding upon yesterday&#8217;s post, check out more news coverage for our non-profits! What do women really want? &#8212; Earlier in April, Joan Kuriansky, executive director of Wider Opportunities for Women, contributed this opinion piece to Politico, addressing the unique concerns &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/04/21/in-the-news-more-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/04/13/in-the-news-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning, folks. Here comes Wednesday&#8217;s bundle of news items &#8230; Finalists for the Washington Post Award for Excellence in Non-profit Management &#8211; Many congratulations to Horton&#8217;s Kids, Prince George&#8217;s Child Resource Center, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, all of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/04/13/in-the-news-25/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quotes for the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/03/29/quotes-for-the-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Mayor Vincent Gray&#8217;s State of the District address: Picture with me a Washington where the government is lean and efficient &#8212; the kind that supports businesses, places of worship, schools, and non-profits; envision a government that makes every tax &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/03/29/quotes-for-the-day-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Like a Food Truck</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/03/17/like-a-food-truck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick confession: I have never been a food truck consumer, unless ice cream trucks at the beach count. And I somehow doubt it. However, as food trucks themselves increase in number (and delicious smells), so too do the questions &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/03/17/like-a-food-truck/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Economies</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2010/12/20/quote-for-the-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning, Greater Washington! Let&#8217;s start off Monday with an intriguing article from the Chronicle of Philanthropy: &#8220;3 Big Concerns About the Economy &#8212; and How to Fight Them.&#8221; Regarding her third concern, Elizabeth Ortiz writes: What will happen when &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2010/12/20/quote-for-the-day-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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