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		<title>Democracy Rising – Call for Contributions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD Member Tom Prugh is working with Resilience.org to launch a blog series on the site, titled &#8220;Democracy Rising.&#8221; The goal of the blog is to introduce the readership to deliberative democracy. He&#8217;s working with some fellow NCDD members already, but is looking to expand the list of contributors. What better way than to reach out to you, the NCDD network! Below is a description of the series and its purpose from Tom. Read on for more information on how to express your interest. Democracy [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32362">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>Congratulations to the Recipients of the Civvys Award!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us in praising the winners of the Civvys! Recently six organizations, were recognized by the American Civic Collaboration Awards during their virtual livestream ceremony. &#160;This year&#8217;s ceremony saw a peak number in nominations, reflecting the growing civic efforts happening in the United States. Congratulations to The Civic Responsibility Project, SA2020, Green Our Planet, Pandemic Voting Project, Issue Voter, DoSomething.org&#8217;s Our 2020 Vision campaign for elevating democracy with your impactful civic- oriented work! Read more below for more details on the winners or navigate [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32177">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join Women Leading Disaster Recovery Webinar Weds, 2/24</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t want to miss the upcoming Equitable and Inclusive Engagement webinar hosted by Public Agenda, an NCDD member org, this coming Wednesday February 24th. The event will take place from 1-2:15pm Eastern, 10-11:15am Pacific. This segment will spotlight BIPOC Women Leading Disaster Recovery and the indispensable role they play in assisting their communities with what was needed in the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. This conversation is part of Public Agenda&#8216;s FREE webinar series. Register here! Read more below about the event [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32027">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>
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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>Join the Premiere of The Reunited States Film on Feb 11th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happening this Thursday, February 11th is the launch event for the film, The Reunited States. This film is inspired by its&#8217; namesake book, The Reunited States, authored by Mark Gerzon, president of Mediators Foundation, an NCDD member org. The Reunited States is a powerful and urgent documentary that follows the unsung heroes on the difficult journey of bridging our political and racial divides. The film, like the book, urges us to consider that everyone has a role to play in reuniting the country. To attend [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/32012">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Civic League Webinar 1/21: Bridging Divides Through Community Dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD partner organization the National Civic League is hosting a webinar this Thursday, January 21st at 2:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM Pacific. The webinar, titled&#160;Bridging Divides through Community Dialogue features NCDD&#8217;s own Courtney Breese as well as members John Sarrouf of Essential Partners and Hollie Cost, former mayor of Montevallo, Alabama. We hope you will join this exciting event! For more information, check out the event announcement below, or go to the webinar registration page to sign up! Join the National Civic League for a webinar [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31962">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In Class Group Discussions  Effects Beyond the Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story comes to us from the Interactivity Foundation an NCDD sponsor member. In ( this piece) Discussion Groups Weaving Social Connections we follow Greg Johnson, a Computer Science major that struggles with a stuttering condition. He begins his &#160;journey towards fulfilling the requirement of his course load while tackling on his interpersonal communication skills knowing support would keep him on track. To ensure his success, &#160;a speech specialist from his Universities Learning Team began to work with Greg and classmates on ways to assist [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31756">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join Virtual Book Club Discussion with Author of Engaged</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The McCourtney Institute for Democracy, an NCDD member org invites you to an exciting discussion with the author of Engaged: A Citizen&#8217;s Perspective on the Future of Civic Life. The event will take place via Zoom on Monday, December 7, &#160;at 4 pm Eastern, 1 pm Pacific. Register for the call here! On the call, author and Penn State alumnus Andrew Sommers, will be available for a group Q&#38;A session, and then participants will have the option to break out into smaller groups for further [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31819">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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