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		<title>Deliberation: Touching Lives across National Boundaries (Connections 2016)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The six-page article, &#8220;Deliberation: Touching Lives across National Boundaries&#8221; by Maura Casey was&#160;published in&#160;Kettering Foundation&#8216;s 2016 edition of their annual newsletter,&#160;Connections &#8211; Kettering&#8217;s Multinational Research. In the second article of the newsletter, Casey discusses the 2016 convening of the Multinational Symposium, held by Kettering, in which participants shared the various approaches occurring in their countries to better engage youth in democratic processes. Below is an excerpt from the article and Connections 2016 is available for free PDF download on Kettering&#8217;s site&#160;here. From the article&#8230; In [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/12152">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Deliberation across Deeply Divided Societies: Transformative Moments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 5-page review written by Nancy A. Vamvakas&#160;of&#160;Deliberation across Deeply Divided Societies: Transformative Moments&#160;(2017), by J&#252;rg Steiner, Maria Clara Jaramillo, Rousiley C. M. Maia, and Simona Mameli, was&#160;published in the&#160;Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 13: Iss. 1. In the book, the authors analyze group discussions from three distinct conflicts in Colombia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, and Brazil; and discuss the various approaches to deliberation in each area.&#160;Read an excerpt of the review below and find the PDF available for download on&#160;the Journal of Public Deliberation site&#160;here. From the [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/12043">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Graduate Certificate in Collaborative Governance</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11814</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 13:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Collaborative Governance Graduate certificate is available at Portland State University and is part of the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government. In response to a growing need for collaborative approaches to complex problems that span multiple jurisdictional, sectoral, and organizational boundaries, the Hatfield School of Government, the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC), and the Center for Public Service (CPS) have partnered to offer a set of courses that lead to a Graduate Certificate in Collaborative Governance. [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11814">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>21st Century Civic Infrastructure: Under Construction</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11769</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 28-page paper,&#160;21st Century Civic Infrastructure: Under Construction,&#160;written by Jill Blair and Malka Kopell was commissioned by The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and published in spring 2015. The paper offers 3 keystones for building an effective and more equitable civic infrastructure: engaging all sectors; enlisting all voices; and creating vertical and horizontal thoroughfares for the exchange of information and practice. Below is an excerpt of the paper, which can be found in full on The Aspen Institute&#8217;s FCS&#8217;s site here. From the introduction&#8230; [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11769">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Wise Democracy Project</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11676</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 13:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wise Democracy Project was initiated by Tom Atlee of the Co-Intelligence Institute with impetus and tremendous help from Martin Rausch in Switzerland, between July 2016 and March 2017. The Wise Democracy Project has been created to inspire the formation of a community of practice around approaches and innovations that can further the development of a democratic system capable of generating wise public policy and collective activities. &#8220;Wise&#8221; in this context means taking into account what needs to be taken into account for long-term broad [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11676">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Not in Our Town Quick Start Guide</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11458</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Not in Our Town Quick Start Guide: Working together for safe, inclusive communities,&#160;was created by Not in Our Town (NIOT) and updated March 2013. The guide gives five steps to begin a campaign in your town or school to stop hate, address bullying, and build safer communities together Below is an excerpt from the guide, which can be downloaded from NIOT&#8217;s site here&#160;or at the link at the bottom of the page. From the guide&#8230; You may be someone who is concerned about divisions [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11458">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ships Passing in the Night</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11391</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 20-page report, Ships Passing in the Night (2014),&#160;was written by David Mathews and supported by the Cousins Research Group of the Kettering Foundation. In the article, Mathews talks about the two major movements in civic engagement; one in higher education and the other found growing among communities able to work together. He uses the analogy of the wetlands, like how life thrives in the wetlands, it is in communities that can come together, where democracy thrives. Because it is these&#160;opportunities for people to discuss [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11391">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leading Organizational &amp; Community Change</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11325</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading Organizational &#38; Community Change (LOCC) is an academic program available through Humboldt State University&#8217;s College of eLearning &#38; Extended Education. Participants can take the courses individually to develop professional skills around collaborative decision-making processes; or may complete the five core courses to achieve a Leading Organizational &#38; Community Change certificate. To learn more about the courses and&#160;certificate program, check out the excerpt below or go directly to LOCC&#8217;s site here. From the site&#8230; The Program Become a notably effective and engaging organizational leader, public [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11325">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Reunited States of America</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11071</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 16:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 192-page book by Mark Gerzon,&#160;The Reunited States of America:&#160;How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide, was&#160;published February 2016. This book is a manifesto on how to bridge the political divide in America, during a time when the political environment is deeply poisoned. Gerzon shares the experiences of 40 individuals and organizations that are already doing the work of finding common ground, and working together around challenging and divisive issues. Here you will find a toolkit to join&#160;the emerging movement towards a transpartisan political environment [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11071">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Change for the Audacious: a doer’s guide</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10991</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 240-page book, Change for the Audacious: a doers&#8217; guide by Steve Waddell, was published in 2016.&#160;This book explores how we must, and can do much better at addressing issues such as: climate change, food security, health, education, environmental degradation, peace-building, water, equity, corruption, and wealth creation. This book is for people working on these types of issues, with the belief that we can create a future that is not just &#8220;sustainable&#8221;, but also flourishing. This perspective means that the challenge is not just one [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10991">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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