<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:01:22 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>2012 Corporate Philanthropy Awards</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/17/2012-corporate-philanthropy-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/17/2012-corporate-philanthropy-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=6065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marie LeBlanc, CFP Community Partnerships Coordinator Every year, the Washington Business Journal honors the top corporate philanthropists in greater Washington. Last Friday May 11, the 2012 Corporate Philanthropy Awards breakfast recognized the area&#8217;s top ten corporate donors, as well as a handful of other corporations for the time and money they dedicated to social [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/17/2012-corporate-philanthropy-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Loan Crisis</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/16/the-loan-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/16/the-loan-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hannah Lardent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=6049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hannah Lardent, CFP Development Associate &#38; Executive Assistant In recent weeks, the student loan crisis has become a hot topic &#8212; due in part to the impending deadline for Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. The New York Times article, &#8220;A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College&#8221; (May 13) [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/16/the-loan-crisis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pictures for the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/15/pictures-for-the-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/15/pictures-for-the-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pictures & Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=6034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, let&#8217;s catch a glimpse into &#8230; LearnServe International. Empowering high-schoolers who have the motivation (but perhaps not the means) to make a difference, their Fellows Program guides students through the creation of their own &#8220;social venture.&#8221; Scott Rechler, Director &#38; CEO of LearnServe writes: &#8220;What pisses you off?&#8221; we challenged our LearnServe Fellows in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/15/pictures-for-the-day-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: May 12-13</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/11/around-town-may-12-13/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/11/around-town-may-12-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=6010</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Mother&#8217;s Day weekend, Greater Washington! Plus spend some time with a CFP nonprofit: DANCE &#8230; On Friday &#38; Saturday at 8PM, join Bowen McCauley Dance Company for a world premiere dance event following the original hit sensation, Lucy&#8217;s Playlist, at Synetic Theatre in Crystal City; tickets right here. And on Saturday at 7:30 PM, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/11/around-town-may-12-13/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why Philanthropy?</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/10/why-philanthropy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/10/why-philanthropy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marie LeBlanc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=6000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marie LeBlanc, CFP Community Partnerships Coordinator As a relative newcomer to the sector, I often ponder the &#8220;big picture&#8221; of philanthropy. Coming from a social science background, I find it tempting to sort all of society&#8217;s actors into two categories: market or state, business or government. But philanthropic and nonprofit organizations fill a void [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/10/why-philanthropy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/09/in-the-news-75/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/09/in-the-news-75/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gap between best and worst DC schools growing (Washington Examiner): &#8220;The gap between the District&#8217;s best- and worst-performing schools has been growing amid the most intense school reform in the city&#8217;s history [...] The American Institutes for Research found that, if two students have the same test scores in 2010, but one attends a wealthy, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/09/in-the-news-75/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Housing Rising</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/08/housing-rising/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/08/housing-rising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the DC Fiscal Policy Institute&#8216;s May 7th report, &#8220;Disappearing Act: Affordable Housing in DC is Vanishing Amid Sharply Rising Housing Costs,&#8221; via Washington Grantmakers Daily: Over the last decade, DC has experienced a rapid rise in housing costs that has contributed to a substantial loss of low-cost housing stock. Since 2000, the number of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/08/housing-rising/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Power of Words</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/07/power-of-words/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/07/power-of-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 04:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pictures & Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the fall of 2010, CFP launched a contest to mark our eighth year: we asked our non-profits to choose an &#8220;8&#8243; word (celebrate, collaborate, appreciate, or elevate) and then create a 30-60 second film around it. Many used a simple hand-held camera or even a cell phone, but the results were pretty amazing. Our [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/07/power-of-words/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: May 4-6</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/04/around-town-may-4-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/04/around-town-may-4-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 04:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to May, Greater Washington! What are you in the mood to experience this weekend? VISUAL ARTS On Friday at 7:00 PM, the DCAC opens &#8220;Zeitgeist III: Too Much Information?,&#8221; the third in a series of periodic group exhibitions of artists exploring contemporary cultural themes; learn more on Facebook. And on Saturday at 2:00 PM, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/04/around-town-may-4-6/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In Our Schools</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/03/in-our-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/03/in-our-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 04:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catalogue for Philanthropy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marie LeBlanc]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marie LeBlanc, CFP Community Partnerships Coordinator Today&#8217;s political and economic conversations tend to revolve around one problem and its many side-effects: the struggling economy, and thus high unemployment rates and student loan debt, especially among youth and recent graduates. However, for one segment of the population, even the burden of student debt is out [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/03/in-our-schools/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/02/in-the-news-74/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/02/in-the-news-74/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Effect Of Youth Unemployment On Crime (DCentric via Justice Policy Institute): &#8220;DC has an unemployment disparity, in which joblessness is very low in wealthy neighborhoods, while low-income neighborhoods have Depression-era unemployment rates. The Justice Policy Institute report also showed how unemployment is chronically high in places with a lot of crime.&#8221; A graph of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/02/in-the-news-74/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Life Stories</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/01/life-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/01/life-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts presented a unique new work, My Soul Look Back and Wonder: Life Stories from Women in Recovery &#8212; a production of its acclaimed Life Stories program. After the performance, R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/01/life-stories/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>That Swing</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/30/that-swing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/30/that-swing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It don&#8217;t mean a thing, if it ain&#8217;t got that swing It don&#8217;t mean a thing all you got to do is sing It makes no difference If it&#8217;s sweet or hot Just give that rhythm Every little thing you&#8217;ve got &#8230; &#8211; music by Duke Ellington, born this past Sunday in 1899 in Washington, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/30/that-swing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: April 28-29</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/27/around-town-april-28-29/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/27/around-town-april-28-29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what might strike your fancy this weekend? RUNNING FAR &#8230; The 2nd annual Fairfax CASA Run for the Children 10K Race &#38; 3K Run/Walk is coming up on Saturday at 8 AM &#8212; prizes, food, and entertainment all included. Sign up right here. And in running-related events, Girls on the Run founder Molly Barker [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/27/around-town-april-28-29/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Let&#8217;s Publish &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/26/lets-publish/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/26/lets-publish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Journalism & Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marie LeBlanc, CFP Community Partnerships Coordinator Earlier this week, the Nonprofit Quarterly published an article by Joe Waters on the importance of nonprofit publishing &#8212; not advertising, not promoting, but publishing. In today&#8217;s whirlwind world of social media, the re-tweet and &#8220;like&#8221; often take precedence over extended, printed content creation. Waters points out a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/26/lets-publish/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/25/in-the-news-73/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/25/in-the-news-73/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The cost of a nation of incarceration (CBS News): &#8220;Nationwide, the numbers are staggering: Nearly 2.4 million people behind bars, even though over the last 20 years the crime rate has actually dropped by more than 40%.&#8221; Michael Jacobson, director of the Vera Institute of Justice, points out that the US has &#8220;about 5% of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/25/in-the-news-73/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Come Forward</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/24/come-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/24/come-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a Politico op-ed, &#8220;Violence against women is no &#8216;women&#8217;s issue&#8217;,&#8221; Women Thrive Worldwide co-founder &#38; President Ritu Sharma writes: This lesson has been learned by longtime activists, who have been battling this scourge that affects one in three women globally. Gender-based violence can take many forms: rape and assault used as weapons of war, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/24/come-forward/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Of Invention</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/23/of-invention/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/23/of-invention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5816</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! (Henry V) O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in&#8217;t! (The Tempest) [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/23/of-invention/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: April 20-22</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/20/around-town-april-20-22/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/20/around-town-april-20-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5801</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And here are some great DC-area destinations for the weekend &#8230; Happy Hour Fundraiser with Art Enables (at Lace, 2214 Rhode Island Ave NE) On Friday at 4:00 PM, join Art Enables for cocktail and food specials at Lace &#8212; while having a fun time for a good cause. Latino Youth: Reach for the Stars! [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/20/around-town-april-20-22/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230; (cont)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/19/in-the-news-cont-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/19/in-the-news-cont-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Baker plan aims to &#8220;bring our neighborhoods back&#8221; (Gazette): &#8220;Six Prince George&#8217;s County communities will get some extra attention from the county government, as officials believe assisting the areas will help cut down on crime and improve economic development. Department leaders from the county executive&#8217;s administration will lead Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative in six areas: East [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/19/in-the-news-cont-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/18/in-the-news-72/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/18/in-the-news-72/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For homeless single dad, nothing&#8217;s easy, even when it&#8217;s good (Washington Post: Local): &#8220;Hours later, after he produced his ID with no fixed address, his Social Security card, his medical records, the paperwork for [daughter] Kai, the letters from readers, two tellers still wouldn&#8217;t cash it. Finally, a branch manager took him into her office, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/18/in-the-news-72/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Bridge</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/17/the-bridge/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/17/the-bridge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;ve never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor edge of danger and must be fought for &#8212; whether it&#8217;s a field, or a home, or a country.&#8221; (The Skin of Our Teeth, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/17/the-bridge/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Taking A Lead</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/16/taking-a-lead/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/16/taking-a-lead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;In Favour of Philanthropy&#8221; by Tony Blair in today&#8217;s Huffington Post: In the USA, the philanthropic sector is most advanced. At roughly $290 billion per year it is several times the size of the US Aid budget. 11 new foundations and over 100 non-profits are created every day. Even in the UK the amount [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/16/taking-a-lead/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: April 13-15</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/13/around-town-april-13-15/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/13/around-town-april-13-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are your plans for the weekend? Consider &#8220;meeting up&#8221; with a CFP nonprofit, such as &#8230; Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE) Tango dancers of all levels have an opportunity to practice, collaborate, and learn in a collective space at a Free Tango Practica on Friday at 7:00 PM. District of Columbia [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/13/around-town-april-13-15/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Real Time</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/12/real-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/12/real-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do check out &#8220;Leading in a Hyperconnected World&#8221; from the Stanford Social Innovation Review: There has long been a bias in philanthropy and social change circles that the only knowledge worth reporting comes after organizations complete their work &#8212; when they can share a best practice or success story as a finished product. While that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/12/real-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/11/in-the-news-71/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/11/in-the-news-71/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In DC schools, 59 percent of students get diploma on time (Washington Post): &#8220;Less than 60 percent of DC high school students graduated on time in 2011, according to a new and more rigorous calculation of completion rates announced Thursday.&#8221; DC officials pointed out that reported graduations rates have dropped, in part, due to the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/11/in-the-news-71/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Skills (and Words)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/10/new-skills-and-words/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/10/new-skills-and-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Older workers face challenges in DC job market&#8221; in the Washington Post (Local): Elected in 2010, DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray campaigned on a pledge to reduce the District&#8217;s high unemployment rate. His One City One Hire initiative, announced in September, is intended to link 10,000 D.C. residents with jobs within a year. So [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/10/new-skills-and-words/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Every Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/09/every-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/09/every-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.&#8221; &#8220;To be free &#8230; to walk the good American earth as equal citizens, to live without fear, to enjoy the fruits of our toil, to give our children every opportunity [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/09/every-opportunity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: Upcoming</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/06/around-town-upcoming/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/06/around-town-upcoming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those celebrating, have a very good holiday! And here&#8217;s a quick look at some upcoming events: Arias with a Twist at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (April 6 &#8211; May 4): Drag chanteuse extraordinaire Joey Arias and master puppeteer Basil Twist invite you on a magical mystery tour through space and time. Nab your tickets [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/06/around-town-upcoming/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/05/in-the-news-70/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/05/in-the-news-70/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5648</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Social Ethics: A Peek Into 2012 (Huffington Post): &#8220;Business as usual is changing. Or at least the way business leaders think about philanthropy is changing. In an era of global connectivity and instant media, companies increasingly view philanthropic campaigns as an intrinsic component of a successful business strategy, rather than an external obligation [...] The [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/05/in-the-news-70/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Necessary Service</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/04/necessary-service/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/04/necessary-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Spring break for seniors: community service&#8221; in the Washington Post: Maryland&#8217;s mandate for 75 hours of &#8220;student service learning&#8221; dates to 1992, a year after the District adopted a 100-hour community service requirement. Across the country, 35 states have policies on service learning, but only Maryland has a state graduation requirement [...] Twenty years [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/04/necessary-service/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rental Rankings</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/03/rental-rankings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/03/rental-rankings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reporting on the National Low Income Housing Coalition&#8216;s 2012 rankings, Elahe Izadi of DCentric writes that &#8220;the DC-metro area is an expensive place to live, but it isn&#8217;t the priciest of places.&#8221; San Francisco tops the list, followed by the Stamford-Norwalk metro area in Connecticut and Honolulu, Hawaii; the greater Washington area is in the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/03/rental-rankings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Spark</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/02/aspark/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/02/aspark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.&#8221; &#8211; French writer Emile Zola, born today in 1840 &#8220;Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.&#8221; &#8211; German artist Max Ernst, born today in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/02/aspark/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: March 31-April 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/30/around-town-march-31-april-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/30/around-town-march-31-april-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Coming up this weekend &#8230; Limited Visibility, featuring Christopher K. Morgan Artists from CityDance Ensemble (Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA) Inviting the dancers to reveal things they might only do in private, the piece will be a suite of dances connected in theme and design. Performances are Friday and Saturday night at 8:00 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/30/around-town-march-31-april-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230; (more!)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/29/in-the-news-more-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/29/in-the-news-more-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Affordable housing means financial incentives, experts tell MontCo (Washington Examiner): &#8220;Yet 44 percent of renters in the county spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing, said Michael Bodaken, president of the National Housing Trust. A minimum-wage earner would need to work four full-time jobs to afford a &#8220;modest&#8221; two-bedroom apartment in the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/29/in-the-news-more-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/28/in-the-news-69/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/28/in-the-news-69/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not Enough Qualified Workers in DC? (Washington Post via DCentric): &#8220;Unemployment in some DC neighborhoods is as high as 25 percent. At the same time, cranes fill the skies in pockets of the city, signaling economic activity. So why not encourage hiring unemployed DC residents for those projects? That was the intent behind tightening the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/28/in-the-news-69/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Second Chances</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/27/second-chances/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/27/second-chances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5560</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have not yet checked out the American Graduate series on WAMU 88.5, certainly do so. Education reporter Kavitha Cardoza examines the &#8220;causes and consequences&#8221; of the drop-out crisis in our region and the country. This week, WAMU highlights several dropout recovery schools (specialized programs that provide a second chance to students who have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/27/second-chances/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Right Place</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/26/the-right-place/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/26/the-right-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[...] I&#8217;d like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over. May no fate wilfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. Earth&#8217;s the right place for love: I don&#8217;t know where it&#8217;s likely to go better. I&#8217;d like to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/26/the-right-place/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: March 24-25</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/23/around-town-march-24-25/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/23/around-town-march-24-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An awesome range of events coming up this weekend &#8230; Reading: A Family Affair with Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (James Lee Community Center, 2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church) A free, five-hour event, this family literacy day brings books alive through a variety of venues: visitors can see, hear, become, read &#38; write, and even [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/23/around-town-march-24-25/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The Water</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/22/in-the-water/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/22/in-the-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you catch this story of The Kojo Nnamdi Show yesterday morning? &#8220;College campuses across the country are restricting or banning the sale of bottled water. Instead they&#8217;re promoting &#8220;hydration stations,&#8221; where students can fill up their own reusable bottles with filtered tap water. The groups behind &#8220;ban the bottle&#8221; campaigns cite environmental concerns over [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/22/in-the-water/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/21/in-the-news-68/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/21/in-the-news-68/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investing in Education, Workforce Development and the Safety Net Will Close the Income Gap (Huffington Post): &#8220;In other words, while our region&#8217;s economy has led to economic growth and prosperity for many on the middle and higher rungs of the ladder, residents on the bottom of the income scale largely are being left behind,&#8221; writes [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/21/in-the-news-68/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Elsewhere</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/20/elsewhere/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/20/elsewhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In beginning to write The Giver, I created a world that existed only in my imagination &#8212; the world of &#8220;only us, only now.&#8221; I tried to make [protagonist] Jonas&#8217;s world seem familiar, comfortable, and safe, and I tried to seduce the reader. I seduced myself along the way. It did feel good, that world. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/20/elsewhere/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Feature of the Month: Happenings</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/19/feature-of-the-month-happenings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/19/feature-of-the-month-happenings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Making plans with friends or looking to meet some new people? Check out the &#8220;Happenings&#8221; section of the CFP homepage: &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; When one of our nonprofits uploads a news story or press item, you always can find it under the NEWS tab. This month, you can see Women Thrive [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/19/feature-of-the-month-happenings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: March 16-18</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/16/around-town-march-16-18/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/16/around-town-march-16-18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing this blog post from the (windy yet balmy) outdoors! Enjoy the spring-like weekend with a CFP nonprofit &#8230; Blackbird by Adam Rapp at District of Columbia Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW) On Friday through Sunday at 7:30 PM, Barrelhouse Theatre presents this ferocious modern love-story between two troubled individuals who are caught [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/16/around-town-march-16-18/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Post-Pi Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/15/post-pi-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/15/post-pi-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hope that you had a good (and potentially tasty) &#8220;Pi Day&#8221; yesterday! According to PiDay.org, &#8220;With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational and transcendental number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating.&#8221; As many of us learned in middle school, Pi [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/15/post-pi-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/14/in-the-news-67/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/14/in-the-news-67/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Residents Rally Against Cuts To DC Social Service Spending (WAMU 88.5): &#8220;They all turned out to a rally on the Wilson Building&#8217;s steps Monday morning, calling for Mayor Vincent Gray to spare funding cuts to social service programs and initiatives that help low-income DC residents. The rally was organized by the advocacy group DC Fair [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/14/in-the-news-67/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Success Anywhere</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/13/success-anywhere/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/13/success-anywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the American Graduate series on WAMU 88.5, &#8220;Scaling Up Solutions To The Dropout Problem:&#8221; The cheers are a daily ritual at Browne [Education Campus], a struggling K-8 school hosting a group of City Year volunteers as part of the &#8220;Diplomas Now&#8221; program. The volunteers also interact with students one-on-one. [...] Researchers and educators continue [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/13/success-anywhere/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Connectings</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/12/connectings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/12/connectings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He saw that all the struggles of life were incessant, laborious, painful, that nothing was done quickly, without labor, that it had to undergo a thousand fondlings, revisings, moldings, addings, removings, graftings, tearings, correctings, smoothings, rebuildings, reconsiderings, nailings, tackings, chippings, hammerings, hoistings, connectings.&#8221; &#8211; The Town and the City &#8220;I want to work in revelations, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/12/connectings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: March 9-11</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/09/around-town-march-9-11/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/09/around-town-march-9-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, Greater Washington! Where are you headed this weekend? Free Drop-In Tango Practica with Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE) On Friday from 7:00 to 9:30 PM, tango dancers of all levels have an opportunity to practice, collaborate, and learn in a collective space; free and open to dancers of all levels. Blackbird [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/09/around-town-march-9-11/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Taking Care</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/08/taking-care/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/08/taking-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Commentary: Mental Health Of DC Youth Needs To Be Priority&#8221; by Judith Sandalow, executive director of the Children&#8217;s Law Center, on WAMU 88.5: Health care can be the difference between life and death. I&#8217;m not talking about a surgeon performing quadruple bypass. I mean mental health services such as therapy, counseling, and medication. [...] [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/08/taking-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rather Awesome</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/07/rather-awesome/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/07/rather-awesome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Easy Money&#8221; in City Arts Magazine of Seattle, WA: The Awesome Foundation was founded in 2009 in Boston by a guy named Tim Hwang. He came up with the simple formula of 10 people giving $100 each that is handed out as grants on a monthly basis. It went from the one chapter in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/07/rather-awesome/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Utopia of Life</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/06/utopia-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/06/utopia-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[...] William Faulkner said, &#8220;I decline to accept the end of man.&#8221; I would fall unworthy of standing in this place that was his, if I were not fully aware that the colossal tragedy he refused to recognize thirty-two years ago is now, for the first time since the beginning of humanity, nothing more than [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/06/utopia-of-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Let It Be Known</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/05/let-it-be-known/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/05/let-it-be-known/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;What Donors Want &#8212; but Often Don&#8217;t Get&#8221; in the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Charities don&#8217;t do nearly enough to tell donors how their money will be used. That;s one of the striking preliminary findings from a new survey by the researcher Penelope Burk. This is the fourth year that Ms. Burke, president of Cygnus [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/05/let-it-be-known/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: March 2-4</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/02/around-town-march-2-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/02/around-town-march-2-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s just the second day of March and yesterday sure felt like spring! So consider enjoying the first weekend of the month with one of these DC nonprofits &#8230; Northeast Performing Arts Group (Woodson High School Auditorium, 5500 Eads Street NE) See how today&#8217;s youth overcome the destructive forces of color bias and create hope [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/02/around-town-march-2-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/01/in-the-news-66/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/01/in-the-news-66/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment Still on the Rise in DC (DC Fiscal Policy Institute): The District ended 2011 with an average yearly unemployment rate of 10.3 percent, slightly higher than the rate for 2010 and far higher than that for 2007 before the start of the recession. This is a sign that economic weakness continues to affect DC [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/01/in-the-news-66/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Battle to Graduate</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/29/battle-to-graduate/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/29/battle-to-graduate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Battling Homelessness, Crime On The Path To Graduation&#8221; on WAMU 88.5&#8242;s Morning Edition: Homelessness often insurmountable for high school students Staying in school with an ever-changing address hasn&#8217;t been easy for Christopher. That&#8217;s because his mother had a hard time holding down a job and they frequently couldn&#8217;t pay the rent. &#8220;For the most [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/29/battle-to-graduate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Aging At Home</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/28/aging-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/28/aging-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;A Shift From Nursing Homes to Managed Care at Home&#8221; in the New York Times: Faced with soaring health care costs and shrinking Medicare and Medicaid financing, nursing home operators are closing some facilities and embracing an emerging model of care that allows many elderly patients to remain in their homes and still receive [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/28/aging-at-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Each Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/27/each-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/27/each-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Psalm of Life Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou are, to dust thou returnest, Was not spoken of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/27/each-tomorrow/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: February 24-26</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/24/around-town-february-24-26/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/24/around-town-february-24-26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning, Greater Washington! What might strike your fancy this weekend? NATURE &#8230; Meet at the intersection of Anacostia Avenue NE and Douglas Street NE for a Nash Run Trash Trap Cleanup with the Anacostia Watershed Society on Saturday at noon; these traps prevent the spread of trash without injuring or harming wildlife like fish [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/24/around-town-february-24-26/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/23/in-the-news-65/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/23/in-the-news-65/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5235</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/23/in-the-news-65/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Creative Test</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/22/a-creative-test/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/22/a-creative-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5232</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/22/a-creative-test/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Following Presidents Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/21/following-presidents-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/21/following-presidents-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5223</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/21/following-presidents-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5205</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/17/around-town-february-17-20/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5199</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/16/more-for-schools/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5185</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/15/in-the-news-64/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5181</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/14/my-bounty-is-as-boundless/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5161</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/13/a-new-design/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5145</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/10/around-town-february-10-12/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5139</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/09/one-small-thing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5107</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/08/in-the-news-63/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5102</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/07/writers-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5090</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/06/charter-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/03/around-town-february-3-5/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5069</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/02/feature-of-the-month-request-a-catalogue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5049</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/02/01/in-the-news-62/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5037</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/31/the-arts-work/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5012</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/30/early-stages/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=5002</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/27/around-town-january-27-29/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4992</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/26/in-the-news-61/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Know We Can</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/25/know-we-can/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/25/know-we-can/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4985</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/25/know-we-can/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jobs Growing</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/24/jobs-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/24/jobs-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4977</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/24/jobs-growing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Great Variety</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/23/a-great-variety/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/23/a-great-variety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4972</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/23/a-great-variety/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: January 20-22</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/20/around-town-january-20-22/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/20/around-town-january-20-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4961</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/20/around-town-january-20-22/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230; (cont.)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/19/in-the-news-cont/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/19/in-the-news-cont/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4946</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/19/in-the-news-cont/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/18/in-the-news-60/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/18/in-the-news-60/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4924</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/18/in-the-news-60/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Plus Character</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/17/plus-character/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/17/plus-character/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4918</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/17/plus-character/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: January 13-16</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/13/around-town-january-13-16/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/13/around-town-january-13-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4902</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/13/around-town-january-13-16/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting To Know You (More)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/12/getting-to-know-you-more/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/12/getting-to-know-you-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4890</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/12/getting-to-know-you-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/11/in-the-news-59/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/11/in-the-news-59/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4872</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/11/in-the-news-59/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/10/feature-of-the-month-advanced-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4860</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/10/feature-of-the-month-advanced-search/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wordless Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/09/wordless-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/09/wordless-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4844</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/09/wordless-ceremony/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Around Town: January 7-8</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/06/around-town-january-7-8/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/06/around-town-january-7-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4834</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/06/around-town-january-7-8/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting To Know You</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/05/getting-to-know-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/05/getting-to-know-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4819</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/05/getting-to-know-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/04/in-the-news-58/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/04/in-the-news-58/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4800</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/04/in-the-news-58/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Resolving for 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/03/resolving-for-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/03/resolving-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4789</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/03/resolving-for-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Philanthropic New Year</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/02/philanthropic-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/02/philanthropic-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4782</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/01/02/philanthropic-new-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Giving Today?</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/30/giving-today/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/30/giving-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4767</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/30/giving-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/22/happy-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/22/happy-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4761</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/22/happy-holidays/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/21/in-the-news-57/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/21/in-the-news-57/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News ...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4754</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/21/in-the-news-57/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Esperanza</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/20/esperanza/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/20/esperanza/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Cain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words & Numbers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=4750</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2011/12/20/esperanza/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Served from: blog.cfp-dc.org @ 2012-05-17 17:02:51 -->
