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		<title>Exciting Updates from the Tufts’ Tisch College of Civic Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We received this announcement from NCDDer Peter Levine at Tufts&#8217; Tisch College of Civic Life, sharing many exciting updates happening at Tisch that we wanted to help boost to the larger NCDD network. Don&#8217;t miss out on the next announcement and sign up for this newsletter via the Frontiers of Democracy Updates Email List linked here. Do you have information you&#8217;d like to share with the NCDD network? Then check out this page to learn how to boost information with the expansive coalition. Update about [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31701">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The 2020 All-America City Award Event is Now Virtual!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let the 2020 All-America City Award Competition begin! This beloved annual community event hosted by NCDD partner organization, the National Civic League, kicks off today and continues until the Weds. August 19th. This inspirational event recognizes communities that leverage civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation to successfully address local issues. This year has gone virtual but you can still join by heading on over to the NCL site linked here. If you are looking for a great boost of spirit, then we strongly encourage you [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31486">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Register for the Virtual Annual Civic Institute on August 21st</title>
		<link>https://ncdd.org/31461</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This announcement comes to us from our friends at the David Matthews Center for Civic Life. ICYMI on Friday, August 21st, the Matthews Center will be hosting their annual Civic Institute with this year&#8217;s theme, Common Bonds: Collective Purpose and Civic Resilience in Uncertain Times.&#160; The event this year will be entirely online and open to folks outside the state, as well as free-of-charge! Make sure you see&#160;Dr. David Mathews, President and C.E.O. of the Kettering Foundation, give the keynote address sharing from his experiences [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31461">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Civic Saturday Fellowship Deadline Extended Until July 3rd</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/31249</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citizen University announced they are extending the deadline for their Civic Saturday Fellowship application for one more week until Friday, July 3rd. &#8220;The Civic Saturday Fellowship prepares motivated, local leaders (or, as we like to say, civic catalysts!) to start their own Civic Saturday gatherings in their home communities. In this nine-month fellowship, civic catalysts will attend the Civic Seminary, a three-day training in Seattle with Citizen University staff, and return home ready to create lasting impact in the civic life of their communities.&#8221; You [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/31249">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Telephone Townhall – A View From You During a Pandemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 18:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD Member and NCL Senior Fellow Larry Schooler has announced a special event this week. Check out the announcement and the link to register below! Join us for a one-of-a-kind, national broadcast conversation where you take center stage. You&#8217;ll have the chance to talk directly to community leaders, sharing what you need now and the actions required by our elected officials to get past this crisis. Unlike most &#8220;town halls,&#8221; you won&#8217;t be asking the questions but answering them! National Civic League Senior Fellow Larry [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/31175">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Webinar Recording: Social Distancing Meets Public Engagement</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/31102</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s webinar,&#160;Social Distancing Meets Public Engagement, was our largest to date, with over 325 participants! This webinar, co-hosted with our partners at the National Civic League, featured Wendy Willis, Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, and Larry Schooler, Director of Consensus Building and Community Engagement, CD&#38;P.&#160;&#160;Wendy and Larry showcased strategies for virtual public engagement in this time of social isolation. This webinar included information about leveraging government access television to enhance the efforts of local government to connect with their residents and stakeholders.&#160; [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/31102">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Exciting Updates from the Interactivity Foundation!</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30808</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We wanted to share a couple of updates from NCDD member org The Interactivity Foundation, including some resources that may be helpful for those working on dialogue and deliberation efforts on campuses. First off, IF recently gave their website a fresh look and if you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, we encourage you to head on over there to check it out! Secondly, they&#160;posted about a day-long workshop organized by The Deliberative Pedagogy Institute last Fall, which featured several heavy hitters from the NCDD Coalition. In [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30808">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join Frontiers of Democracy Conference from June 18-20</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30696</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frontiers of Democracy is now accepting applications for its upcoming 2020 conference happening from June 18th until June 20th! The conference will be held at Tufts University in downtown Boston, following the American Political Science Association&#8217;s Institute for Civically Engaged Research, and preceding the Summer Institute of Civic Studies. Frontiers will be an opportunity to connect with members from these programs, as well as, practitioners and professionals working in democratic social movements, political reform, civic engagement, dialogue and deliberation, and more! Applications for sessions will [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30696">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MANY New Job &amp; Internship Opportunities in the D&amp;D Field</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30524</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are LOTS of new jobs and internships related to dialogue, deliberation, civic tech, and public engagement work! Including two special opportunities to work with NCDD Co-Founder Sandy Heierbacher who is now working with Everyday Democracy, and they looking for a Director of Communications and Community Organizer &#8211; check it out! We work to stay up on the most recent opportunities and send them out via the NCDD Making-A-Living listserv. While the Making-A-Living listserv is a benefit of being an NCDD member, we have been [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30524">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apply Now for Citizen University’s Civic Saturday Fellowship</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30458</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citizen University is now accepting applications for the 2020 Civic Saturday Fellowship Program! Civic Saturdays bring together communities &#8220;to cultivate a sense of shared civic purpose and moral clarity&#8221;. This nine-month fellowship is an opportunity to receive a three-day training in hosting Civic Saturday and bring these skills back to their communities. Priority deadline is November 8th and final applications are due Wednesday, November 20th. You can read more in the announcement below and find the original information on the CU site here. Civic Saturday [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30458">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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