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		<title>Civvys Nominations Accepted Until Friday December 4th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICYMI The 2020 American Civic Collaboration Awards (The Civvys) are accepting nominations until Friday, December 4th. The Civvys, celebrate best practices in civic collaboration that put community and nation before party, ideology and narrow interests. These annual awards are organized by NCDD member org, The Bridge Alliance Education, Big Tent Nation, and the National Conference on Citizenship. Read the details in the post below and find more information on the main website; and most importantly, make sure you nominate those outstanding efforts of civic collaboration [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31866">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reporting on All Narratives/ Hidden Common Ground in Unprecedented Times</title>
		<link>https://ncdd.org/31780</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The growing sense of division in our country has been felt &#160;strongly this year in conjunction with the physical separation of pandemic life and elections right around the corner. This article published on USA Today, written by David Mathews, President of Kettering Foundation,&#160;explores a narrative that is rarely reported on. USA Today networks and America Amplified, a public media collaborative, equipped with research provided by organizations including Public Agenda&#160;and the&#160;Kettering Foundation want to uncover the common ground. The main findings reported demonstrate more common ground [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31780">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join in on the AllSides Connect “Hackathon” Starting Today!</title>
		<link>https://ncdd.org/31466</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All are invited to test drive the freshly renamed civil discourse digital platform, AllSides Connect, and give your feedback! For the next three days, August 18th, 19th, and 20th &#8211;&#160; NCDDers AllSides and Living Room Conversations are hosting the AllSides Connect &#8220;Hackathon&#8221;, and we encourage you to check it out! Folks may remember the platform by its&#8217; former name, &#8220;Mismatch&#8221;. This platform is an opportunity to build connections and share conversation, which many of us are greatly in need of during these times of increased [&#8230;] <a href="https://ncdd.org/31466">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Joan Blades of Living Room Conversations</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/31302</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabella Guzman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story about Living Room Conversations, a longstanding NCDD friend and member organization, articulates the vision and relevance of gathering with others to practice communication in spite of differences. In 2010, Joan Blades in collaboration with friends from different political identities, created Living Room Conversations when they noticed the increasing difficulties in communicating with people across political divides. Living Room Conversations provides an important practice space where people can meet and discuss issues that matter greatly to communities across America.&#160; These online gatherings allow, respect, [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/31302">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Report on Transforming Relationships Between Community and Local Elected Officials</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30816</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCDD member org The Harwood Institute, in collaboration with fellow NCDD member The Kettering Foundation, recently announced the release of their new report, Seeking a New Relationship with Communities: How Local Elected Officials Want to Bridge Divides, Distrust, and Doubts. In this report, The Harwood Institute interviewed 36 elected officials from cities across the US about their perceptions, experiences, and aspirations when engaging with their communities. You can read the article below, as well as find the original version of this piece and the actual [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30816">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>December Confab on Guns &amp; Violence Now Available!</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30646</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hosted our December Confab last week with presenters from National Issues Forums, Living Room Conversations, and Essential Partners. Each shared their resources for talking about one of the toughest topics in our communities today: guns and violence. This post contains links to the resources as well as a link to the recording of this event. Betty Knighton and Darla Minnich from the National Issues Forums Institute shared their&#160;Issue Advisory, How Should We Prevent Mass Shootings in Our Communities?&#160; &#160;The issue advisory outlines three potential [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30646">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join us! Giving Tuesday Donations Matched Today and December Confab This Thursday</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30632</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friendly reminder about our December Confab Call this coming Thursday, December 5th from noon-1:30 pm Eastern/9 am-10:30 am Pacific. The call will be an opportunity for participants to learn about several resources for talking about guns and violence. We encourage you to join this free call and register today&#160;to secure your spot. Before we go further and in case you missed our post yesterday, today is Giving Tuesday! If you appreciate our Confabs and Tech Tuesdays, conferences and the work we do to build up [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30632">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing NCDD&#8217;s December Confab: Resources for Talking about Guns &amp; Violence</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/30581</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited announce the December Confab Call, which offers participants the chance to learn about several resources for talking about guns and violence. This free call takes place Thursday, December 5th from noon-1:30 pm Eastern/9 am-10:30 am Pacific. Register today to secure your spot. This summer had our communities and nation again on edge after multiple mass shootings. As often happens in these moments, people want a space to process what&#8217;s happened, and/or talk about what to do to prevent future tragedy.&#160;We&#8217;ll be featuring [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/30581">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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