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	<title>Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington</title>
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		<title>Telling a Powerful Story</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/23/telling-a-powerful-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Harman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[America's Charities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individual donors make up approximately 75% of the donating public, a pretty important fact for nonprofits to keep in mind when they are telling their stories to others &#8211; to the individual donor him or herself (women make up more of that 75% than do men), to the website visitor, to the newsletter reader, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equalizing Education</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/21/equalizing-education/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/21/equalizing-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inequality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I came across an interesting article in Greater Greater Education, which considered the unintentional effects of emphasizing equality (and not necessarily equity) in education. Setting aside the conversation about whether our country&#8217;s attempts at providing an &#8220;equal education&#8221; are, in fact, equal, the author offers thought-provoking commentary on the philosophical and pragmatic tensions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreams of Yesterday</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/20/today-in-history-may-20th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests. -Charles Lindbergh, who 86 years ago today began the world&#8217;s first transatlantic flight in 1927. For this historic exploit, Lindbergh was awarded the Medal of Honor and remains an American hero for all generations for pushing boundaries and fearlessly exploring the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 18-19</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/17/around-town-may-18-19/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/17/around-town-may-18-19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaming Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low-Income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a fun way to learn, make a difference, and get out of the house this weekend, these CFP nonprofits are waiting for you! See what is in store for the DC Metro area this weekend on Around Town. Heading to one of these events? Let us know&#8211;we would love to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting to Read</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/15/fighting-to-read/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/15/fighting-to-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Sector]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, we&#8217;ve written about the importance of the DC One City fund as a support for the nonprofit sector (see posts here and here). At the same time, adult education advocates have waged another local budget battle over funding for the Pathways to Adult Literacy Fund. Yesterday, CFP nonprofit Academy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nature of Truth</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/13/the-nature-of-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/13/the-nature-of-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A poem is an approach towards a truth. But poems can be funny, witty, quirky and sly. They can be mischievous, tricksterish. Their truths don&#8217;t sound like the truths of the courtroom or the inquest. Does this, then, show us something about the nature of truth? Can we say there are many truths, or, rather, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 11-12</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/10/around-town-may-11-12/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/10/around-town-may-11-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for something fun to do this weekend, these CFP nonprofits have got you covered! Whether you&#8217;re doing stream restoration and planting trees or doing outreach visits to low-income seniors, a good weekend is in the forecast! Saturday, May 11, 2013 Wilderness Leadership &#38; Learning (WILL) Environmental Service Project Wilderness Leadership &#38; Learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Giving Pledge</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/09/your-giving-pledge/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/09/your-giving-pledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving Pledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9903</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Sara Blakely made philanthropy headlines by becoming the first female billionaire to sign the Giving Pledge &#8211; a commitment by the world&#8217;s wealthiest individuals to give a majority of their wealth to charity. It seems fitting that the first woman joins this elite group the week before Mother&#8217;s Day &#8211; a time of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Ending Homelessness</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/07/investing-in-ending-homelessness/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/07/investing-in-ending-homelessness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homelessness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s budget season in DC, and the nonprofit/social sector community has been rallying lately around several different budget priorities for FY2014. We&#8217;ve written before about the One City Fund and the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region circulated a petition to fully fund adult literacy programs. Today, another issue caught our eye on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Along the Paths of Echo</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/06/along-the-paths-of-echo/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/06/along-the-paths-of-echo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 04:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Along the paths of echo backwards. There the words lie in the chest of their old meanings. But, sad, so foreign. What is it they are saying, those lips. They speak of different connections and conditions. As you listen to them speaking they form a thing that is also changed by them spell in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 4th!</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/03/around-town-may-4th/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/03/around-town-may-4th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Embassies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Get out of the house this weekend and spend some time getting to know some great, local nonprofits. Whether you are running, seeing a show, touring the embassies, or just having fun with your family and friends, CFP nonprofits are ready to show you a good time! If you head out to an event, let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Face of Philanthropy</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/02/the-new-face-of-philanthropy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/02/the-new-face-of-philanthropy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[millennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[next gen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Meyer Foundation hosted a workshop about a recent report on next generation philanthropists: #NextGenDonors: Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy. The report, a project of 21/64 and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, surveyed thousands of high-capacity Millennial and Gen X donors (ages 21-40) in the United States. High level findings from the report show that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Your Influence</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/30/using-your-influence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/30/using-your-influence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgetown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TED]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, TEDxChange 2013 took place in Seattle, Washington. TED talks and TEDx events have gone viral over the past few years, taking place in cities and communities across the globe. TEDxChange 2013 focused on the theme of &#8220;positive disruption&#8221; and featured a speaker from our own community here in Greater Washington. Julie Dixon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unhindered Expression</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/29/unhindered-expression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Put it this way: Jazz is a good barometer of freedom&#8230;In its beginnings, the United States of America spawned certain ideals of freedom and independence through which, eventually, jazz was evolved, and the music is so free that many people say it is the only unhampered, unhindered expression of complete freedom yet produced in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 27-28</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/26/around-town-april-27-28/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/26/around-town-april-27-28/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teaming Up]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homelessness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low-Income]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a great way to spend your weekend? CFP nonprofits have great events that you can not only attend, but volunteer at as well!! If you go to an event, tweet about it using hashtag #CFPCheers! Saturday, April 27, 2013 The Race to End Poverty A Wider Circle Featuring a 4K run/walk and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#GivingUnderTheInfluence</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/25/givingundertheinfluence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/25/givingundertheinfluence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Harman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Giving]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the most compelling trends in workplace giving today? Will the traditional pledge-card campaigns of old still cut it with today&#8217;s millennials, who already make up 25% of the workforce and are estimated to comprise 50% within seven years? The answer, according to America&#8217;s Charities CEO Steve Delfin, and panelists at a half-day conference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulating Change:  LearnServe International&#8217;s 4th Annual Panels and Venture Fair</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/23/stimulating-change-learnserve-internationals-4th-annual-panels-and-venture-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it&#8217;s the only thing that ever has.&#8221; &#8212; Margaret Mead This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of being a judge at LearnServe International&#8217;s 4th Annual Panels and Venture Fair at the School Without Walls. LearnServe International empowers high-school students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standing on the Shoulders of Giants</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/22/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is good to be the possessor of some mountain-top experience. -American civil rights activist, Vernon Johns, born today in 1892. Johns was instrumental in the early civil rights movement, paving the way for Martin Luther King, Jr. and other inspiring individuals.]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 20-21</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/19/around-town-april-20-21/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/19/around-town-april-20-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CFP nonprofits have some great things going on this weekend. Check them out and maybe find a great new nonprofit to support! Saturday, April 20, 2013 2nd Annual Chess Challenge in DC Citywide Elementary and Middle School Chess Tournament Chess Challenge in DC Chess Challenge in DC Is proud to present the 2nd Annual Citywide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The One Fund Boston &#8211; OneFundBoston.org</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/18/the-one-fund-boston-onefundboston-org/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Harman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By CFP President, Barbara Harman: As some of you may know, I am a Bostonian who shares her time between two homes &#8212; one in Massachusetts and one in DC. Like many people here, I am still reeling from Monday&#8217;s events, and experiencing for the first time what it&#8217;s like to see devastation on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive, Sustainable, Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/17/positive-sustainable-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Eleanor Aldous, CFP Intern This year, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) awarded CFP nonprofit Pueblo a Pueblo the prestigious 2013 Sustainability Award for their Organic School Garden Project. Created in 2003, this award is bestowed on organizations, individuals, and businesses who dedicate their efforts to innovative, sustainable practices. Pueblo a Pueblo&#8217;s Organic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC One City Fund Makes Its Entrance</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/16/dc-one-city-fund-makes-its-entrance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/16/dc-one-city-fund-makes-its-entrance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, DC Mayor Vincent Gray held a briefing at the Wilson Building about the One City Fund, a new initiative led by the DC Mayor&#8217;s Office, in partnership with many key nonprofit sector actors in the Washington area. The One City Fund is a new nonprofit funding mechanism in the FY2014 budget, and the briefing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The People&#8217;s Mayor</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/15/the-peoples-mayor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our ethnic and racial diversity, we are all brothers and sisters in a quest for greatness. Our creativity and energy are unequaled by any city anywhere in the world. We will not rest until the renewal of our city is done&#8230;[W]e are going to do some great deeds here together. - Former Mayor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 13-14</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/12/around-town-april-13-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a warm week here in the DC area, and our nonprofits are keeping it hot throughout the weekend with some great events! See what all you and your family and friends can get into around town this weekend: Saturday, April 13, 2013 Family Concert &#38; Educator&#8217;s Workshop with Jose-Luis Orozco Falls Church-McLean Children&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Exposure&#8221; Problem</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/11/the-exposure-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/11/the-exposure-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Harman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent article in the Atlantic (&#8220;Why the Rich Don&#8217;t Give to Charity&#8220;), Ken Stern cites studies showing that &#8211; from a percentage perspective &#8211; the wealthiest Americans give less than their poorer brethren: 1.3 percent of income versus 3.2 percent. Some theories suggest that, according to UC Berkeley psychologist Paul Piff, the rich [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Two Sides of Hunger</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/10/the-two-sides-of-hunger/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/10/the-two-sides-of-hunger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hunger and obesity may seem like far ends on the spectrum of food and nutrition, but both are symptoms of a near-epidemic problem in the US: food insecurity and malnutrition. Hunger&#8217;s victims suffer from the inability to provide sufficient food for themselves or their family; and a substantial group of the Americans now considered obese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power to Help</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/08/the-power-to-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help. -Former First Lady, Betty Ford, born today in 1918. Ford was instrumental in acquiring donors for The Betty Ford Center, which opened in 1982 and continues to help thousands of individuals combat addiction.]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 6-7</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/05/around-town-april-6-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/05/around-town-april-6-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the nicer weather (and cherry blossoms!), CFP nonprofits are getting busy! Check out all of the great things that are going on Around Town this weekend! Saturday, April 06, 2013 Red Shoe 5K Run &#38; Walk Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, DC Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington D.C.&#8217;s Red Shoe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April: Sexual Abuse Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/03/april-sexual-abuse-awareness-month/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/03/april-sexual-abuse-awareness-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[advocacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[April marks the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). It seems as though the news has been rife with stories about high profile rape and sexual assault cases in the recently, both at home and abroad (India, Brazil, Steubenville, US military) and with the HRC report in January shining a light on DC&#8217;s own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Time is Now</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/01/the-time-is-now/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/01/the-time-is-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has challenged the world to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 30-31</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/29/around-town-march-30-31/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/29/around-town-march-30-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a slow weekend for CFP nonprofits, but check out this show put on at the District of Columbia Arts Center. Saturday, March 30, 2013 I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC) I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts takes the audience on a journey of discovery and reckoning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising the Bar for College Access in DC</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/28/raising-the-bar-for-college-access-in-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/28/raising-the-bar-for-college-access-in-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Harman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Barbara Harman, CFP President and Editor I&#8217;ve been hearing a lot of buzz about a new initiative called RaiseDC and it&#8217;s something of which all of us should be aware. In its Baseline Report Card, the organization puts the problem succinctly: &#8220;Too many children are still entering school not fully ready to learn, are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: State of the Nonprofit Sector</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/27/in-the-news-state-of-the-nonprofit-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/27/in-the-news-state-of-the-nonprofit-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, the Nonprofit Finance Fund released its 2013 &#8220;State of the Sector Survey&#8221;, indicating that across the country &#8220;39% [of nonprofits] will change the main ways they raise and spend money&#8221; in the coming year. According to NFF CEO Anthony Bugg-Levine: &#8220;Nonprofits are changing the way they do business because they have to: government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post: Women Thrive Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/26/guest-post-women-thrive-worldwide/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/26/guest-post-women-thrive-worldwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sri Lanka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women Thrive Worldwide works to create a world in which women and men work together as equals so that they, their families and their communities can thrive. They advocate for change at the U.S. and global levels so that women and men can share equally in the enjoyment of opportunities, economic prosperity, voice, and freedom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/25/the-power-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to un-learn. We are filled with the Popular Wisdom of several centuries just past, and we are terrified to give it up. Patriotism means obedience, age means wisdom, woman means submission, black means inferior &#8212; these are preconceptions embedded so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 23-24</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/22/around-town-march-23-24/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/22/around-town-march-23-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring has finally sprung (despite the temperatures that we have been experiencing), but stay warm and make some memories with these great opportunities happening with CFP nonprofits around town this weekend! Saturday, March 23, 2013 Grocery Deliveries to Low-Income Seniors in Columbia Heights We Are Family Senior Outreach Network We Are Family will be delivering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post: Calvary Women&#8217;s Services</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/21/guest-post-calvary-womens-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/21/guest-post-calvary-womens-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[GED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homelessness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Calvary Women&#8217;s Services provides transitional housing and significant support for 35 women a year: healthy meals, education and job readiness programs, mental health and addiction recovery services, life skills classes, and a sisterhood of support. Some women go on to Sister Circle, a permanent housing facility for women with a history of addiction; 15 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing the Philanthropic Landscape</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/20/changing-the-philanthropic-landscape/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/20/changing-the-philanthropic-landscape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Harman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Founding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder exactly how the Catalogue got its start, how we&#8217;re related to the Harman Family Foundation, and what President Barbara Harman&#8217;s goal is for the CFP in the next five years? Last month, Harman sat down with the Association of Small Foundations&#8217; CEO Henry Berman to talk about the Catalogue for Philanthropy &#8212; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barefootin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/18/barefootin/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/18/barefootin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You have to have faith to go barefooted &#8212; you don&#8217;t know what you might step on, what pain might come &#8212; but you keep on walking. And it makes you tough. Sometimes you skip and jump and run. Sometimes you get a thorn in your toe or trip over a limb, but there&#8217;s no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town March 15-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/15/around-town-march-15-17/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/15/around-town-march-15-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some fun ideas to brighten up your weekend: The Pied Piper of Hamelin Educational Theatre Company Educational Theatre Company&#8217;s Main Stage Residency Program in conjunction with long-time partner, McKinley Elementary School, presents the Pied Piper of Hamelin, toe tapping, musical journey. The play is an original musical production created and performed by children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cultural Data Project</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/13/the-cultural-data-project/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/13/the-cultural-data-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, I came across an interesting blog post on the Cultural Data Project. We first learned of the CDP when conducting our own network wide Impact Survey last fall, and several of our Culture Nonprofits mentioned the CDP as another data collection and tracking tool commonly used by arts organizations in DC. The CDP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fears and Successes</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/11/fears-and-successes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;My books have, in a way, made me a parent. Peter and his friends grow, have fun, problems, fears, and successes, and I&#8217;ve been with them through it all. I love these children, and it&#8217;s been one of the greatest pleasures of my life to raise them and see them off into the world.&#8221; &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 9-10</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/08/around-town-march-9-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/08/around-town-march-9-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where are you heading this weekend, friends? Might we suggest &#8230; We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (at Metropolitan Community Church, 474 Ridge Street NW) On Saturday at 10:00 AM, volunteers will receive a brief orientation and then go out in pairs or groups to visit with seniors in their homes. You can sign up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/07/in-the-news-101/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/07/in-the-news-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeless Shelters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homelessness]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s news brief looks at a group of stories that hit the media this week about homelessness in the Greater Washington region. A special thanks to all CFP nonprofits that support those experiencing homelessness in the DC region, especially during the winter months. Finding homes for the homeless in Fairfax County (Washington Post) &#8220;Although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snow Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/06/snow-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/06/snow-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We will be back to our regularly scheduled Good Works programming tomorrow. Be careful and safe please!]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Issues</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/05/hidden-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/05/hidden-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sequestration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8494</guid>
		<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 social worker in me says that as already stressed individuals deal with this reality, mental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Open Arms</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/04/with-open-arms/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/04/with-open-arms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It was only a smile, nothing more. It didn&#8217;t make everything all right. It didn&#8217;t make anything all right. Only a smile. A tiny thing. A leaf in the woods, shaking in the wake of a startled bird&#8217;s flight. But I&#8217;ll take it. With open arms. Because when spring comes, it melts the snow one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 2-3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/01/around-town-march-2-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a few cool ideas for your weekend, coming up at &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) Accompanied by a live accordion and violin-driven score, this world premiere (&#8220;Ruth Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore&#8221;) sweeps across an array of metaphorical hints and extravagant fabrics. Buy tickets for the Saturday or Sunday show here. Building Bridges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Field: Higher Achievement</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/28/from-the-field-higher-achievement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/28/from-the-field-higher-achievement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From The Field ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[At-Risk Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator A few weeks ago, I blogged about volunteering with a CFP nonprofit, Free Minds Book Club, that encourages incarcerated young men to find their artistic voice and express themselves through poetry. This week, CFP&#8217;s Sherika Brooks and I had the privilege of not only spending another night immersed in [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/27/in-the-news-100/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sequestration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8459</guid>
		<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 estimated average loss of $7,500 in pay [...] funding for elementary and secondary education across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Pre-School</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/26/universal-pre-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State of the Union]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post points out that, &#8220;In DC, public school for 3-year-olds is already the norm:&#8221; In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for a dramatic shift in early childhood education: free public preschool for all low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds. [...] The District is already doing something more ambitious. Nearly 13,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carry Away</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/25/carry-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion. It is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along. &#8211; Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, born today in 1841]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 22-24</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/22/around-town-february-22-24/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/22/around-town-february-22-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for the delay, friends! Check out some fun and local weekend ideas at &#8230; Educational Theatre Company (AHC Hunter&#8217;s Park:, 2021 N. Nelson Street, Arlington, VA) This year, ETC launched a new intergenerational model where seniors and college students participated in theatre exercises together to create a strong ensemble. Come check out the results [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post: Seabury Resources for Aging</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/21/guest-post-seabury-resources-for-aging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1924, Seabury Resources for Aging has provided personalized, affordable services and housing options to help older adults in the greater Washington, DC area live with independence and dignity. Offering 355 units of the most affordable senior housing around, Seabury is dedicated to low-income seniors and those in need of assisted living in Greater Washington. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/20/in-the-news-99/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/20/in-the-news-99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disabled]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Plan to close VA institutions stokes worry for families of the developmentally disabled (Washington Post): &#8220;Virginia is among the last states to begin dismantling its large institutions for the developmentally disabled, a decision that was made as part of a year-old settlement agreement with the Justice Department [...] All but one of the commonwealth&#8217;s five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richly Woven</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/19/richly-woven/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/19/richly-woven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The mind is like a richly woven tapestry in which the colors are distilled from the experiences of the senses, and the design drawn from the convolutions of the intellect. &#8211; American novelist Carson McCullers, born today in 1917]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 15-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/15/around-town-february-15-17/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/15/around-town-february-15-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy day-after Valentine&#8217;s Day! We certainly heart our local nonprofits &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) SpeakeasyDC returns to Dance Place to celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day though hilarious and moving true stories about romance, relationships, and sex. Nab &#8220;Sucker for Love&#8221; tickets right here; performances on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM. We Are Family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Your Nonprofit Online</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/14/growing-your-nonprofit-online/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/14/growing-your-nonprofit-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Analytics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google seems to be on the front lines of everything these days. This week, Google hosted a forum on &#8220;Getting Your Business Online&#8221; in DC &#8212; one in a series of small business growth workshops hosted by Google across the country. While the Catalogue and its member nonprofits are not strictly &#8220;small businesses&#8221;, the growth [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Class]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homeless Shelters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venture Capitalism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8349</guid>
		<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 that hard times and the lack of affordable housing in poor neighborhoods are to blame [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>

		<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 these organizations provide fuel to rev a regional economy? In Montgomery County, at least, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Muscle</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/11/writing-muscle/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/11/writing-muscle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old.&#8221; &#8220;Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.&#8221; &#8211; American writer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 8-10</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/08/around-town-february-8-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spend an hour or two with a CFP nonprofit, such as &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) Join the Dance Place Step Team for Step It Up DC on Friday at 8:00 PM &#8212; special step workshops and an informal performance, open to all ages. Buy tickets right here. We Are Family Senior Outreach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CFP Financial Workshops</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/07/cfp-financial-workshops/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/07/cfp-financial-workshops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Harman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are officially half way through the application window for the 2013 Catalogue for Philanthropy! Over the past few weeks, the Catalogue has partnered with the accounting firm (and CFP supporter) Raffa to offer financial workshops on the financial supplement part of our application. The workshops covered the details of the financial supplement and offered [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/06/in-the-news-97/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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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 his annual State of the District address Tuesday.&#8221; In the third year of his term, [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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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 have a full-time job. Those sobering statistics are part of a snapshot of DC youths [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tired of Giving In</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/04/tired-of-giving-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People always say that I didn&#8217;t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn&#8217;t true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 1-3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/01/around-town-february-1-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Need some theater and dance? Catch a performance at a CFP nonprofit &#8230; Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, 1835 14th Street NW) Zorro, the masked avenger, is born when quiet, bookish Diego must find a way to fight corruption and injustice. Catch a performance of Zorro on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equitable Development in the District</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/31/equitable-development-in-the-district-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inequality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator This year, the print Catalogue for Philanthropy opened with an infographic, &#8220;Our Region, Our Impact&#8221;. The spread presented facts and figures on the levels of poverty and income distribution in the Greater Washington region, as well as the impact of Catalogue nonprofits and ways they serve under-served communities. As [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<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 is scheduled to release its report in the next few weeks, and Mayor Gray will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At The Theatre &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/29/at-the-theatre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Theater]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, at the National Theatre, theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards. All together, theater companies in the CFP community received fifteen nominations. Many congratulations to &#8230; - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, which was featured in the first Catalogue in 2003, received eleven nominations, including Outstanding Director and Resident Production for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Of Its Own</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/28/life-of-its-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I am in my painting, I am not aware of what I&#8217;m doing. It is only after a short &#8220;get acquainted&#8221; period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 25-27</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/25/around-town-january-25-27/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/25/around-town-january-25-27/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See what&#8217;s coming up at CFP&#8217;s nonprofits &#8230; Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, 1835 14th Street NW) Zorro, the masked avenger, is born when quiet, bookish Diego must find a way to fight corruption and injustice. Catch a performance of Zorro on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM. Falls Church-McLean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Field: Safe Shores</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/24/from-the-field-safe-shores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherika Brooks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From The Field ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Sherika Brooks, Executive Assistant to the President &#8220;Safety and security don&#8217;t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.&#8221; -Nelson Mandela According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8169</guid>
		<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 employment services company Manpower Group.&#8221; Nationwide, that number is five percentage points lower and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One People</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/22/one-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America&#8217;s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greater Readiness</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/21/justice-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists, who are dedicated to justice, peace, and brotherhood. The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific, and religious freedom have always been nonconformists. In any cause that concerns the progress of mankind, put your faith in the nonconformist! (1963) Let us rise up tonight with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 19-21</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/18/around-town-january-19-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dance, volunteer, and swashbuckle with CFP nonprofits &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC) An integral part of the DC dance community for over 20 years, KanKouran presents their annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday &#38; Saturday at 8:00 PM. Tickets right this way. Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Build a House, Build a Future</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/17/build-a-house-build-a-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life Skills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator Last month, a group of 11th and 12th grade students from Cardozo High School put the final touches on a house near the corner of 13th and Colorado Ave NW. A final doorknob and a coat of paint marked the end of a two-year process of building a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/16/in-the-news-94/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[3 Key Elements of Capitalist Philanthropy (Forbes): &#8220;Capitalist philanthropy begins with a profitable organization and then moves quickly to incorporate social impact [...] The term is not brand new, but is being discussed more often as the millennial generation has developed a strong desire for meaningful work.&#8221; Forbes offers three keys to incorporating &#8220;capitalist philanthropy&#8221; [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8063</guid>
		<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 housing prices experienced &#8220;solid gains&#8221; (4.4%); however, progress was not even across the metropolitan area. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Own Experience</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/14/own-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is important to express oneself &#8230; provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience. My ambition is limited to capturing something transient. &#8211; Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot, born today in 1841]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Up: January 11-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/11/coming-up-january-11-17/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/11/coming-up-january-11-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At your local CFP nonprofit &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC) Deep Vision Dance Company &#38; withhart.dance.projects come together for an evening of modern dance ranging from the weighted to the humorous on Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 4:00 PM. Tickets right this way! Literacy Council of Montgomery County (Rockville [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teaming Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Borrowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micro-Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8040</guid>
		<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 higher income countries to offer a helping hand to their brethren in lower income countries. [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Latinos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8013</guid>
		<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 picture [...] the Washington economy has been steadily adding jobs, but not at a fast [...]]]></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>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income Lines]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7977</guid>
		<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 census tract. It&#8217;s a great way to see how divided a city is along income [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wake Up Thought</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/07/wake-up-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once you wake up thought in a man, you can never put it to sleep again. There are years that ask questions and years that answer. &#8211; American author Zora Neale Hurston, born today in 1891]]></description>
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		<title>The More Possibilities</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/04/the-more-possibilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The more you write, the more possibilities you see for stories in things that happen to you, that people tell you, that you read about in the paper, or just imagine. In one way, all of these ideas are a blessing. I never have to go searching for something to write about. [...] The absolutely [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/03/fiscal-cliff-averted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7958</guid>
		<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 passage of legislation that averted the dreaded &#8220;fiscal cliff.&#8221; However, is the danger really past? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Request for Proposals</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/02/request-for-proposals/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/02/request-for-proposals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applications]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year, friends! And on this second day of the year, the application for the the 2013 Catalogue for Philanthropy is live and online: The mission of the Catalogue is to create strong and vibrant communities by connecting caring citizens with worthy community causes. We do this by raising visibility and resources for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Stand With Us</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/31/please-stand-with-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Harman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As 2012 turns into 2013, we are particularly grateful to all of you who have helped us raise over $19mm (and counting) for some of the best small charities in the greater Washington DC region. Your support means: * 47,639 people served in outdoor education programs each year * 3,486,841 hours of tutoring/mentoring annually * [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/21/happy-holidays-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/21/happy-holidays-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We will be on blog-vacation until 2013 (with a couple exceptions). Have a happy and healthy holiday and we will see you in the New Year!]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping Into the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/20/stepping-into-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a step show? This month, Step Afrika! is ringing in the season with its Magical Musical Holiday Step Show. Last weekend, CFP&#8217;s Sherika Brooks and I stopped by the Atlas Performing Arts Center to check out the show and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/19/in-the-news-92/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Help Families Affected by Newtown School Shooting (Newtown Patch): &#8220;In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world &#8212; in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India &#8212; sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Will Be Seen</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/18/what-will-be-seen/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/18/what-will-be-seen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Color possesses me. I don&#8217;t have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter. The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen. I paint in order not to cry. &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CFP: Winter 2012 News</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/17/cfp-winter-2012-news/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/17/cfp-winter-2012-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the full Winter 2012 newsletter right here. December is a big month for the Catalogue for Philanthropy. In addition to promoting the 2012 Catalogue and our new group of nonprofits, we also hosted our 10th anniversary celebration, Inspiration to Action. We hope that many of you were able to join us for the festivities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: December 15-16</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/14/around-town-december-15-16/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/14/around-town-december-15-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have a good mid-December weekend, Greater Washington! And consider spending some time with a local nonprofit: We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (at Kelsey Apartments, 3322 14th Street NW) On Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, volunteers will help assemble and deliver grocery bags to low-income seniors in Columbia Heights; cars are not required, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing to Dream</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/13/writing-to-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/13/writing-to-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie LeBlanc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator Some students grow up dreaming to write; others use writing as a way to express their dreams, desires, and inner most thoughts. The young authors of Young Playwrights&#8217; Theater perhaps do both, and now have a new platform from which to share their words with the world. This winter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/12/in-the-news-91/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/12/in-the-news-91/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid change, affordable housing revitalizes parts of Ward 5 (Greater Greater Washington): &#8220;As development along Rhode Island Avenue and New York Avenue take shape over the next few years, much of DC&#8217;s Ward 5 will see major changes. But can these changes draw new residents without displacing existing ones? A key element will be to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essential Parts</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/11/7861/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/11/7861/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Under new principal, Savoy Elementary shows what art can teach&#8221; in this weekend&#8217;s Washington Post: &#8220;[Yo-Yo] Ma and Damian Woetzel, a former principal with the New York City Ballet, spent more than an hour in a classroom with students, dancing, playing music and rehearsing pieces that they later performed on stage for the whole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Infinitesimal Fraction</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/10/an-infinitesimal-fraction/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/10/an-infinitesimal-fraction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=7858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I never am really satisfied that I understand anything; because, understand it well as I may, my comprehension can only be an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand about the many connections and relations which occur to me.&#8221; &#8211; English mathematician Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born today in 1815]]></description>
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