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	<title>The Daily Tell &#187; Good Government</title>
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		<title>Study: Michigan’s Mental Health Care System for Children &amp; Youth a National Model</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/study-michigan-mental-health-care-system-children-youth-national-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 21:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State’s Outcomes-based Approach Employs Evidence-based Practices
New York City – A study conducted in Michigan by a national poverty research center shows the state’s approach to delivering care to children and youth in its public mental health system by focusing on   outcomes is a model for health care in the United States.
“Michigan demonstrates that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AmericaSpeaks organizes National Town Meeting to engage Americans about the fiscal future</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/americaspeaks-organizes-national-town-meeting-to-engage-americans-about-the-fiscal-future-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the national economy will face enormous challenges. Even as the economy is reportedly on the rise, America has a growing federal debt that economists suggest could reach 95 percent of the country&#8217;s GDP by 2020, reports the MacArthur Foundation.
Earlier this week, national leaders met in D.C. to discuss the country&#8217;s current fiscal situation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AmericaSpeaks organizes National Town Meeting to engage Americans about the fiscal future</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/americaspeaks-organizes-national-town-meeting-to-engage-americans-about-the-fiscal-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 00:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the national economy will face enormous challenges. Even as the economy is reportedly on the rise, America has a growing federal debt that economists suggest could reach 95 percent of the country's GDP by 2020, reports the MacArthur Foundation.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation and governments launch $900 million Global Agriculture and Food Security Program</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/gates-foundation-and-governments-launch-900-million-global-agriculture-and-food-security-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury recently committed $475 million to a Global Agriculture and Food Security Program. ]]></description>
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		<title>NYC Card Project keeps issues at constituents&#8217; fingertips</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/nyc-card-project-keeps-issues-at-constituents-fingertips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/nyc-card-project-keeps-issues-at-constituents-fingertips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent luncheon for the organization featured a dialogue between former Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman and former president Clinton's Chief of Staff, John Podesta.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton Foundation launches Earth Day initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/clinton-foundation-launches-earth-day-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The William J. Clinton Foundation, founded in 2001, is engaging the online community in an effort to raise money, asking users to learn more about climate change at the same time, the organization announced recently.]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Promise Alliance receives $1 million donation to help prevent dropouts</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/americas-promise-alliance-receives-1-million-donation-to-help-prevent-dropouts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he call for help for students across the nation is being answered by communications company <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-contributes-1-million-to-americas-promise-alliance-AT&#038;T. To combat the high dropout rates, the company has announced a $1 million donation to America's Promise Alliance, which will be used to fund an initiative encouraging students to implement their own programs for increasing graduation rates.]]></description>
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		<title>Knight Foundation grants $400,000 to model for journalism nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/knight-foundation-grants-400000-to-model-for-journalism-nonprofits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently gave $400,000 to the New England Center for Investigative Reporting to further the crucial work of journalism nonprofits, the philanthropy announced.
The Knight Foundation, named after brothers who founded and published the Knight Ridder chain of newspapers, says that the nonprofit journalism program&#8217;s goal is to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avon Foundation grants $500,000 to fund for global women&#8217;s leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/avon-foundation-grants-500000-to-fund-for-global-womens-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/avon-foundation-grants-500000-to-fund-for-global-womens-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Avon Foundation for Women, the charity wing of the cosmetics brand, gave a $500,000 grant to the Fund for Global Women's Leadership, an effort by the U.S. State Department to stop violence against women.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama puts his Nobel cash in hands of needy nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/president-obama-puts-his-nobel-cash-in-hands-of-needy-nonprofits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/president-obama-puts-his-nobel-cash-in-hands-of-needy-nonprofits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As he promised last year, President Barack Obama has donated the $1.4 million reward he received along with the Nobel peace prize, the White House announced recently.]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit releases report detailing deficient resources for victims of domestic violence</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/nonprofit-releases-report-detailing-deficient-resources-for-victims-of-domestic-violence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Network to End Domestic Violence, a leading nonprofit advocate for victims of abuse, recently released the findings of a 24-hour survey that shows that although domestic violence experts answered more than 23,000 emergency hotline calls daily, 9,280 requests for help went unmet.]]></description>
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		<title>The Bronx to get $4 million grant for &#8216;greener&#8217; job training</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/02/the-bronx-to-get-4-million-grant-for-greener-job-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/02/the-bronx-to-get-4-million-grant-for-greener-job-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr. recently announced that a $4 million federal grant would be awarded to the Consortium for Worker Education.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama proposes $1.35 billion expansion to school reform</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/president-obama-proposes-1-35-billion-expansion-to-school-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/president-obama-proposes-1-35-billion-expansion-to-school-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama called for a $1.35 billion expansion of his Race to the Top educational reform program today after speaking to students at Graham Road Elementary School in Fairfax County. ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama hosts Big Brothers military mentors to celebrate nonprofit mentoring</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/obama-hosts-big-brothers-military-mentors-to-celebrate-nonprofit-mentoring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/obama-hosts-big-brothers-military-mentors-to-celebrate-nonprofit-mentoring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama will host representatives from a Big Brothers Big Sisters military mentoring program and corporate sponsor Jack in the Box at a recognition ceremony at the White House on January 20 to celebrate National Mentoring Month, the nonprofit group announced on Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Department approves green jobs grants</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/labor-department-approves-green-jobs-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/labor-department-approves-green-jobs-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor announced $150 million in grants Wednesday for green jobs training, using money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Knight Foundation gives $3 million to Ohio nonprofit for economic competitiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/knight-foundation-gives-3-million-to-ohio-nonprofit-for-economic-competitiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently announced that it will donate $3 million to Cleveland, Ohio's Fund for Our Economic Future, a nonprofit group that solicits ideas from the public for ways to increase government effectiveness and efficiency.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama announces $250 million effort to grow science and math education</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/president-obama-announces-250-million-effort-to-grow-science-and-math-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following up on the campaign rhetoric, President Obama recently announced a $250 million public-private effort to improve science and mathematics instruction.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama announces $250 million effort to grow science and math education</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/president-obama-announces-250-million-effort-to-grow-science-and-math-education-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During his campaign President Barack Obama repeatedly spoke about the importance of science and math education for the success for the youth in the ever-changing global economy. Following up on the campaign rhetoric, President Obama recently announced a $250 million public-private effort to improve science and mathematics instruction.Building on the President&#8217;s previously announced &#34;Educate to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knight Foundation donates $2 million to freedom of information groups</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/knight-foundation-donates-2-million-to-freedom-of-information-groups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/knight-foundation-donates-2-million-to-freedom-of-information-groups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[freedom of information coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knight foundation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will give $2 million in grants to the National Freedom of Information Coalition to help state and local open government organizations file freedom of information requests over the next three years, the foundation recently announced.]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania solar partnership could create 400 jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/12/pennsylvania-solar-partnership-could-create-400-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/12/pennsylvania-solar-partnership-could-create-400-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania announced this week that Greek solar panel producer will build a manufacturing facility at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in a partnership that is expected to create 400 new jobs and attract millions of dollars from private investors.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Nonprofits helped bring down NYC hunger rates this year</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/11/study-nonprofits-helped-bring-down-nyc-hunger-rates-this-year-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/11/study-nonprofits-helped-bring-down-nyc-hunger-rates-this-year-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Endowments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Government programs and nonprofit hunger relief organizations helped bring the percentage of New Yorkers who have trouble affording food down 8 percentage points this year to 40 percent, according to a report released Friday by the Food Bank for New York City.
The report found that the number of New York City residents who are having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulus funds to help Pennsylvania towns stave off education cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/11/stimulus-funds-to-help-pennsylvania-towns-stave-off-education-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/11/stimulus-funds-to-help-pennsylvania-towns-stave-off-education-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[american recovery and reinvestment act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the availability of $1.4 billion in stimulus funding to help Pennsylvania save teaching jobs at risk from state and local budget cuts.]]></description>
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		<title>Rockefeller Foundation to help promote volunteerism with $2 million in donations to cities</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/11/rockefeller-foundation-to-help-promote-volunteerism-with-2-million-in-donations-to-cities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/11/rockefeller-foundation-to-help-promote-volunteerism-with-2-million-in-donations-to-cities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cities of service coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rockefeller foundation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Cities of Service Coalition, an organization recently formed by the Rockefeller Foundation, announced that it would begin accepting applications for &#34;Cities of Service Leadership Grants,&#34; which would be used to organize and promote volunteerism in 10 American cities. ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington State Library gives $50,000 grant for online small business tutorials</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/washington-state-library-gives-50000-grant-for-online-small-business-tutorials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/washington-state-library-gives-50000-grant-for-online-small-business-tutorials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bill melinda gates king county library]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[renew washington project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington State Library gave a $50,000 grant to the King County Library System (KCLS) to develop an online resource center for struggling small business owners and entrepreneurs.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta pilot partnership will offer gift cards, groceries for recycling</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/atlanta-pilot-partnership-will-offer-gift-cards-groceries-for-recycling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/atlanta-pilot-partnership-will-offer-gift-cards-groceries-for-recycling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[georgia nonprofits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling programs georgia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Atlanta announced a new pilot public-private partnership that offers rewards from national and local retailers to residents who recycle.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta pilot partnership will offer gift cards, groceries for recycling</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/atlanta-pilot-partnership-will-offer-gift-cards-groceries-for-recycling-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/atlanta-pilot-partnership-will-offer-gift-cards-groceries-for-recycling-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Atlanta announced a new public-private partnership that offers rewards from national and local retailers to residents who recycle.
Under the pilot program, 10,000 households will receive 96-gallon blue containers retrofitted with an ID tag with the resident&#8217;s household address and an account number from rewards partner RecycleBank. The ID cards will be readable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofits launch loan modification scam education campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/nonprofits-launch-loan-modification-scam-education-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/nonprofits-launch-loan-modification-scam-education-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home loan scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loan modification scam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[he new initiative, called the Loan Modification Scam Alert, will be led by NeighborWorks, a national nonprofit organization created by Congress.]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofits launch loan modification scam education campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/nonprofits-launch-loan-modification-scam-education-campaign-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/nonprofits-launch-loan-modification-scam-education-campaign-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A partnership of local, state and national government agencies, nonprofit organizations and financial institutions launched a new national public education campaign to help homeowners protect themselves against loan modification scams.
The new initiative, called the Loan Modification Scam Alert, will be led by NeighborWorks, a national nonprofit organization created by Congress. The campaign is designed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Community Fund donates $2 million for census help</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/california-community-fund-donates-2-million-for-census-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/california-community-fund-donates-2-million-for-census-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[california community fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles' city foundation, the California Community Fund, announced yesterday that it would award over $2 million to help improve the accuracy of the U.S. census, which has traditionally struggled to accurately count some sections of the American populace.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC announces plan to help artists</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/nyc-announces-plan-to-help-artists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/nyc-announces-plan-to-help-artists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky and Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin revealed five new initiatives that aim at helping expand and support the city's cultural base. ]]></description>
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		<title>New resource center to support creation of safe, permanent families for children in foster care</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/new-resource-center-to-support-creation-of-safe-permanent-foster-care-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/new-resource-center-to-support-creation-of-safe-permanent-foster-care-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annie casy foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dave thomas foundation for adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To remedy this situation, a coalition of child welfare, adoption, healthcare, and education leaders has just announced the launch of the Fostering Connections Resource Center, a one-stop for data, research, technical support, and a national network of foster care resources.]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Education launches $650-million innovation competition for school districts</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/department-of-education-launches-650-million-innovation-competition-for-school-districts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/department-of-education-launches-650-million-innovation-competition-for-school-districts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following quickly on the heels of its $43 million grant to the Teacher Quality Partnership program, the target U.S. Department of Education announced this week the launch of a $650-million innovation competition aimed at closing the achievement gap in the U.S. educational system. ]]></description>
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		<title>Federal teaching grants announced through partnership program</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/federal-teaching-grants-announced-through-partnership-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/federal-teaching-grants-announced-through-partnership-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fund for public schools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education recently announced a number of grants to help improve the quality of education at schools facing difficulties.]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury&#8217;s CDFI Fund grants $53 million to community lending organizations</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/treasurys-cdfi-fund-grants-53-million-to-community-lending-organizations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/10/treasurys-cdfi-fund-grants-53-million-to-community-lending-organizations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cdfi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Development Financial Institutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than 60 organizations serving economically distressed communities throughout the country will be receiving combined grants of nearly $53 million from the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program, the program's director announced Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Second round of grant money announced for National Park Foundation program</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/09/second-round-of-grant-money-announced-for-national-park-foundation-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/09/second-round-of-grant-money-announced-for-national-park-foundation-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[America's Best Idea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer-product company Unilever will commit $500,000 to the foundation's America's Best Idea grant program.]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit foundation grants money for protection of Chesapeake waterways</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/09/nonprofit-foundation-grants-money-for-protection-of-chesapeake-waterways/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/09/nonprofit-foundation-grants-money-for-protection-of-chesapeake-waterways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chesapeake bay small watershed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greentreks netowrk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piedmonst environmental council]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[he $2.8 million in grants were awarded by Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to 32 organizations. ]]></description>
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		<title>Grants to help organizations develop pediatric products</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/09/grants-to-help-organizations-develop-pediatric-products/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/09/grants-to-help-organizations-develop-pediatric-products/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[medical grants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[he Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the grants, which total $2 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Grants go toward fighting intellectual property crimes</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/grants-go-toward-fighting-intellectual-property-crimes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/grants-go-toward-fighting-intellectual-property-crimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, grants totaling more than $1.98 million were announced that will help fund efforts to enforce criminal intellectual property laws.]]></description>
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		<title>National Park Foundation announces grants</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/national-park-foundation-announces-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/national-park-foundation-announces-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[america's best idea grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national park foundation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to continue support for America's &#34;best idea,&#34; the National Park Foundation (NPF) recently announced a new grant program.]]></description>
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		<title>Intel, Dell, Fujitsu partner with nonprofit to increase low-income internet access</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/intel-dell-fujitsu-partner-with-nonprofit-to-increase-low-income-internet-access/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/intel-dell-fujitsu-partner-with-nonprofit-to-increase-low-income-internet-access/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endowments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[internet access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama broadband]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has made it a national priority to offer broadband internet to homes across the country, authorizing a portion of the federal stimulus package to accomplish this goal.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Department of Labor awards $10 million to promote older workers in job market</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/us-department-of-labor-awards-10-million-to-promote-older-workers-in-job-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/us-department-of-labor-awards-10-million-to-promote-older-workers-in-job-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging worker initiative]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $10 million in funding to a group of organizations dedicated to helping older workers find new career opportunities, and partnered with Atlantic Philanthropies to bring in another $3.6 million as part of its Aging Worker Initiative to help stimulate the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. food banks to receive $100 million worth of additional food from USDA</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/us-food-banks-to-receive-100-million-worth-of-additional-food-from-usda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/08/us-food-banks-to-receive-100-million-worth-of-additional-food-from-usda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second harvest food bank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the American economy in the midst of recovery as the economic stimulus package continues to take effect, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving the nation's food banks a $100 million boost as well to help address an increase in demand, according to the New York Times.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama pushes &#8216;Race to the Top&#8217; fund to improve U.S. education system</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/07/president-obama-pushes-race-to-the-top-fund-to-improve-us-education-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/07/president-obama-pushes-race-to-the-top-fund-to-improve-us-education-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Race to the Top]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Americans for jobs in the future, Obama proposed his funding, which will award states who effectively make changes to their system to improve the education to its children.]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation: AIDS funds from wealthy nations reached $8.7 billion in 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/07/foundation-aids-funds-from-wealthy-nations-reached-87-billion-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/07/foundation-aids-funds-from-wealthy-nations-reached-87-billion-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kaiser Family Foundation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funding from wealthy nations to fight the global AIDS pandemic reached $8.7 billion in 2008, an increase of nearly one-third from 2007, according to the latest report from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit survey finds gender-based wage gap</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/07/nonprofit-survey-finds-gender-based-wage-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/07/nonprofit-survey-finds-gender-based-wage-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fair pay act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lilly ledbetter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lilly ledbetter fair pay act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pay equity got a big boost this year when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which extends the period of time for victims of discrimination to sue over unfair wages.]]></description>
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		<title>United We Serve kicks off grants, web applications, focused on giving back</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/united-we-serve-kicks-off-grants-web-applications-focused-on-giving-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/united-we-serve-kicks-off-grants-web-applications-focused-on-giving-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[national conference on volunteering and service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has already responded to the President's call to action with $1.6 million in grants, directed to grassroots nonprofits and state service commissions in New Mexico, Mississippi, Michigan and New Orleans.]]></description>
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		<title>White House launches United We Serve volunteer drive</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/white-house-launches-united-we-serve-volunteer-drive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/white-house-launches-united-we-serve-volunteer-drive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama on Wednesday announced the launching of United We Serve, an initiative to encourage and empower volunteering and service projects around the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, IRS offer to help Muslim charity groups fulfill Zakat</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/obama-irs-offer-to-help-muslim-charity-groups-fulfill-zakat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/obama-irs-offer-to-help-muslim-charity-groups-fulfill-zakat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his internationally-televised speech from Cairo earlier this month, President Obama pledged to work with American Muslim groups to help them fulfill their religious obligation "Zakat," by which Muslims must donate at least 2.5 percent of their income to charity.]]></description>
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		<title>Ford Foundation grant supports immigration reform effort</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/ford-foundation-grant-supports-immigration-reform-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/ford-foundation-grant-supports-immigration-reform-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $500,000 grant from the Ford Foundation will support a new initiative by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) to create momentum for comprehensive immigration reform, including through advocacy skill-building workshops for Latino leaders and organizations around the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Support grows for public-private partnerships on infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/support-grows-for-public-private-partnerships-on-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/support-grows-for-public-private-partnerships-on-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when states are grappling with gaping budgets holes and bridges, highways and other public infrastructure is dangerously neglected, a new survey finds growing levels of support for private investment in infrastructure projects.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Treasury program financing home rebuilding in New Orleans</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/us-treasury-program-financing-home-rebuilding-in-new-orleans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/us-treasury-program-financing-home-rebuilding-in-new-orleans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Development Financial Institutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping Katrina victims]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although charitable donations, volunteer workers and the tireless efforts of nonprofit groups have taken New Orleans closer to recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, almost four years later neighborhoods are still blighted and people are still displaced from their homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter carriers drive collects 73 million pounds of food to fight hunger</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/letter-carriers-drive-collects-73-million-pounds-of-food-to-fight-hunger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/letter-carriers-drive-collects-73-million-pounds-of-food-to-fight-hunger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[national assocation of letter carriers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post office charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post office philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A food drive run by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) collected 73.4 million pounds of non-perishable food to restock community food banks and pantries, in the nation's largest one-day effort to combat hunger.]]></description>
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		<title>AMBER Ready Foundation donates printers to police departments</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/amber-ready-foundation-donates-printers-to-police-departments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/amber-ready-foundation-donates-printers-to-police-departments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amber alert]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AMBER Ready Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to aiding in the recovery of missing children and child abduction prevention, recently donated printers to several police departments for rapid production of missing child posters.]]></description>
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		<title>Collaborative effort underway at Harvard gathering to reduce energy waste</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/collaborative-effort-underway-at-harvard-gathering-to-reduce-energy-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/collaborative-effort-underway-at-harvard-gathering-to-reduce-energy-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Boot camp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The so-called Green Boot Camp at Harvard Kennedy School intends to help teams of city planners and officials learn the ins and outs of retrofitting buildings in their communities - which can ultimately lead to new jobs and energy cost savings.]]></description>
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		<title>Pew Charitable Trusts launches financial reform advisory group</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/pew-charitable-trusts-launches-financial-reform-advisory-group/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/pew-charitable-trusts-launches-financial-reform-advisory-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pew financial reform project]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[he Pew Charitable Trusts last week announced the launch of The Pew Financial Reform Project, an advisory board of financial experts from think tanks, foundations and academia that will provide objective, fact-based, economic analysis to the debates in Congress over financial reform. ]]></description>
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		<title>Grassroots group presses legislators on education funding</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/grassroots-group-presses-legislators-on-education-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/06/grassroots-group-presses-legislators-on-education-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education philanthropy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stand for children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While state budget deficits could lead to drastic funding cuts for public education, a grassroots organization with affiliates in several states is pressuring legislators and local school boards to preserve programs - with some positive results.]]></description>
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		<title>Texting, talking and driving: National Safety Council wants total ban</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/texting-talking-and-driving-national-safety-council-wants-total-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/texting-talking-and-driving-national-safety-council-wants-total-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phone safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nsc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the proliferation of cell phones and text messaging as a main form of communication for teenagers, the nonprofit National Safety Council (NSC) is highlighting the growing use of electronic devices while driving as a major concern.]]></description>
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		<title>Habitat for Humanity launches program to buy up foreclosed homes</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/habitat-for-humanity-launches-program-to-buy-up-foreclosed-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/habitat-for-humanity-launches-program-to-buy-up-foreclosed-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[california philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[h4h]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habitat for humanity san francisco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neighborhood revitalization program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco (H4H) has begun acquiring foreclosed homes as part of its new Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), the nonprofit announced.]]></description>
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		<title>National Building Museum recognizes leaders in green building</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/national-building-museum-recognizes-leaders-in-green-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/national-building-museum-recognizes-leaders-in-green-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate action plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earth climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental companies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Four million square feet of green roofs, 31,000 high performance buildings, 11 million metric tons of carbon saved from the atmosphere.]]></description>
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		<title>Migration Policy Institute recognizes efforts to integrate immigrants</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/migration-policy-institute-recognizes-efforts-to-integrate-immigrants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/migration-policy-institute-recognizes-efforts-to-integrate-immigrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[E pluribus unum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[he Migration Policy Institute (MPI) last week recognized four winners of its inaugural E Pluribus Unum Prizes for exceptional immigrant integration initiatives to reward exceptional efforts that uphold and update the ideal of &#34;out of many, one.&#34; ]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable packaging emerges as top business growth area</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/sustainable-packaging-emerges-as-top-business-growth-area/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/sustainable-packaging-emerges-as-top-business-growth-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental packaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measuring carbon footprint]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pike Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable packaging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[as consumers become more educated about the impact of everyday habits on the environment, they are taking a stand supporting eco-friendly initiatives - including sustainable packaging.]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation expands funding for delinquent youth program</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/foundation-expands-funding-for-delinquent-youth-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/foundation-expands-funding-for-delinquent-youth-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[juvenile philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reclaiming futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roberto wood johnson foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[substance abuse help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced a new $2.3 million grant to support adding three more project sites to Reclaiming Futures, a nonprofit program that is helping young people break the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime in 23 communities across the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Court case highlights ethics in government grants to nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/court-case-highlights-ethics-in-government-grants-to-nonprofits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/court-case-highlights-ethics-in-government-grants-to-nonprofits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[nonprofits courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Environmental Coucil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a high-profile case, the Pennsylvania supreme court is examining questions about how government allocates funds to nonprofits and whether conflict-of-interest rules should apply.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrations planned to honor men and women in uniform</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/celebrations-planned-to-honor-men-and-women-in-uniform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/celebrations-planned-to-honor-men-and-women-in-uniform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[armed forces day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military celebrations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first Armed Forces Day was marked by parades, air shows and nearly 10,000 troops from all branches of the military marching in Washington, DC. ]]></description>
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		<title>First lady turns spotlight on community service</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/first-lady-turns-spotlight-on-community-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/first-lady-turns-spotlight-on-community-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[first lady philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serve America Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With millions of American eyes on Michelle Obama's every outfit, pair of shoes, choice of coat and accompanying jewelry, it's no wonder she has the ability to grab the attention of so many and turn the subject matter to giving back and community service.]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable cities goals need to consider low-income needs, report says</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/sustainable-cities-goals-need-to-consider-low-income-needs-report-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/sustainable-cities-goals-need-to-consider-low-income-needs-report-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business carbon footprint]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[measuring carbon footprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new green economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of cities and towns have set their sights on reducing their carbon footprints and becoming more environmentally sustainable. ]]></description>
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		<title>Charter school group applauds Obama&#8217;s budget increase</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/charter-school-group-applauds-obamas-budget-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/charter-school-group-applauds-obamas-budget-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Endowments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s 2010 budget includes a 25 percent increase in funding for public charter schools, which earned praise today from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS).
NAPCS, a nonprofit group representing more than 4,600 public charter schools in 40 states and the District of Columbia, said the increase is a step in the right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Majority of Americans support foreign health aid</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/majority-of-americans-support-foreign-health-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/majority-of-americans-support-foreign-health-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign health aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health survey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a backlash against growing budget deficits and an American economy in the throes of a deep recession, the public still supports maintaining U.S. government funding to improve health in developing countries, according to a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
But the public is wary of increasing funding and its effectiveness in moving seemingly intractable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s global health funding not what promised, NGO says</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/obamas-global-health-funding-not-what-promised-ngo-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/obamas-global-health-funding-not-what-promised-ngo-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign aid health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign aid policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global AIDS Alliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Fund to Fight AIDS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Global health NGOs expressed disappointment Tuesday over U.S. President Barack Obama&#8217;s announcement that the U.S. would commit $63 billion over the next six years to fight diseases in poor countries, below levels promised by the president in his campaign.
The Obama plan would increase funding for combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by only $366 million dollars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan healthcare group urges governor to halt Medicaid cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/michigan-healthcare-group-urges-governor-to-halt-medicaid-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/05/michigan-healthcare-group-urges-governor-to-halt-medicaid-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid cuts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm may use the executive order budget reductions to slash Medicaid roles, according to the nonprofit Michigan Health &#38; Hospital Association (MHA), which urged the governor on Monday to avoid such a move.
As the recession sends record numbers of Michigan residents onto the Medicaid rolls or into hospital emergency rooms with no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AmeriCares sends swine flu aid to Mexico, Texas</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/americares-sends-swine-flu-aid-to-mexico-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/americares-sends-swine-flu-aid-to-mexico-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AmeriCares swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu aid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fears of a pandemic of the virulent strain of swine flu were spreading at least as fast as the virus that has infected more than 60 people inside the United States and perhaps thousands in Mexico by Tuesday.
As President Obama called for $1.5 billion in funding to respond to the public health crisis, nonprofit aid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofits and communications workers unite for broadband expansion</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/nonprofits-and-communications-workers-unite-for-broadband-expansion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/nonprofits-and-communications-workers-unite-for-broadband-expansion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance for Digital Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connected Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has joined forces with two nonprofits in advocating for expanded deployment of broadband across the country to drive economic growth and create jobs.
The partnership, announced Monday by the CWA and the nonprofit organizations Alliance for Digital Equality and Connected Nation, seeks to educate consumers about the benefits of new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama signs law marking September 11 as day of service</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/obama-signs-law-marking-september-11-as-day-of-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/obama-signs-law-marking-september-11-as-day-of-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Endowments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[911 Tribute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MyGoodDee.org]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which establishes September 11 as an annually recognized national day of service and remembrance. 
David Paine and Jay S. Winuk, who co-founded MyGoodDeed.org, had led a seven-year campaign to formally establish September 11 as an annually recognized day of service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automakers on board with CO2 emissions reduction plans</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/automakers-on-board-with-co2-emissions-reduction-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/automakers-on-board-with-co2-emissions-reduction-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco friendly cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recognizing that the products they make are responsible for 20 percent of man-made CO2 emissions, automakers say they are doing their part to help reduce man&#8217;s effect on the environment.
A new endangerment finding posted by the Environmental Protection Agency saying that overall greenhouse gases are endangering public health and welfare and that emissions from new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National job tour aims to get people back to work</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/national-job-tour-aims-to-get-people-back-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/national-job-tour-aims-to-get-people-back-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DGA Securities Systems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economic indicators are largely pointing toward a prolonged recession and slow recovery.
Last month the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported national unemployment had reached 8.5 percent with total non-farm payroll shedding 663,000 jobs.
A number of consumer surveys show that if American workers are not worried about their own job security, they are likely concerned that someone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight cities launch campaign to help the &#8216;underbanked&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/eight-cities-launch-campaign-to-help-the-underbanked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/eight-cities-launch-campaign-to-help-the-underbanked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank on Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National League of Cities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight U.S. cities have been selected to participate in the Bank on Cities Campaign, designed by the nonprofit National League of Cities (NLC) to help urban residents build and protect assets and avoid predatory lending.
The NLC&#8217;s Institute for Youth, Education and Families (YEF Institute) announced it has selected Bryan, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Gaithersburg, Maryland; Indianapolis, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northwest Harvest gives Washington families a break from hunger</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/northwest-harvest-gives-washington-families-a-break-from-hunger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/northwest-harvest-gives-washington-families-a-break-from-hunger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food donations to pantries have suffered as the economy declined, but fortunately for hungry families in Washington state, the Northwest Harvest hunger relief agency is raising donations and volunteers on Monday.
Sponsored by food services company Sodexo, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and nonprofit group STOP Hunger, among other agriculture groups, Northwest Harvest takes place, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota nonprofits identify ways to improve government efficiency</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/minnesota-nonprofits-identify-ways-to-improve-government-efficiency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/minnesota-nonprofits-identify-ways-to-improve-government-efficiency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mineapolis Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Community Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota nonprofits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Strategies Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five of Minnesota&#8217;s largest foundations recently released a report identifying nine ways to get better results from government at a reduced cost.
The foundations &#8211; the Bush Foundation, the Minneapolis Foundation, the Minnesota Community Foundation, the Northwest Area Foundation and the St. Paul Foundation &#8211; convened a cross-sector group of Minnesotans and engaged the Public Strategies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small farm group questions proposed food safety rules</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/small-farm-group-questions-proposed-food-safety-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/small-farm-group-questions-proposed-food-safety-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress is poised to make food safety regulatory reforms aimed at addressing the growing number of food contamination outbreaks. ]]></description>
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		<title>G20 leaders issue statement on economic recovery plan</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/g20-leaders-issue-statement-on-economic-recovery-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/g20-leaders-issue-statement-on-economic-recovery-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leaders of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing economies, known as the G20, issued a joint statement today from their summit meeting in London. The group of presidents and premiers said they are pledging to repair the financial system to restore global economic growth, while emphasizing their continued faith in free markets and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Union Foundation announces new grants</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/western-union-foundation-announces-new-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/04/western-union-foundation-announces-new-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Western Union Foundation today announced 61 new grants for a total of $917,000 under Western Union&#8217;s Our World, Our Family Program, which mainly supports education programs for immigrants living in North America and people in developing nations.
Some of the programs receiving funding include education support to the Austrian migrant community; training for disadvantaged women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Census begins canvassing operation</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/census-begins-canvassing-operation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/census-begins-canvassing-operation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[census gary locke]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday launched a canvassing operation to verify addresses for the decennial census.
Secretary of commerce Gary Locke will make remarks Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on the administrations efforts to ensure that all Latinos will be counted in the 2010 Census.
&#34;A complete and accurate address list is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New bill encourages individuals to &#8216;Serve America&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/new-bill-encourages-individuals-to-serve-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/new-bill-encourages-individuals-to-serve-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Encore Fellowships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Serve America Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nonprofits are feeling the pain of the ongoing recession as fewer charitable donations are being made.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change summit kicks off in Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/climate-change-summit-kicks-off-in-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/climate-change-summit-kicks-off-in-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[america's climate choices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Academies of Science today kicked off a meeting of scientists, politicians and business and nonprofit leaders to strategize about solutions to the global climate crisis.
The two-day summit on climate change, called America&#8217;s Climate Choices, will produce reports proposing how the nation can mitigate climate change, adapt to its impacts and provide paths to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate resolution supporting charitable deductions defeated narrowly</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/senate-resolution-supporting-charitable-deductions-defeated-narrowly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/senate-resolution-supporting-charitable-deductions-defeated-narrowly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A resolution in the U.S. Senate voicing support for the current level of tax deductions for charitable donations was defeated Friday by a 49 to 48 vote.
Senator John Thune of South Dakota submitted a sense of the Senate resolution expressing support for the full preservation of the federal income tax deduction for charitable giving, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit housing group honors FDIC&#8217;s Sheila Bair</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/nonprofit-housing-group-honors-fdics-sheila-bair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/nonprofit-housing-group-honors-fdics-sheila-bair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, a nonprofit housing group dedicated to helping people to become homeowners, was to present an award Thursday to the chairwoman of the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation (FDIC). 
Sheila Bair, head of the government controlled agency, deserves recognition for her leadership during the foreclosure and mortgage crisis that has gripped the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama scouts new hybrid vehicles in the Golden State</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/president-obama-scouts-new-hybrid-vehicles-in-the-golden-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/president-obama-scouts-new-hybrid-vehicles-in-the-golden-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a sign that corporate America is taking the new administration's environment and energy agenda seriously, three companies showcased their collaborative efforts to the president in California last week.]]></description>
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		<title>New nonprofit focuses on business CSR in the Americas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new nonprofit dedicated to corporate social responsibility and conflict in the Americas will officially launch at a conference in Washington, DC starting March 18.
The organization, called the Americas Business Council (ABC), will focus on creating dialogue among nations and interest groups, according to Emilio Azcarraga, the CEO of Grupo Televisa, a founding member of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two more charitable groups come out against tax deduction cut</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Association for healthcare philanthropy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals announced their opposition to the proposal, which would cap deductions on income tax returns at 28 percent for those earning more than $250,000.]]></description>
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		<title>Charities debate the impact of president&#8217;s tax plan</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/03/charities-debate-the-impact-of-presidents-tax-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama’s budget proposal to limit charitable deductions made by households earning more than $250,000 per year has caused a stir in philanthropic circles.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare group says provision in stimulus bill would have hurt non-profit hospital fundraising</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/02/healthcare-group-says-provision-in-stimulus-bill-would-have-hurt-non-profit-hospital-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/02/healthcare-group-says-provision-in-stimulus-bill-would-have-hurt-non-profit-hospital-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A law intended to promote economic recovery might have ended up hurting non-profit hospitals that provide free care for indigent patients, had a provision in the stimulus bill not been changed at the last hour.]]></description>
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		<title>Disability policy advocate to have ear of President Obama</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2009/02/disability-policy-advocate-to-have-ear-of-president-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Good People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special olympics volunteers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a February 12th trip to the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games Vice President Joe Biden made a landmark announcement.]]></description>
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