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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss America Talks? This incredible event kicked off the 4th annual National Week of Conversation from June 12-20, 2021. Although the National Week of Conversation 2021 has passed, you can stay connected to their upcoming events here! Including this announcement from the #ListenFirst Coalition about a special event happening tomorrow July 1 at 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific &#8211; &#8220;Thursday marks another milestone as we help launch the Partnership for American Democracy, a new initiative that will serve as the collaborative nerve center to [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32203">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to the Recipients of the Civvys Award!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us in praising the winners of the Civvys! Recently six organizations, were recognized by the American Civic Collaboration Awards during their virtual livestream ceremony. &#160;This year&#8217;s ceremony saw a peak number in nominations, reflecting the growing civic efforts happening in the United States. Congratulations to The Civic Responsibility Project, SA2020, Green Our Planet, Pandemic Voting Project, Issue Voter, DoSomething.org&#8217;s Our 2020 Vision campaign for elevating democracy with your impactful civic- oriented work! Read more below for more details on the winners or navigate [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32177">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Research Fellowship at Public Agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD Member Public Agenda is looking to hire two Research Fellows for the Healthier Democracies Project. &#160;The Healthier Democracies Project, concentrates on identifying innovative participative democratic practices in foreign governments at the local and state levels to demonstrate back to American public officials examples of what can be implemented to fortify our own democratic processes in the United States. The duration of the engagement is short term, approximately 25 hours a week for 10 weeks, to be completed remotely. &#160;The position calls for a Master&#8217;s [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32159">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Civvy’s Celebrate Best in Civic Collaboration April 19th!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t miss out on the chance to celebrate the 4th American Civic Collaborations Award Ceremony! Since it&#8217;s very beginning, the Civvys have highlighted outstanding efforts of civic collaboration impacts in national, local and youth communities. The Civvys are the only national awards program dedicated to exalt projects that emphasize working together across divides to strengthen communities and empower citizens, this year with an added focus on building a more diverse and equitable America. This year, NCDD is proud to be a partner in national award [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32145">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Essential Conversations is celebrating one year! Essential Conversations was created by the Center for Purposeful Leadership as a response to the disruption felt worldwide with the events of 2020, in the hopes of engaging and activating leaders. &#160;If you haven&#8217;t checked it out yet, Essential Conversations is a weekly event with the purpose of hosting provocative and evocative conversations,&#160;interactive breakouts, and community conversations &#160;to equip you with strategies, inspiration and ideas to create change and innovation needed for &#160;coherence, resilience and positive impact.&#160; Anyone looking [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32126">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten Directions&#160;invites you to an exciting development opportunity with their anticipated Next Stage Facilitation Program. The 6- weeks online training goes live from April 20th- May 25th and is oriented for professionals who want to push their edge, take more risks and find more flow, ease and effectiveness in working with groups. This is perfect for anyone who is interested in taking the first step in the&#160;Certified Integral Facilitator &#174; path and&#160;is officially accredited by the ICF to provide 23.5 CCEU&#8217;s Even better, in partnership [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32104">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t want to miss the upcoming Equitable and Inclusive Engagement webinar hosted by Public Agenda, an NCDD member org, this coming Wednesday February 24th. The event will take place from 1-2:15pm Eastern, 10-11:15am Pacific. This segment will spotlight BIPOC Women Leading Disaster Recovery and the indispensable role they play in assisting their communities with what was needed in the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. This conversation is part of Public Agenda&#8216;s FREE webinar series. Register here! Read more below about the event [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32027">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happening this Thursday, February 11th is the launch event for the film, The Reunited States. This film is inspired by its&#8217; namesake book, The Reunited States, authored by Mark Gerzon, president of Mediators Foundation, an NCDD member org. The Reunited States is a powerful and urgent documentary that follows the unsung heroes on the difficult journey of bridging our political and racial divides. The film, like the book, urges us to consider that everyone has a role to play in reuniting the country. To attend [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32012">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students spend most of their days in school. Naturally, when national events occur, this extends the teachers regular duties to the role of &#160;&#8220;first responders&#8221;. This publication from Essential Partners&#160;was adapted for the classroom from their Reflective Structured Dialogue, and is offered as a tool for teachers to create a space of self- reflection, deep listening and open sharing in the classroom. &#160;The prompts and guidelines to consider, proactively invite the students to process crisis in a healthy way. Read about the structure and prompts [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31955">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyday Democracy is delighted to present the winners and runner ups of the prestigious Paul and Joyce Aicher Leadership in Democracy Award. This award honors the work that creates opportunity for meaningful participation for all people, by bridging all kinds of divides by making dialogue a regular part of how community operates. The recipient of the award this year is Point Diversity for creating a more diverse community for the past seven years in Roanoke VA. The first runner up for the award is Lashon [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31991">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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