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		<title>Grant Opportunities Still Exist</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/02/25/grant-opportunities-still-exist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just completed a process to identify new key partner organizations. And while the bulk of our funding will support this cohort, I want to reiterate to the broader community that we are still able to consider quarterly grant requests for special opportunities and efforts like convenings and tech-related work.
If you&#8217;re interested in learning more, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Program Updates</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/01/14/2010-program-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed (or maybe not) a few new changes and updates on our website, such as the goodies on the Assistance &#38; Advising page and the simplified grant application (in Cybergrants).
We also have important news to share about a shift in focusing on key partner organizations whose work is most closely aligned with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road, End of the Year</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/12/15/792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just returned from a full week on the East Coast, where I experienced weather-related lows and highs (24F in Washington and 86F in Miami) and attended two mightily impactful meetings.
The Funders Committee for Civic Participation winter convening was chock full o&#8217; learning and strategizing opportunities. Yours truly had the honor and pleasure of not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Census Outreach Grant Opportunity!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/09/21/census-outreach-grant-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/09/21/census-outreach-grant-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year the push was for voter education and registration; this year we&#8217;re focusing on ensuring that people know about Census 2010! The Census is a critically important occurrence &#8211; its data is used to reapportion Congressional seats and to distribute over $400 billion in federal funds, among other things.
In order to help spread the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Front Page News: College Bound Celebration</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/06/10/front-page-news-college-bound-celebration/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/06/10/front-page-news-college-bound-celebration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so pleased to share that our College Bound Celebration was a fantastic gathering and recognition of the BBCBI organizations and participants, including 25 graduating seniors who are off to college in the fall!

The event made the front page of the Oakland Tribune and the evening news broadcasts on KTVU-2 and ABC-7.   There is also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kapor on the Run</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/05/31/kapor-on-the-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 15:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The month of May wore me OUT! So much going on &#8211; can I capture it in 300 words or less? Here goes!
On Tuesday the 19th, I headed to Denver for the FCCP spring convening, Shifting Landscapes: Exploring Civic Engagement Strategies, Partnerships and New Possibilities. These gatherings are always informative with interesting people, and this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join Our College Bound Celebration</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/05/15/join-our-college-bound-celebration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 18:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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RSVP at http://kapor-college-bound.eventbrite.com

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		<title>Where We&#8217;re Heading in &#8216;09</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/01/15/285/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/01/15/285/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the begining of the new year, we wanted to give everyone a sense of our direction. 2009 is an odd-but-breathtaking combination of historic and unparalleled political possibilities and the worst financial crisis in most of our lifetimes. Needless to say, we&#8217;ll keep moving thoughtfully forward in the midst of uncertainty.
(Authors: Cedric &#8211; VoICE and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Word from Denver</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2008/08/27/a-word-from-denver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are in Denver at the Democratic National Convention, where there is so much going on it&#8217;s impossible to experience even a very small fraction of it!
Being here makes us even prouder of the Foundation’s staff and the work of its grantees. It&#8217;s clear that we have not only identified cutting edge issues to [...]]]></description>
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