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		<title>Interview on OaklandSeen</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/06/17/interview-on-oaklandseen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of years the city of Oakland has become home to numerous blogs discussing the pressing political, community, and economic issues of the day.  These include Oakland Focus, A Better Oakland, Oakland Local, and Living in the O.  These blogs provide a much needed space for everyday people in the city to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Voice of Reason&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/04/13/a-voice-of-reason/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/04/13/a-voice-of-reason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Congrats to Demos, which was praised in last Friday&#8217;s New York Times for their critical public policy and advocacy work from a progressive perspective. Demos, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary next month, was one of our first grant recipients when we launched the civic engagement focus area in 2007. They remain one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much is Your Census Form Worth?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/04/07/how-much-is-your-census-form-worth-to-your-community/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/04/07/how-much-is-your-census-form-worth-to-your-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mario</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Racial Justice]]></category>
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If you haven&#8217;t already, it&#8217;s not too late to send in your census form and it&#8217;s not too late to remind your friends and family to do the same.
Do you already know how important it is for people of color and low-income communities to send back their census forms, but still need some talking points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instant Runoff Voting comes to Oakland</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/04/01/instant-runoff-voting-comes-to-oakland/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/04/01/instant-runoff-voting-comes-to-oakland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mario</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Racial Justice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost four years after Measure O was passed by 69% of voters, Oakland will begin to use instant runoff voting (IRV) for the city’s mayoral and council elections  this November.   We expect the move to strengthen democratic participation in Oakland elections by eliminating the need for June primaries, when voter participation rates, particularly among people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome Mario Lugay to our staff!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/03/15/welcome-mario-lugay-to-our-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/03/15/welcome-mario-lugay-to-our-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Voting Access]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to welcome Mario Lugay to the Kapor Foundation as the Associate Program Officer. In this role, Mario will be responsible for the Foundation’s national VoICE grantmaking and movement-building work. Mario will also work with Carmen on our electoral empowerment efforts in California communities of color.
Mario has an extensive background in civic engagement and [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation]]></category>
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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>CA Redistricting Commission &#8211; the New Lottery!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/02/06/ca-redistricting-commission-the-new-lottery/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/02/06/ca-redistricting-commission-the-new-lottery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Racial Justice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I heard a terrific briefing at the Haas Jr. Foundation (Thanks Cathy and Ted!) on the California redistricting process, which stands to be a great experiment in participatory democracy or  a hugely controversial process stunted by our national polarity. Or maybe some of both.
The San Francisco Chronicle recently ran a front-page article describing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Stevens Said It All</title>
		<link>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/01/21/justic-stevens-said-it-all/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mkf.org/2010/01/21/justic-stevens-said-it-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Voting Access]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Re: Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission:
The Court’s opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt.
Hopefully this [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[College Access]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mkf.org/?p=850</guid>
		<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>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Philanthropic Sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racial Justice]]></category>
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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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