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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>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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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>National Civic Review Summer Ed. – Access Code Included</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Civic League, an NCDD member organization, released the National Civic Review (NCR) Summer 2021 edition and&#160; NCDD members receive a digital copy&#160;of NCR&#160;for&#160;free! (Find the access code below.). This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Thanks to Rebecca Trout, NCL&#8217;s Program Director for All-America City Award &#38; Communications, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network! Friendly reminder that the League is always seeking articles for NCR on community-based examples of civic [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32352">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>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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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>Find Ease and Flow in Groups with Next Stage Facilitation!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Check out the NCDD All-Network Call Recording!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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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>Read Winter Edition and Contribute to National Civic Review!</title>
		<link>https://ncdd.org/32044</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Presidents&#8217; Day this coming Monday, we have some great reading for our network to dig into over this holiday weekend! The National Civic League, an NCDD member organization, released the 2020 Winter Edition of the National Civic Review (NCR) and&#160; NCDD members receive a digital copy of NCR&#160;for&#160;free! (Find the access code below.). This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Friendly reminder that the League is always seeking articles for NCR on community-based [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32044">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>
		<link>https://ncdd.org/32005</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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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>All Are Welcome at NCDD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, thank you to everyone in this community for sticking with the work in a tough year. NCDD&#8217;s staff and board have been talking a lot over the last nine months of the pandemic about what this year has shown us about this network&#8217;s necessity in the world, and where we can most support you all. It&#8217;s been encouraging to see that much of what we&#8217;ve always offered &#8211; news and resources, and opportunities to connect and collaborate &#8211; are still highly valued [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31905">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Civic Review Fall Edition Recently Released with Kettering Foundation</title>
		<link>https://ncdd.org/31790</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD member org, The National Civic League released the 2020 Fall Edition of the National Civic Review, published in collaboration with NCDD member, the Kettering Foundation. This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Friendly reminder that NCDD members receive the digital copy&#160;of the&#160;National Civic Review&#160;for&#160;free! (Find the access code below.)&#160;We strongly encourage our members to check out this great resource and there is an open invite for NCDD members to&#160;contribute to the NCR. You [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31790">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Registration Open for UNCG’s 2020 Virtual Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NCDD network has been invited to join the University Network for Collaborative Governance&#8216;s Virtual Conference this year and have the opportunity of sharing collaborative discourse on the future of our communities! &#160;The event will span three Fridays in October &#8211; the 26th and 23rd, and November 13th. This conference is great for those connected to a college or university, and interested in the tenets and implementation of collaborative governance. Make sure you register here by October 8th. Read below to learn more about the [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31652">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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