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		<title>Register Now for College Bound Conference!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2011/03/05/register-now-for-college-bound-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have an exciting lineup, with speakers from throughout the Bay Area, prizes, a world premier film short, and an appearance by poet and emcee Ise Lyfe! This is a DON&#8217;T MISS event! Click HERE to register!]]></description>
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		<title>Join Us at the Brotherhood Conference!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2011/02/18/brohood-conf2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us at the Black &#38; Proud to Be College Bound Conference, our first convening for helping build college prep skills and a college-bound community for African American young men. Short cut to registration link: CLICK HERE.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch our 2010 Annual Report Video!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2011/02/12/watch-our-2010-annual-report-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of being transparent, paperless, accessible, and plain ol&#8217; fun, the Kapor Foundation staff decided to do a video annual report that captures the highlights of 2010 (our fiscal and calendar year are the same). Many thanks to ...]]></description>
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		<title>Get Out There &amp; Vote!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/10/26/got-out-there-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time has come to get out there and vote! It&#8217;s been a crazy two years since the historic presidential election of President Obama.  Since then, we&#8217;ve seen the passage of national health care reform,  the rise of the tea ...]]></description>
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		<title>$250,000 for Aspiring Scientists of Color</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/10/08/250000-for-aspiring-scientists-of-color/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kapor Foundation is pleased to announce a five year renewable gift of $250,000 to U.C. Berkeley’s College of Letters and Science to support the launch of the Berkeley Science Network (BSN). BSN aims to strengthen the pipeline of students ...]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Opportunity for College Access &amp; Career Organizations</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/10/08/grant-opportunity-for-college-access-career-organizations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/10/08/grant-opportunity-for-college-access-career-organizations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Profit, acting as an intermediary for the Social Innovation Fund, is seeking outstanding organizations to join its newly-created the Pathways Fund. The Pathways Fund is seeking innovative nonprofit organizations that address improvements in one or more of the following ...]]></description>
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		<title>$20,000 for Research on Hidden Biases</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/10/01/20000-for-research-on-hidden-biases/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/10/01/20000-for-research-on-hidden-biases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may have already heard that the Kapor Foundation is co-sponsoring an exciting new opportunity to gather research about how hidden biases impact our lives and behavior, particularly around perceptions of fairness and access. Along with our sibling ...]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Opportunities Still Exist</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/02/25/grant-opportunities-still-exist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/02/25/grant-opportunities-still-exist/#comments</comments>
		<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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Program Updates</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/01/14/2010-program-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/01/14/2010-program-updates/#comments</comments>
		<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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road, End of the Year</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/12/15/792/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2009/12/15/792/#comments</comments>
		<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 ...]]></description>
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