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	<title>A Voice For Children &#187; economics</title>
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		<title>Create an Emotional Atmosphere</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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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>Back to Basics</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/01/742/</link>
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		<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>Nickle and Dimed: A Review</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/11/nickle-and-dimed-a-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realize how our misunderstandings of one another continue to sabotage our efforts to improve the lives of others. We still, all too often, do not know how to help because we do not understand the lives and circumstances of those we would choose to help.]]></description>
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		<title>Will Charitable Giving Decline Under Proposed Plan?</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/03/will-charitable-giving-decline-under-proposed-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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 Have you heard about a White House proposal to eliminate much of the tax benefit for charitable donations?
If you caught the details, it is only for those who make $250,000 a year and above, so you may feel the debate will not affect you either way. It is interesting however to consider two questions:
The first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering Can Pay Dual Dividends</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/01/volunteering-can-pay-dual-dividends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can volunteering help you better weather this economic storm?
Kelly Holland made some interesting points in last Sunday&#8217;s New York Times piece, &#8220;Can Volunteers Be a Lifeline for Nonprofit Groups?&#8221;
 Kelly&#8217;s observations on the current &#8220;tough times on Wall Street&#8221; ask us to consider the hardships that nonprofit organizations are enduring.  

&#8220;Public funding and charitable donations have plummeted even [...]]]></description>
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