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		<title>A lesson from World Vision</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/05/a-lesson-from-world-vision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate giving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently completed a book entitled “The Hole in Our Gospel” by the current president of World Vision, Richard Stearns.
World Vision, as you likely know, is a faith-based relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. The organization annually receives more than $1 billion in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boomers redefine retirement with philanthropy</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/04/boomers-redefine-retirement-with-philanthropy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in the National Post this week reports that Boomers are defining retirement by creating new, purpose-driven careers for themselves, rather than quietly going off into the sunset.
The article cites a new study by the Center for Work-Life Policy,  which reports that the majority of working Boomers (approximately 62 percent) expect to stay in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget concerns are not setting this year’s corporate philanthropic agenda</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/04/budget-concerns-are-not-setting-this-year%e2%80%99s-corporate-philanthropic-agenda/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/04/budget-concerns-are-not-setting-this-year%e2%80%99s-corporate-philanthropic-agenda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week the Conference Board, a nonprofit that bills itself as global business research and membership association, released the results of an annual survey which indicates that corporate planning for community involvement has moved out of crisis mode and into a recovery mindset.
According to the press release, the report — The 2010 Philanthropy Agenda: Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone!</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/03/step-9-be-brief-be-bright-be-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the book-end to Step #8, Create an Emotional Atmosphere, Step #9 is equally as important—Be Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone!
 
As you prepare the final presentation itself, and make final preparations for the giving of that presentation, a few pieces of advice.

Make      sure you know how many people will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope for Haiti?</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/hope-for-haiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Children's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week USAID, the federal agency spearheading the US Government’s efforts in Haiti, released an updated report highlighting its current efforts in the Caribbean nation.  If nothing else, the report only seems to underscore the monumental task that remains ahead in rebuilding the country and lives of the earthquake’s survivors. ]]></description>
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		<title>Create an Emotional Atmosphere</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/create-an-emotional-atmosphere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Fundraising and Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Nonprofit Operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you have had the Exploratory Meeting, and have now formulated an incredibly creative and compelling donation proposal, you are now ready for the second meeting with your potential donor. You are now ready for the Proposal Meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Meaning</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/creating-meaning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Nonprofit Operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people making a difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ost nonprofit organizations seek to engage the world to come together to create art (solutions). We celebrate the remarkable. We generously give money and time and information to those whose lives we seek to improve.  We make judgment calls - determining how we can attain the most good for the greatest number of people with the limited resources we have.  By virtue of working to serve some sector of the population, we aspire to connect people and ideas.

Organizationally, we might (at least on paper) have it right. Yet how many of us who work for nonprofits are engaged in the same path of creating meaning?]]></description>
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		<title>Harnessing the Olympic Spirit</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/harnessing-the-olympic-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/harnessing-the-olympic-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Children's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people making a difference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right to Play]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you cheer for your favorite curling team, hold your collective breath as Lindsay Vonn hits the slopes or gasp at each gravity-defying snowboard trick, remember that feeling of goodwill and resolve to share it with others.]]></description>
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		<title>The Whiteboard Meeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/the-whiteboard-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/the-whiteboard-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Fundraising and Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brainstorm ideas, programs or initiatives that would clearly match what your organization can offer with the desires/wants/needs/objectives of the potential donor, foundation or company ... Encourage the participants to use this piece of advice: Big ideas that execute simply! While there is no shortage of ideas, there are generally limited resources, based on funding and staffing. So the focus should be on great opportunities that will not drain your organization of money and people!]]></description>
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		<title>Perhaps Not All News is Bad</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/perhaps-not-all-news-is-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/perhaps-not-all-news-is-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It should come as no surprise that donations from America’s most generous donors dropped considerably in 2009.
Since 2000, The Chronicle of Philanthropy has compiled an annual list of America’s most-generous people.  According to the Chronicle, donors on the Philanthropy 50 donated a total of $4.1 billion to nonprofits last year.  An impressive figure, but a [...]]]></description>
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