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		<title>Value of Volunteer-Led Fundraising</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you need to raise funds for your nonprofit? We suggest starting with building a volunteer fundraising team.]]></description>
		
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		<title>We’re bringing back our publication spotlights!&#x1f4da;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If your organization is working to strengthen its fundraising strategy, engage leadership, or build capacity, this resource is a great place to start. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nonprofit Mental Health – it’s not equally experienced</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We can do more for ourselves, our friends and family members, our neighbors, and co-workers. The “more” begins with understanding, listening, learning about the available resources, and recognizing when those around us are in need.]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Powerful Way To Honor Mothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For those of us with moms who are still living, we get her a card, give flowers or candy, take her to dinner, or have a gathering at the house. For those with mothers who have passed on, we visit her grave, or tell stories that bring her spirit back to life, if just for a moment. While all these activities create memories, there’s also a way to create more lasting memories. That way is giving to a nonprofit that reflects your mother’s values.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Overcoming the Burden of Your Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are multiple lenses through which you can view the membership of your nonprofit board. One of these is the fundraising lens.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ahead or Behind? Mid-Year Fundraising Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[FUNdraising Good Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#fundraisingsuccess]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Creating a fundraising plan is the first step toward reaching your fundraising goals. Here are four items to help you stay on target. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Set. Ready. Go. – Not so fast!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here are the types of things you want to be aware of before you sign the dotted line.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Life Without Nonprofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nonprofits represent the best of who we are and who we can be. As we can, we have to step up to support these organizations financially and with our time and resources.]]></description>
		
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		<title>NFL Player to Nonprofit Leader</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[saadshaw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[#communitydevelopment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There’s something for each of us to do, a calling. But we have to listen for that calling. This is the story of Ervin “Blue Print” Parker, NFL player and founder of the Blue Print Leadership Academy, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Protecting our Black Legacy as a Family Unit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Black institutions have defined our history, individually, as families, and collectively as a people. We can come together as family units to make sure we preserve and grow our organizations. ]]></description>
		
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