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	<title>Mitchell Kapor Foundation Weblog &#187; Community Organizing</title>
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		<title>Bolder Together &#8211; Collaboration of CA Civic Participation Funders</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/04/26/bolder-together-collaboration-of-ca-civic-participation-funders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy to share that the California Civic Participation Funders Collaborative, of which we played a minor advisory role, has come out with a great case study of how funders can come together &#8211; as we often encourage our nonprofit partners ...]]></description>
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		<title>Vehicles for Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/04/19/vehicles-for-change/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/04/19/vehicles-for-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mario</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civic Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) passed a budget that included a two-year pilot program providing free public transportation to low-income youth. This vote was the culmination of deep organizing work &#8211; outreach, education, leadership development, coalition ...]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering César Chávez</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/30/remembering-cesar-chavez/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/30/remembering-cesar-chavez/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Organizing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. César Chávez (1927-1993) is ...]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Kapor Foundation Annual Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/27/kapor-2011report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/27/kapor-2011report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to share highlights of the past year with you! Thanks for helping us make this work happen! Please note that of the $4.4 million distributed last year: $2.2 million provided core support for the Level Playing ...]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Black Female Grassroots Leadership in San Francisco</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/23/celebrating-black-female-grassroots-leadership-in-san-francisco/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/23/celebrating-black-female-grassroots-leadership-in-san-francisco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Organizing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two long-time community mobilizers are giving us much to celebrate this Women’s History Month &#8211; Alicia Garza (at left in photo) and Neva Walker. Alicia and Neva have extensive experience advocating and organizing on behalf of low-income communities of color. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Our Ability and Autonomy to be Givers and Fundraisers</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/15/our-ability-and-autonomy-to-be-givers-and-fundraisers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/15/our-ability-and-autonomy-to-be-givers-and-fundraisers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mario</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Organizing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 10th and 11th, the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) will once again hold their fourth biennial Money for Our Movements: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference at the Oakland Marriot. My own connection to GIFT spans years, dating ...]]></description>
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		<title>Report on San Francisco Local Hiring Policy Now Out</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/11/report-on-san-francisco-local-hiring-policy-now-out/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/03/11/report-on-san-francisco-local-hiring-policy-now-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Organizing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Racial Justice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 25th, 2010, San Francisco’s Local Hiring Policy for Construction became law. This policy was a major local victory as it embodied a major shift in local hiring practices. Unlike the “good-faith efforts” of the past, this new law ...]]></description>
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		<title>Something to Love on Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/02/14/something-to-love-on-valentines-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/02/14/something-to-love-on-valentines-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mario</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Organizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Justice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How good are we at celebrating victories? How good are we at telling the stories behind those victories? How important are those stories and celebrations of victories to sustaining and growing a vibrant social movement? I can only imagine that ...]]></description>
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		<title>Watch &#8216;The Interrupters&#8217; on KQED, February 14</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/02/13/watch-the-interrupters-on-kqed-february-14/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/02/13/watch-the-interrupters-on-kqed-february-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Organizing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I attended a viewing of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Interrupters, which was hosted by the Ella Baker Center at the Oakland Museum.  This film is directed by Steve James (&#8220;Hoop Dreams&#8221;) and profiles three Chicago activists working ...]]></description>
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		<title>Legacies of Organizing</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/02/03/legacies-of-organizing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2012/02/03/legacies-of-organizing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mario</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civic Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a lot of Bay Area pride, I read about SF&#8217;s minimum wage adjusting to $10.24, the highest in the nation. Lost on me was the role of community organizing groups and labor to have earlier pushed for the law ...]]></description>
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