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		<title>Celebrate the Institute for Global Leadership on October 21</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20th Anniversary of Institute for Global Leadership Event October 21, 1-3 p.m. on Zoom Honoree and Speaker Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Chair and Executive Director, New York City Civic Engagement Commission and Member, first municipal Racial Inclusion and Equity Task Force The Institute for Global Leadership announces the 2021 Life Leadership Service Award Recipient is Dr. Sarah Sayeed. Dr. Sayeed has been dedicated to an inclusive public square for two decades. She will speak and respond on &#8220;Building Trusting Community Relationships&#8221; after Mayor Joseph Petty awards [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32410">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join NCDD and NAFCM for a Networking Event Nov 2nd!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD is excited to partner with the National Association for Community Mediation to offer a joint networking event for our members! Join us Tuesday, November 2nd at 7:00pm Eastern/4:00pm Pacific for an informal networking and conversation space. NCDD&#8217;s Executive Director Courtney Breese will lead participants through some speed networking, and then participants will propose conversations they would like to have. The session is scheduled for 90 minutes. Join us to mix and mingle, propose topics of interest and meet with similarly interested people from the [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32404">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Last Call to Register for Evolve 2021 at a Special Rate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next week the Evolve 2021 conference takes place October 20-22. This exciting online conference is bringing people together from across the world to talk about how to make a difference in our world. NCDD is serving as a sponsor of this event, and our network can use code &#8220;NCDD&#8221; for 10% off! NCDD members have received an offer for an additional discount as well &#8211; check your email! Read more about the event below, and be sure to register before October 20th! Evolve 2021&#160;is a [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32397">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join the Online Facilitation Unconference October 22-24!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Online Facilitation Unconference (OFU) is an annual learning exchange around all things virtual facilitation. It will be happening October 22&#8211;24, once again alongside and as part of IAF&#8217;s Facilitation Week. The event brings together practitioners from around the world, from a rich diversity of places and backgrounds and with various skill levels in terms of online/virtual/remote facilitation to explore the latest tools, share experiences, float new ideas etc. In a nutshell, OFU is: An&#160;unconference, meaning that the agenda will be created by the participants [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32384">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy Rising – Call for Contributions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD Member Tom Prugh is working with Resilience.org to launch a blog series on the site, titled &#8220;Democracy Rising.&#8221; The goal of the blog is to introduce the readership to deliberative democracy. He&#8217;s working with some fellow NCDD members already, but is looking to expand the list of contributors. What better way than to reach out to you, the NCDD network! Below is a description of the series and its purpose from Tom. Read on for more information on how to express your interest. Democracy [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32362">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the Summer Learning Springboard, July 26-30!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD is excited to announce the lineup of events for the first-ever Summer Learning Springboard event, July 26-30, 2021! The Springboard is a week-long series of&#160; virtual skill-building, learning exchange, and networking events. Spend some time this summer improving and exploring your dialogue and deliberation practice with your peers in a variety of sessions! Registration for the SLS is just $10 for NCDD Members and $20 for non-members, and includes access to all included sessions and networking spaces. Other workshops are offered with a separate [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32286">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Session Applications are Now Open for NCDD’s Summer Learning Springboard!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD is excited to announce the launch of session applications for our upcoming Summer Learning Springboard! The Summer Learning Springboard is a virtual convening from the National Coalition for Dialogue &#38; Deliberation (NCDD). This convening will consist of a variety of skill building sessions and learning exchanges over the course of approximately one week in late July (exact dates TBD). Participants will register to attend specific sessions, with a variety of free and fee-based events. Members of the NCDD community are invited to submit a [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32163">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the NCDD All-Network Call Recording!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 17th NCDD held our first call of 2021. This all-network call asked participants to share where they are putting energy into their work this year. They proposed topics they would like to discuss with others, and we had about 6-7 active sessions going on simultaneously. It was a great networking event! Topics mainly focused in a few areas: Online engagement, including expanding participation, access, and inclusion Diversity, equity, and inclusion Building others skills and increasing the value of good process In the wrap-up [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32084">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>All-Network Call: Where Will You Put Your Energy in 2021?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD is excited to kick off our 2021 network programming with an all-network call Wednesday, February 17th at 1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific. Register today to secure your spot! Unlike many of our past webinars and calls, this all-network call will put participants in the driver&#8217;s seat. As we all start 2021, there is so much work to be done with regards to engaging our communities, bringing people together across differences, and tackling the challenges of this moment. We know you are all thinking about [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32005">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Civic League Webinar 1/21: Bridging Divides Through Community Dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD partner organization the National Civic League is hosting a webinar this Thursday, January 21st at 2:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM Pacific. The webinar, titled&#160;Bridging Divides through Community Dialogue features NCDD&#8217;s own Courtney Breese as well as members John Sarrouf of Essential Partners and Hollie Cost, former mayor of Montevallo, Alabama. We hope you will join this exciting event! For more information, check out the event announcement below, or go to the webinar registration page to sign up! Join the National Civic League for a webinar [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31962">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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