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		<title>NIFI Holds Student-Focused CGA Forums Series in Nov.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We wanted to share these upcoming opportunities with NCDD member org, National Issues Forums Institute, for students to dive deeper into the Common Ground for Action online forums. The CGA forums will focus on the NIFI issue guide, A House Divided: What Do We Have To Give Up To Get The Political System We Want?,&#160;as part of a series of week-long student-focused forums. You can read about the series below and find the original version on NIFI&#8217;s site here. Join In Cross-Campus Online Forums in [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30425">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Participate in A Public Voice 2019 Livestream on May 9th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next week, A Public Voice 2019, is being hosted by NCDD member organizations &#8211;&#160;the&#160;Kettering Foundation&#160;and the&#160;National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) at the National Press Club in Washington DC on May 9th from 9:30-11:30 am Eastern, 6:30-8:30 am Pacific.&#160;This annual event will convene policymakers, Capitol Hill staffers, NIF forum moderators and analysts, and members from the dialogue and deliberation field for a panel discussion around this year&#8217;s theme of political division and the important role of public deliberation.&#160;Over the remainder of the year, National Issue Forums [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/29641">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Check Out New Issue Guides Now Available from NIFI</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the National Issues Forums Institute &#8211; an NCDD member org, has published three issues guides to support conversations in deliberative forums on major issues facing this country. The three issue guides, House Divided,&#160;Keeping America Safe, and&#160;A Nation in Debt, each offer multiple talking points on both &#8220;sides&#8221; of the issue to give participants additional perspectives and help lead to a more robust deliberation. You can read the announcement below and find the original version on the NIFI blog here. From Brad Rourke &#8211; [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/29593">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special Offer Available on “A House Divided” NIFI Guide</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/29217</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it,&#160;National Issues Forums Institute in partnership with the Kettering Foundation &#8211; both NCDD member organizations, have a special offer available for their new Issue Guide,&#160;A House Divided: What Would We Have to Give Up to Get the Political System We Want.&#160;They are offering folks interested in convening forums around this issue guide with complimentary digital versions and hard copies of the guide, and request for coveners and moderators to provide NIFI with report back on the experience.&#160;You can read the announcement [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/29217">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from the Kettering Winter Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, NCDD org member, the&#160;Kettering Foundation&#160;sent out their Winter newsletter, which you can read in the post below to learn what they&#8217;ve been up to lately. Highlights include Kettering at NCDD2018, discount opportunity on Dzur&#8217;s new book &#8211;&#160;Democracy Inside, upcoming CGA forums, and more. Please join us in congratulating John Dedrick, who was recently named Kettering&#8217;s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer! If you haven&#8217;t already, you can sign up for Kettering&#8217;s newsletters by clicking&#160;here&#160;to stay up-to-date on all that [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/28692">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Common Ground for Action Dates in November &amp; December</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/28478</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those looking to get more experience with the Common Ground for Action (CGA) forums, there are several forums and open practice sessions happening throughout November and December. CGA is an online platform from NCDD member orgs, the&#160;National Issues Forums Institute and&#160;Kettering Foundation, to be used in conjunction with the NIFI issues guides and hold space for participants to deliberate on that specific issue.&#160;Forums will be held on&#160;a wide range of&#160;subjects, so&#160;we encourage you to learn more about&#160;the offerings and register to join! You can [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/28478">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Willingham Grant Accepting Applications Until Nov 20</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/28252</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, the National Issues Forums Institute, an NCDD member org is now accepting applications for the 2019 Taylor L. Willingham Legacy Fund grant.&#160;The grants are intended to honor the legacy of Taylor Willingham and her contributions to the field of deliberative democracy by supporting projects in the field, and we highly encourage NCDD members to&#160;apply&#160;for a grant or&#160;donate&#160;to the fund. Applications are due November 20, 2018, so make sure you submit yours before it&#8217;s too late!&#160;Click here&#160;to learn more about Taylor&#8217;s [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/28252">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deliberation and How We Use it in Everyday Life</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/27507</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Issues Forums Institute &#8211; an NCDD member and NCDD2018 sponsor org, recently shared an update on the work that the Kettering Foundation has found on the nature of public deliberation. While process and design are important parts of engagement work, the reality is that deliberation happens every day, both inside of ourselves and in our casual interactions. Having a structure is immensely helpful in bringing our reactions and decisions into more concrete reality, and yet even outside of the more formal spaces of [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/27507">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NIFI Common Ground for Action Events This Summer</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/27052</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD member org, the National Issues Forums Institute, has several events and opportunities coming up this summer for their online platform, Common Ground for Action (CGA), that we wanted to share with the network.&#160;In July, there&#160;are CGA open practice sessions and several forum series events around the issues guides: Shaping Our Future, Coming to America, and The Changing World of Work.&#160;On August 15th, there is a CGA New Moderator Training Workshop for educators, which will be hosted by NCDD member Kara Dillard. We encourage you [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/27052">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Recording of the 2018 A Public Voice Event in DC</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/27013</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, the recording was released for last month&#8217;s&#160;A Public Voice,&#160;held May 9th in Washington DC. The annual event hosted by NCDD member orgs&#160;&#8211; the&#160;Kettering Foundation&#160;and the&#160;National Issues Forums Institute, brought together policymakers, their staffers, and folks from the D&#38;D field to discuss outcomes from the forums on immigration that were held throughout the year.&#160;You can read the announcement and watch the APV2018 recording in the post below, and find the original on NIFI&#8217;s site here. Watch &#8211; A Public Voice 2018, [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/27013">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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