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	<title>Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington</title>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/23/in-the-news-65/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC schools with more low-income, academically troubled students should get more money, panel recommends (DC Schools Insider): &#8220;The 15-member [Public Education Finance Reform Commission] panel concluded its work last week with a series of recommendations to the Gray administration [including]: add an additional &#8220;weight&#8221; to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula so that schools receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Creative Test</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/22/a-creative-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Schools We Can Envy&#8221; in the New York Review of Books: Faced with the relentless campaign against teachers and public education, educators have sought a different narrative, one free of the stigmatization by test scores and punishment favored by the corporate reformers. They have found it in Finland. [...] Finland has spent the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following Presidents Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/21/following-presidents-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see a great nation, upon a great continent, blessed with a great wealth of natural resources. Its hundred and thirty million people are at peace among themselves; they are making their country a good neighbor among the nations. I see a United States which can demonstrate that, under democratic methods of government, national wealth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 17-20</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/17/around-town-february-17-20/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/17/around-town-february-17-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the long weekend, Greater Washington! Some great events are right around the corner &#8230; CIVILIZATION (all you can eat) at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D Street NW) Six hungry city-dwellers scramble for sustenance in this provocative vaudeville of American enterprise and ingenuity, featuring an award-winning DC cast. Performance on Saturday at 8 PM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More For Schools</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/16/more-for-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/16/more-for-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regarding &#8220;Report: Fixing Education Disparities Is a Public Safety Strategy&#8221; from the Justice Policy Institute, DCentric writes: Researchers found the same stark disparities we&#8217;ve examined when it comes to education levels in DC&#8217;s wards; for instance, one-fifth of Ward 8 adults haven&#8217;t completed high school. But the report also breaks down formal education levels of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/15/in-the-news-64/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/15/in-the-news-64/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Objections to Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (WAMU: Diane Rehm Show): &#8220;The widely praised Violence Against Women Act faces a tough reauthorization battle. Though introduced in a bipartisan way, it passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote with all the Democrats voting to move it to the full Senate and all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Bounty is as Boundless</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/14/my-bounty-is-as-boundless/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/14/my-bounty-is-as-boundless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day! Still making your evening plans? Look through out Cultural nonprofits for some great, local offerings of music, theater, dance, and art. First, rehearse your song by rote To each word a warbling note: Hand in hand, with fairy grace, Will we sing, and bless this place. &#8211; Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Design?</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/13/a-new-design/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/13/a-new-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Designing a Fix for Housing&#8221; in the NY Times Opinion Pages: Recent efforts to fix the housing market &#8212; including Thursday&#8217;s $26 billion settlement with five of the nation&#8217;s biggest banks &#8212; have focused purely on the financial aspects of the slump. A permanent solution, however, must go further than money to address issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 10-12</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/10/around-town-february-10-12/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/10/around-town-february-10-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a good weekend, friends! Here are some great destinations just around the corner &#8230; Jazz Conversations with Jazz Vocalist Rene Marie with DC Jazz Fest (at THEARC Theater, 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE) For music students and music lovers, this 60-minute session on Friday at 10:30 AM will explore the amazing contribution of jazz vocalists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Small Thing</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/09/one-small-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/09/one-small-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HELPED are those who find the courage to do at least one small thing each day to help the existence of another&#8211;plant, animal, river, or human being. They shall be joined by a multitude of the timid. HELPED are those who lose their fear of death; theirs is the power to envision the future in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/08/in-the-news-63/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/08/in-the-news-63/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Kids Drop Out: Identifying The Early Warning Signs (WAMU): &#8220;New graduation numbers to be released this month are expected to show that just more than half of public school students in the District actually graduate high school in four years. Students don&#8217;t drop out of school for any one reason. It&#8217;s usually a complicated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writers Today</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/07/writers-today/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/07/writers-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. &#8211; Charles Dickens, born today in 1812 If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess it&#8217;s pretty nearly bound to happen, wind and weather permitting. &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charter Talk</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/06/charter-talk/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/06/charter-talk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;New focus on DC public-charter collaboration&#8221; (02/02/2012) in the DC Schools Insider: DCPS maintains a system of neighborhood schools with seats guaranteed to anyone within prescribed boundaries. The [Public Charter School Board] oversees schools open to all comers citywide. Decisions about openings, closings, program offerings and facilities have, more often than not, been made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 3-5</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/03/around-town-february-3-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/03/around-town-february-3-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5081</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to February, Greater Washington! Here are some great destinations for the weekend &#8230; Arlingtonians Meeting Emergency Needs (N 16th Street and Sycamore Street off Roosevelt Street, Falls Church) Join a 3-month training program to prepare for the Parkway Classic Ten Miler and 5K on April 22, 2012 &#8212; new and experienced runners are all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feature of the Month: Request A Catalogue</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/02/feature-of-the-month-request-a-catalogue/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/02/feature-of-the-month-request-a-catalogue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;ve explored CFP&#8217;s online home (very glad that you found us!) and would like to see the 3D, paper version? We&#8217;ve made it simple to request a print catalogue. Just head to the Request page and fill in your mailing information. Keep in mind that our new Catalogue comes out each November. Or if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/01/in-the-news-62/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/01/in-the-news-62/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Many Students Really Graduate From High School? (WAMU): &#8220;Now, for the first time, the federal government is requiring states to follow a standardized method. As a result, DC&#8217;s public school graduation rate could drop by about 20 percent under the new calculation, according to the office of the state superintendent [...] The new method, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Arts Work</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/31/the-arts-work/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/31/the-arts-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we linked to this Chronicle of Philanthropy piece, which reported that the nonprofit sector &#8220;added jobs at an average annual rate of more than 2 percent from 2000 to 2010, while for-profit jobs were cut by 0.6 percent each year on average.&#8221; Drawn from a study by the Center for Civil Society Studies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Stages</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/30/early-stages/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/30/early-stages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Why Children&#8217;s Theater Matters&#8221; by Danielle Wood of Education.com: Want to boost literacy? Teach your child to imagine the unimaginable? Cultivate curiosity? Get thee to the theater, and bring your kids. The children&#8217;s theater movement is led by Europe, but the US is not far behind. And we&#8217;re not just talking about the bustling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 27-29</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/27/around-town-january-27-29/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/27/around-town-january-27-29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning! DC-area nonprofit events coming up &#8230; The Snowy Day at Adventure Theatre (Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo) Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first American picture book to feature an African-American child as the main character. The simple tale of a boy waking up to discover that snow has fallen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/26/in-the-news-61/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/26/in-the-news-61/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland&#8217;s &#8216;achievement gap&#8217; highlighted by new advocacy group (Washington Post): &#8220;Maryland has the second largest disparity in the country between low-income students and their wealthier classmates on the 8th grade math test [and] the fourth largest socio-economic disparity in the country on the corresponding 8th grade English test,&#8221; MarylandCAN reports in their &#8220;State of Maryland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know We Can</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/25/know-we-can/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State of the Union 2012 from President Barack Obama: Think about the America within our reach: A country that leads the world in educating its people. An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs. A future where we&#8217;re in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs Growing</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/24/jobs-growing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Nonprofits added jobs at an average annual rate of more than 2 percent from 2000 to 2010, while for-profit jobs were cut by 0.6 percent each year on average, according to a new study. Even during the recession years of 2008 and 2009, charities increased their employment by nearly 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Variety</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/23/a-great-variety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But the forming a new System of Government, for so numerous a people, of very different views, and habits, spread upon such a vast extent of Territory, containing such a great variety of soils, and under such extremes of climate, was a task, which nothing less than the dreadful apprehension of losing our national existence, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 20-22</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/20/around-town-january-20-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wishing you a good weekend, Greater Washington! We&#8217;ve got some great events coming up &#8230; The Snowy Day at Adventure Theatre (Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo) Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first American picture book to feature an African-American child as the main character. The simple tale of a boy waking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230; (cont.)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/19/in-the-news-cont/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tackling Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease (WAMU: The Diane Rehm Show): &#8220;We all understand that Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is a major challenge for the country and for patients and their families, and, until now, we have not had a unified national effort to address this challenge. So a year ago, the president signed the National Alzheimer&#8217;s Project Act into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/18/in-the-news-60/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[14 percent of VA children live in poverty (WTOP): &#8220;The percentage of Virginia children living in poverty in 2010 was at its highest rate since 1998, an anti-poverty group reported Tuesday. The total number of children living in poverty totals nearly 265,000, or 14 percent of children under 18 in the state, Voices for Virginia&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plus Character</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/17/plus-character/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character &#8212; that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. The broad education will, therefore, transmit to one not only the accumulated knowledge of the race but also the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 13-16</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/13/around-town-january-13-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a good Friday, Greater Washington! We have some great events, particularly volunteer opportunities, coming up for this Martin Luther King Day weekend. Weekend Events Head to Capitol Hill Arts Workshop on Friday at 7:00 PM for a free tango practica, open to dancers of all experience levels. Also at 7:00 PM, the semi-finalists of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting To Know You (More)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/12/getting-to-know-you-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, we posted a question-and-answer walk-through of the CFP application process. Applications are due in one month and one day, so we&#8217;re adding a few more FAQs &#8212; and just leave a comment or tweet us @cataloguedc with any other questions: Have you announced the dates for the financial supplement workshops yet? We have! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/11/in-the-news-59/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Low-Income Kids Miss Out On Play (DCentric): &#8220;&#8216;Free play&#8217; helps boost childhood development and leads to better behavior in schools. But a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics found low-income children in cities have limited opportunities to play [...] Low-income kids are more likely to see recess cut from their school day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feature of the Month: Advanced Search</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/10/feature-of-the-month-advanced-search/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is a search engine a super crazy feature? Probably not. But we have 328 DC-area nonprofits on the CFP team, so we want to offer you some easy ways to find the ones that speak to you. First, head to &#8220;Our Nonprofits;&#8221; then click &#8220;Advanced Search&#8221; on the lower left. That will take you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordless Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/09/wordless-ceremony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;And what is so strange about that memory is that everybody seems to be floating on those sweet sounds, moving rhythmically, languorously, in complete isolation; responding more to the mood of the music than to its beat. When I remember it, I think of it as dancing. Dancing with eyes half closed because to open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 7-8</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/06/around-town-january-7-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first &#8220;Around Town&#8221; of 2012! Looking forward to many more &#8230; Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (4103 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA) Fairfax CASA will be welcoming new volunteers begins this month! For those already accepted into the program, training starts on Saturday. For those interested in applying, the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting To Know You</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/05/getting-to-know-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications are now open for the 2012/2013 Catalogue for Philanthropy and due on February 13 at midnight. So let&#8217;s talk details: Who is eligible? We try to keep the process as open as possible to a wide range of nonprofits. You just need to be a 501(c)3 organization, operating in the Washington region, with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/04/in-the-news-58/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montgomery tries to spur affordable housing (Washington Post): &#8220;Over the next few months, county planning and housing officials will propose broad policy changes intended to improve the local housing market [...] Yet the county, which has seen year after year of budget shortfalls, also must deal with less funding. The housing department budget for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resolving for 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/03/resolving-for-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tend to be a bit skeptical of New Year&#8217;s resolutions, since (for no other reason) the first day of the second month of winter feels like an odd time to restart engines or rethink strategies. Moreover, for many arts nonprofits, the new &#8220;year&#8221; actually starts in August or September. That said, rather than a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philanthropic New Year</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/02/philanthropic-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ambitious New Year&#8217;s resolution! &#8220;Renewing America&#8217;s Promise: Fired Up for Philanthropy and Democracy in 2012&#8243; by Maxim Thorne in NYE&#8217;s Huffington Post: I am not the first to draw the comparison of [Ben] Franklin and Prometheus. Philosopher Immanuel Kant called Franklin the &#8220;new Prometheus.&#8221; This is important. I believe Franklin offers us a role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Today?</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/30/giving-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still deciding about year-end giving? First, check out our &#8220;How To Give&#8221; section: - You can donate easily to any CFP nonprofit or the Catalogue itself online. You can browse through the five nonprofit categories here and donate directly from any nonprofit&#8217;s page as you go. - Just as easily, you can download a Giving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/22/happy-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a healthy and happy holiday, Greater Washington! We&#8217;ll be taking a brief blog vacation and returning just before 2012. In the meantime, keep your eye on CFP Happenings for volunteer opportunities &#38; performances at our nonprofits.]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/21/in-the-news-57/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regional jobless rates fall in November (Washington Post): &#8220;Steady private sector growth drove down the unemployment rates in the District, Maryland, and Virginia for the second consecutive month in November, according to a US Labor Department report released Tuesday. The data showed that the District&#8217;s unemployment rate dropped to 10.6 from 11 percent the month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Esperanza</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/20/esperanza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made the best with what she got or was she sorry because she couldn&#8217;t be all the things she wanted to be. Esperanza. I have inherited her name, but I don&#8217;t want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 Year Goal</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/19/20-year-goal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday morning food for thought from Martha Ross of the Brookings Institution&#8217;s Metropolitan Policy Program, via WAMU 88.5: The city should commit to an ambitious goal: by 2022, 90 percent of DC&#8217;s young people will earn a post-secondary credential and obtain full-time work by the age of 24. Such a shared goal would have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: December 17-18</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/16/around-town-december-17-18/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/16/around-town-december-17-18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still making weekend plans? First, we suggest that you check out the awesome City Paper feature on our 2011/2012 nonprofits &#8212; very cool. Second, we have some indoor &#38; outdoor events coming right up &#8230; The Child and Family Network Centers (116 South Alfred Street, Alexandria) Tea with Santa at the Morrison House on Sunday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Give It Up&#8221; Is Up &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/15/give-it-up-is-up/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/15/give-it-up-is-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; and we couldn&#8217;t be more psyched to see our seventy 2011/2012 nonprofits as the feature of this week&#8217;s issues of the Washington City Paper: [...] Ordinarily, we&#8217;d sit around grousing about holiday materialism before schlepping out to pick up stocking stuffers. But this season, we decided to do something different. For the better part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/14/in-the-news-56/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/14/in-the-news-56/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little known about DC&#8217;s young homeless, except that numbers are growing (Washington Post): &#8220;Though relatively little else is known about them, the number of homeless youths in the District has jumped, according to numbers released Tuesday by the National Center of Family Homelessness [...] In 2010, 4,309 children were found to be without stable housing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21 (Nonprofit) Questions</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/13/21-nonprofit-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/13/21-nonprofit-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered about your 501(c)3 IQ? Test your knowledge of all things nonprofit with this quiz from the Wall Street Journal. A few good sample questions: 1. The Urban Institute says volunteering can be just as important as cash or goods for many nonprofits. What percentage of American adults volunteered for or through an organization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Justice</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/12/as-justice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You cannot possibly have a broader basis for any government than that which includes all the people, with all their rights in their hands, and with an equal power to maintain their rights. Our country is the world &#8212; our countrymen are all mankind. I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: December 10-11</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/09/around-town-december-10-11/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/09/around-town-december-10-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making weekend plans? Check out what&#8217;s happening at our nonprofits &#8230; Gifts that Give Hope (Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5533 North 16th St., Arlington) From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, a dozen nonprofits will provide a unique, stress-free holiday shopping experience. Looking for a good holiday gift? Consider making a contribution in honor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Closing The Skills Gap</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/08/skillsgap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#8217;s &#8220;In The News&#8221; highlighted this piece from DCentric; and I think that its thesis bears repeating. As author Elahe Izadi points out, &#8220;Many of the available jobs in the District, the ones that attract people from around the country, require advanced degrees. This mismatch, or skills gap, means many of those born and raised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/07/in-the-news-55/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Division of Labor: The Gap Between Skills and Jobs (DCentric): &#8220;While much of the country struggles with job creation, DC is in the unique position of having more jobs than residents [...] Many of the available jobs in the District, the ones that attract people from around the country, require advanced degrees. This mismatch, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outside Voices</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/06/outside-voices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via &#8220;Helping Nonprofits Benefit From Fresh Ideas,&#8221; published on the Chronicle of Philanthropy&#8217;s Mission: Innovation blog yesterday: Nonprofits that are tackling big questions about their mission benefit greatly from seeking ideas from people outside their organization &#8212; including those who work in other fields, says Jeff Leitner. The former advertising executive has started a charity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feature of the Month: Gift Cards</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/05/feature-of-the-month-gift-cards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an obvious choice. But we are heading into the midst of the holiday season, so what better time to talk about gift cards? First, click the &#8220;How to Give&#8221; tab on the CFP mainpage and then click &#8220;Gift Cards&#8221; on the left hand menu. This screen will pop up: &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: December 2-4</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/02/around-town-december-2-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First events blog of December! Plenty of ways to meet our non-profits coming up &#8230; Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE) Free Tango Practica! Tango dancers of all levels have an opportunity to practice, collaborate, and learn in a collective space on Friday at 7:00 PM. WSC Avant Bard (at Artisphere, 1101 Wilson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Chances</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/01/newchances/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning, Washington, and welcome to December. I just tuned into Morning Edition on WAMU and caught this story: JUNE KRESS: As the previously incarcerated in our city know all too well, finding a job is essential to getting their lives back on track. But they face many obstacles. My organization, the Council for Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/30/in-the-news-54/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/30/in-the-news-54/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law Change Intended To Spur School System Food Donations (Leesburg Today): &#8220;Some altered language in the annual spending bill that funds the US Department of Agriculture will most likely translate into more donated food for local food banks and pantries [...] The change clarifies the law to make it clear that public school districts can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC&#8217;s Mental Health</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/29/dcs-mental-health/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/29/dcs-mental-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you catch Stephen Baron, director of the District&#8217;s Department of Mental Health, yesterday morning on the Kojo Nnamdi Show? JIM ASENDIO: DC&#8217;s Mental Health Department has spent 37 years under the cloud of a major lawsuit, [which] resulted from a study that determined more than half of the 3,000 patients being treated at Saint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asking, Knowing</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/28/asking-knowing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions. &#8211; anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, born today in 1908 As the true method of knowledge is experiment, the true faculty of knowing must be the faculty which experiences. &#8211; poet William Blake, born today in 1757]]></description>
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		<title>Day of Giving</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/22/day-of-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/22/day-of-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4532</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving, Greater Washington! If you&#8217;re looking to support or volunteer with an organization in your neighborhood on this coming holiday weekend, we have the list for you. Check out what&#8217;s needed and what you can do at some of CFP&#8217;s human service nonprofits. (And we&#8217;ll be back to our regular GoodWorks programming on Monday) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/21/thanksgiving-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friendships begin with liking or gratitude &#8212; roots that can be pulled up. &#8211; English novelist George Eliot As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. &#8211; 35th US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy This Thanksgiving week, we&#8217;re giving thanks for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: November 19-20</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/18/around-town-november-19-20/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/18/around-town-november-19-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a good weekend, Greater Washington! We have a bundle of events coming right up &#8230; Help the Homeless Walkathon (National Mall between 9th and 12th Street) On Saturday morning, join in the nation&#8217;s largest walk and benefit a CFP nonprofit: Samaritan Inns, The Dwelling Place, Miriam&#8217;s Kitchen, and Bright Beginnings are all taking part. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers &amp; Students</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/17/teachersandstudents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;With Hispanic students on the rise, Hispanic teachers in short supply&#8221; in yesterday&#8217;s Post: The surge in Hispanic students across the nation is forcing schools to reckon with a deep shortage of teachers who share their cultural heritage. More than 21 percent of schoolchildren are Hispanic, experts report, compared with 7 percent of teachers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/16/in-the-news-53/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/16/in-the-news-53/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC Poverty Rates Could Increase With New Measurement (DCentric): &#8220;A new government method of measuring poverty takes into account many factors the old rate didn&#8217;t: geography, taxes, government benefits, housing costs and other expenses. For DC, this means many more people would qualify as poor due to the city&#8217;s high cost of living.&#8221; DC Fiscal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Colors</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/15/with-colors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found I could say things with colors that I couldn&#8217;t say in any other way &#8212; things that I had no words for. Fill a space in a beautiful way. To create one&#8217;s own world, in any of the arts, takes courage. &#8211; American painter Georgia Totto O&#8217;Keeffe, born today in 1887]]></description>
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		<title>Feature of the Month: E-Links</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/14/feature-of-the-month-e-links/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/14/feature-of-the-month-e-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to mid-November! Just one week ago today, we introduced you to our new class of CFP nonprofits. So now, we&#8217;d like to show how you can learn even more about them online. First, head to the &#8220;Our Nonprofits&#8221; section of the CFP homepage and click on any of the five categories. Let&#8217;s go with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: November 12-13</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/11/around-town-november-12-13-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey there, Greater Washington! Where would you like to spend the weekend? The Outdoors In DC, join volunteers to restore plant beds in Coolidge High School&#8217;s rainscape garden on Saturday at 8:30 PM or, in Maryland, help finish the hiker and biker trail re-route at Lake Needwood at 9:00 AM &#8212; both with Rock Creek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Up: KEEN &amp; Johns Hopkins</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/10/team-up-keen-johns-hopkins/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/10/team-up-keen-johns-hopkins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New blog feature! Since we&#8217;re all about collaborating and teaming up here at CFP, we will be highlighting unique partnerships between CFP nonprofits and community, educational, and governmental organizations. And to start, we are featuring KEEN Greater DC and its brand new, innovative partnership with Johns Hopkins University. Committed to serving (at no cost) those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/09/in-the-news-52/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DCPS needs more than money to attract top teachers (Greater Greater Washington): &#8220;DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown plans to draft a bill that focuses on recruiting teachers to teach in high-poverty, low-performing schools. However, the incentives he proposes may not be enough to recruit highly effective teachers to work in these schools [...] In addition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Inspires You?</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/08/what-inspires-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/08/what-inspires-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From yesterday&#8217;s &#8220;Inspiration to Action 2011&#8221; at the Harman Center for the Arts: Here we are. YEAR NINE. To the 2011-12 charities featured in our new Catalogue and to those of you being re-featured on our website this year, it is truly an honor, and a pleasure, to see you here today. I hope you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration to Action 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/07/inspiration-to-action-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today &#8230; is maybe the most hectic and exciting day of the CFP year. Not only do we launch the new print Catalogue and welcome the new &#8220;class,&#8221; but we have the awesome opportunity to have 600 members of the Catalogue community all in one room. And this year, our audience will get a unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: November 4-5</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/04/around-town-november-4-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to November, Greater Washington! So, what would you like to do this weekend? Enjoy Great Music &#8230; On Saturday at 8:00 &#38; Sunday at 3:00 PM, National Philharmonic presents an &#8220;All Beethoven&#8221; evening; tickets over this way. Enjoy an afternoon of exquisite solo virtuosity from the Washington Bach Consort on Sunday at 3:00 PM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/03/first-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/03/first-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.&#8221; &#8211; President Lyndon B. Johnson In 1961, the 23rd amendment was ratified, assuring the District of Columbia the same number of electoral votes granted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/02/in-the-news-51/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/02/in-the-news-51/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nation&#8217;s report card: Kids showing a bit of improvement in math, but many still not proficient (Washington Post Local): &#8220;The nation&#8217;s report card on math and reading shows fourth- and eighth-graders scoring their best ever in math and eighth graders making some progress in reading. But the results released Tuesday are a stark reminder of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Economics</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/11/01/early-economics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in April, we talked about Elmo&#8217;s take on financial literacy for all ages. Namely, should (and how could) financial literacy be taught alongside traditional literacy to Sesame Street&#8217;s target demographic? Today, here&#8217;s another take from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (not a furry red monster), &#8220;Teaching kids financial literacy? Don&#8217;t forget entrepreneurship:&#8221; You teach them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the (Halloween) News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/31/in-the-halloween-news/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/31/in-the-halloween-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Halloween, Greater Washington! Just doing a quick &#8220;In The News &#8230;&#8221; a couple days early this week, as we stumbled upon some ghoulish news items. &#8220;Halloween Charity Treats For Those In Need&#8221; (Huffington Post): &#8220;When it comes to choosing your costume this Halloween, try this one on for size: go as a do-gooder. Even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: October 29-30</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/28/around-town-october-29-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy (almost) Halloween, Greater Washington! Before trick-or-treating on Monday, consider spending a weekend day with one of our non-profits. We have great events coming up at &#8230; Earth Sangha (at Rocky Run Stream Valley Park, Awbrey Patent Drive, Centreville, VA) Enrich this stream-buffer site with a planting of native wildflowers and other herbaceous &#38; small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Openness</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/27/openness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a feeling that no matter what the ideas or conduct of others, there is a unique rightness and beauty to life which can be shared in openness, in wind and sunlight, with a fellow human being who believes in the same basic principles. Let me live, love, and say it well in good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/26/in-the-news-50/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DC&#8217;s Salvadoran community aiding flood victims (Washington Post Local): &#8220;Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran communities in the Washington area have been collecting cash, new clothes and medicine to help flooding victims in Central America. Ten days of heavy rains this month destroyed crops and towns. According to the Associated Press, 105 people were killed in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Questions &#8211; Buzz Mauro &amp; Deb Gottesman (Theatre Lab)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/25/7-questions-buzz-mauro-deb-gottesman-theatre-lab/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/25/7-questions-buzz-mauro-deb-gottesman-theatre-lab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we are welcoming not one &#8230; but two non-profit leaders to &#8220;7 Questions.&#8221; Buzz Mauro and Deb Gottesman are co-directors of The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, which serves hundreds of youth and adults through its Life Stories program, and hundreds more through classes and summer camps in acting, directing, playwriting, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CFP First: Journalism</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/24/cfp-first-journalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We always like to celebrate a &#8220;first ever&#8221; for CFP! From the American Journalism Review (October 21, 2011): Investigative reporting remains a major part of the mission for the mainstream media. But financial pressures have drastically reduced the watchdog capacity at many news organizations. Nonprofit investigative outlets like ProPublica have jumped in to help plug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: October 22-23</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/21/around-town-october-22-23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning, Washington! Plenty for you to do this weekend at our non-profits &#8230; Volunteer Fest @ Volunteer Fairfax (10530 Page Ave, Fairfax, VA) A region-wide day of community service held in conjunction with National Make a Difference Day, Volunteer Fest mobilizes hundreds of volunteers to help nonprofits accomplish tasks that they would not have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collaborating with Shakespeare</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/20/shakespeareedu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Shakespeare gives the latest strategy in anti-bullying in schools&#8221; in The Denver Post: Shakespeare is the latest strategy in combating bullying in America&#8217;s schools, but the idea was not an immediate hit. &#8220;When we first told people, they said, &#8216;What? That&#8217;s weird. How do those two things go together?&#8217;&#8221; said Jane Grady, assistant director [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/19/in-the-news-49/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (WUSA9: Brightwood): &#8220;Councilmember Mary M. Cheh and colleagues [joined] the [CFP non-profit] DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building for a press conference to highlight the continuing challenges the District of Columbia faces with teen pregnancy and its effect on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading Early</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/18/readingearly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;More than 100 cities, counties agree to push early literacy&#8221; in yesterday&#8217;s Post: Washington DC, Baltimore, and six communities in Virginia are among the more than 150 cities and counties across the country that are pledging to concentrate on early literacy efforts to ensure that children can read by the end of third grade. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mutuality</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/17/4235/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/17/4235/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My conception of the audience is of a public each member of which is carrying about with him what he thinks is an anxiety, or a hope, or a preoccupation which is his alone and isolates him from mankind; and in this respect at least the function of a play is to reveal him to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: October 15-16</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/14/around-town-october-15-16/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/14/around-town-october-15-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy mid-October! We have plenty of cool places to spend your weekend, including &#8230; Multicultural Career Intern Program (Columbia Heights Education Campus, 3101 16th Street NW) Between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM on Saturday, head over to MCIP&#8217;s 3rd Annual Booksale in support of the middle school and high school libraries at the CHEC &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Outward</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/13/movingoutward/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/13/movingoutward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;The Suburbanization of Housing Choice Voucher Recipients,&#8221; published by The Brookings Institution on October 11, 2011: Just as the suburbanization of poverty has gathered momentum, Americans who use housing choice vouchers (HCV) to help pay for their housing have increasingly moved into suburban areas as well. [...] Where HCV recipients can locate in suburban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/12/in-the-news-48/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/12/in-the-news-48/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go Big on Education: Five Big Ideas for the Senate to Put in Federal Education Law (Center for American Progress): &#8220;Next week the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is scheduled to vote on a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act&#8221; and CAP here outlines &#8220;five big policy ideas the Senate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feature of the Month: Gift Registry</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/11/feature-of-the-month-gift-registry/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/11/feature-of-the-month-gift-registry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope that you all had a good long weekend! So, do you have a fall wedding or anniversary coming up this month? Why not combine philanthropy and celebration with another cool Catalogue web feature: gift registries. First, just create a CFP account. We talked about this last month, and it&#8217;s both free and simple. Once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: October 7-9</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/07/around-town-october-7-9/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/07/around-town-october-7-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the weekend, Greater Washington! And consider spending it with &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) Precise, positive, and powerful. Join the Dance Place Step Team for &#8220;Step It Up DC,&#8221; an afternoon of workshops followed by an informal performance starting at 5:30 PM on Friday. Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County (9110 Gaither [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Creating &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/06/when-creating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The present moment is creative, creating with an unheard-of intensity. &#8211; pioneer of modern architecture Le Corbusier, born today in 1887 A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way. &#8211; American novelist Caroline Gordon, born today in 1895]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/05/in-the-news-47/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/05/in-the-news-47/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC-Area Apartment Rents Rise, Vacancy Second Lowest in the Country (Urban Turf via DCentric): &#8220;&#8230; rents in the DC area for Class A and B apartments have risen 3.6 percent over the past twelve months while vacancy rates sit at 2.8 percent, the lowest for any metro area in the country except for New York [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pictures for the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/04/pictures-for-the-day-cpe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/04/pictures-for-the-day-cpe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, let&#8217;s catch a glimpse into &#8230; Capital Partners for Education, which serves motivated students from under-resourced neighborhoods who both need and want a rigorous high school preparatory education. On the road to college, CPE offers students a unique package of tuition assistance to attend one of 17 partner private secondary schools, as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors Wanted?</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/03/medicalaccess/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/10/03/medicalaccess/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC has many resources in abundance. But apparently, doctors are not one of them. A new report from the DC Board of Medicine reveals that, while nearly 9,000 doctors are licensed to work here, fewer than half actually practice in the District. Of that, 72% do not live in the District and and less than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: October 1-3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/30/around-town-october-1-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/30/around-town-october-1-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to October, Greater Washington! You could spend your weekend in any number of cool places. Such as &#8230; Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (at James Lee Community Center, 2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA) Love volunteering? How about education and language-learning? At a 2-day workshop, starting on Saturday at 9:30 AM, you can become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Questions &#8211; Tamara Wilds Lawson (Posse Foundation)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/29/7-questions-tamara-wilds-lawson-posse-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/29/7-questions-tamara-wilds-lawson-posse-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re psyched to introduce &#8230; Tamara Wilds Lawson, director of Posse DC. The Posse Foundation, which has grown to eight sites across the country, identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential and send them to college in supportive teams (or&#8221; posses&#8221;) that act as traveling support systems. 1. What was your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/28/in-the-news-46/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/28/in-the-news-46/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC parents raise concerns about middle schools (Washington Post via Greater Greater Washington): &#8220;Middle schools are the latest hot spot in DC public education. With preschool and elementary enrollment ticking up for the first time in decades, parents and policymakers are scrutinizing the lack of attractive middle-grade options with increasing urgency [...] Without dramatic improvement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Just About Books</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/27/not-just-about-books/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/27/not-just-about-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updated (9.30.11): &#8220;Sunday Hours at MLK Library Restored at Last Minute&#8221; (DCist) From &#8220;Downtown library shutting its doors on Sundays&#8221; in this past Sunday&#8217;s Post: This Sunday, parents read picture books aloud in the children&#8217;s room, teens lined up to use a mini-recording studio, and anxious Internet seekers checked a waiting list for computer access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Color and Music</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/26/4084/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the brush we merely tint, while the imagination alone produces colour. &#8211; painter Theodore Gericault, born today in 1791 My people are American, my time is today [...] music must repeat the thought and aspirations of the times. &#8211; composer George Gershwin, born today in 1898]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: September 24-25</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/23/around-town-september-24-25/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/23/around-town-september-24-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So &#8230; what would you like to do in this final weekend of September? Support A Non-Profit: Enjoy a Taste of Arts, complete with festive music and dancing, to benefit the Alzheimer&#8217;s Family Day Center tonight (Friday) at 6:00 at Westwood Country Club in Vienna. On Saturday at 6:30, ASHA for Women (Asian Women&#8217;s Self [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Volunteering (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/22/international-volunteering-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/09/22/international-volunteering-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jade Floyd This is the second post in a two-part series by Jade Floyd. Ms. Floyd works in international public affairs in DC and serves on the Board of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative. Follow her on Twitter: @DcThisWeek. Read the first part of the series here. Preparing for an international volunteer [...]]]></description>
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