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		<title>The Whiteboard Meeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/the-whiteboard-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>The Exploratory Meeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/01/the-exploratory-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen intently to not only what the potential donors says, but what they don’t say. Get a sense of what burns inside your potential donor and what generates excitement as they speak to their past giving experiences.]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Basics</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/01/742/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/01/742/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we emerge from this difficult period, it is worth asking ourselves, are we more compassionate? Do we care more or less...about those in need? Has the struggle made us tougher, or gentler? Have we become smarter through it all?]]></description>
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		<title>Get Inside the Door</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/get-inside-the-door/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/get-inside-the-door/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While simple on paper it is sometimes grueling in execution, I suggest three different approaches to securing that oh-so-important first meeting with a potential donor or company.]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Giving</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/holiday-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/holiday-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[charitable giving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday giving season is nearly over. Applying the lessons of 2008-2009 to 2010’s charitable giving will result in a more meaningful giving experience and ultimately mean more lives changed for the better.]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying Donor Prospects</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/identifying-donor-prospects/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/identifying-donor-prospects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With myriad organizations doing splendid work, and an endless array of opportunities for donors to contribute and make a positive difference, what becomes the game-changer in prompting a high net-worth individual or a philanthropically-minded family to choose to investigate and explore your organization? Time and time again that game-changer is the potential donor is familiar with, does business with, or admires the person who makes the call or sends the e-mail on behalf of your organization.]]></description>
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		<title>Excellence in Giving</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/excellence-in-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/excellence-in-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Charitable Giving & Accountability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what does that leave donors? Since excellence is self-imposed, how can donors interested in achieving more than average returns on their donation navigate the obstacles presented by the nonprofit world and find the partners that deliver the results the donor is looking for? It can be terribly overwhelming.]]></description>
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		<title>Information is Currency</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/information-is-currency/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/information-is-currency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information is indeed currency, no matter the task or the assignment, and the more we have accumulated, the more successful we will be.]]></description>
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		<title>I give to charity, but I am not a philanthropist….or am I?</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/11/i-give-to-charity-but-i-am-not-a-philanthropist%e2%80%a6-or-am-i/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/11/i-give-to-charity-but-i-am-not-a-philanthropist%e2%80%a6-or-am-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is amazing how age and life experience can deepen our understanding of the value of people and blessings in our lives. And it has been my experience that with that self-reflective discernment comes an enhanced capacity to take action.  There is certainly reason enough this year for us to be particularly grateful for blessings that we might have taken, more or less, for granted in years past.]]></description>
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