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		<title>A Message from NCDD Board Chair Martín Carcasson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past seven years, I have had the honor of serving on the Board of Directors of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, the last four as the chair. My term is officially over at the end of the year. NCDD serves as an umbrella organization for academics, practitioners, artists, and volunteers committed to improving how we all talk to each other and address our shared problems. They are a network of networks, a bridging organization dedicated to helping individuals, organizations, and communities [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31929">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>ConversationCafe Recording and Resources</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/31002</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week NCDD held our first virtual Conversation Cafe session, and we were blown away by the turnout &#8211; thank you to the 125+ of you who joined us to learn about how to host Cafes online and participated in one on the call! The level of interest and enthusiasm was overwhelming, and so we wanted to make sure that anyone who is interested in this simple, open-source model for dialogue has the information and resources to do so! The following is a list of [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/31002">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join us in #WeavingCommunity during crisis</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30975</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Heierbacher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD is partnering once again with numerous organizations in our field to encourage a national conversation &#8211; this time around the importance of weaving community during times of crisis. We hope you can take part! The National Conversation Project is a coalition of partner organizations inviting Americans into online conversations and mutual support to weave a stronger community even now&#8211;especially now. Together, we&#8217;re promoting conversations and community amidst fear and isolation. We seek to serve our neighbors and nation in a moment of acute social [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30975">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join NCDD for a Network Call about COVID-19</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30912</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the declaration yesterday of a global pandemic, it&#8217;s clear that everyone&#8217;s way of life will be impacted. Public events are being cancelled or postponed, and people are being asked not to come together in person. Social distancing is being recommended to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This social distancing has impacts on individuals and our communities, for certain. But it also impacts the very way in which many of us conduct our work. For the dialogue and deliberation field, the work we do happens [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30912">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Big THANK YOU to our Contributors!</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30680</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;d love to start off the new year sharing our sincerest appreciation to everyone who supported NCDD during our End-of-Year Fund Drive, either by donating, renewing their memberships or by officially joining the Coalition for the first time as a dues-paying member! With all of your support, we were able to raise nearly $4,500 to help support this amazing network of movers and shakers. We are only one week into 2020 and it is already shaping up to be a profound and pivotal year, for [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30680">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Best Wishes for A Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30671</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD&#8217;s Staff wish you all a joyous and happy New Year! We know 2020 will be a busy year for all of us in the coalition, but we also know the work will be as important as ever. We&#8217;re committed to continuing to work with all of you to help spread the stories of how dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement can help our communities, nation, and world connect across differences and make decisions together. We know the work will be at times challenging, and so [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30671">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Our Sights on 2020</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30654</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2019 draws to a close, the NCDD staff and board are setting our sights on the year ahead and making plans for what we would like to do together in 2020. Suffice it to say 2020 will be an important year for our country and our world. It will be a year where dialogue &#38; deliberation are even more essential to helping people and communities build connections, increase understanding, and reach decisions together. This may feel like a real challenge for the public in [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30654">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join Confab TODAY Feat Purple Project for Democracy</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30396</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 03:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us in just a few hours for our September Confab call featuring the new initiative about to launch called&#160;Purple Project for Democracy. Purple is a non-partisan coalition, campaign and movement to rediscover and recommit to democratic values and institutions.&#160; The folks behind the project are building momentum for their November launch, and on this Confab we&#8217;ll learn more about how dialogue and deliberation can play a role in it. This free call will be today, September 30th from 1-2 pm Eastern, 10-11 am Pacific.&#160;Register [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30396">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join September Confab about Purple Project for Democracy</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30320</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce our September Confab Call, featuring a new initiative that is preparing for&#160; November launch &#8211; Purple Project for Democracy. Purple is a non-partisan coalition, campaign and movement to rediscover and recommit to democratic values and institutions.&#160; The folks behind the project are building momentum for their November launch, and on this Confab we&#8217;ll learn more about how dialogue and deliberation can play a role in it. This free call will be on Monday, September 30th from 1-2 pm Eastern, 10- [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30320">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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