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		<title>Memberships Unite!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A full house consisting of Michigan Nonprofit Association member organizations and PRSA Detroit members (Public Relations Society of America) participated in a free half-day workshop providing support and insight into nonprofit public relations. PRSA Detroit’s membership consists of individual public relations professionals. The workshop was held at Wayne State University in Detroit. The morning keynote [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3175&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MiCC Member Campuses Receive National Community Service Recognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[17 colleges and universities from Michigan Campus Compact (MiCC) membership were recently named on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.  Deserving recipients include the Presidential Award Finalist, Kalamazoo College, and Honor Roll with Distinction recipients Michigan State University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Western Michigan University.  Albion College, Alma College, Aquinas College, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3167&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Food Collection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This fall season Michigan Nonprofit Association’s (MNA) continued its efforts to involve staff in civic engagement opportunities by coordinating an organization wide food collection intended to create complete meal boxes for local families in need. Opportunities like these help MNA staff connect with the local community, service organizations, and learn more about an existing community [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3135&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>8 Revelations from a SuperConference 2012 Participant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a privilege to be able to attend the MNA CMF SuperConference!  I was inspired and energized, learned a great deal of information and met new people with whom we can build relationships.  That is everything you could ask and more from an intense two day experience. Revelation 1 came from a workshop led by [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3121&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Thoughts on Election History on Primary Election Day</title>
		<link>http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/a-few-thoughts-on-election-history-on-primary-election-day/</link>
		<comments>http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/a-few-thoughts-on-election-history-on-primary-election-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week marks the 47th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.  This act prohibits discriminatory voting practices that have been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of millions of people over the course of U.S. history. While our nation has made multiple strides in the area of voting rights, in recent months we have seen an [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3100&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>College Students are Leaders!</title>
		<link>http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/college-students-are-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was in my 6th grade English class, my teacher said to the entire class, “You are the next generation of leaders!” The thing is, this teacher didn’t tell us how to learn how to be a leader or when we were supposed to assume this role. Now, at age 23, I’ve been figuring [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3083&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Returning Refreshed and Ready to Roll</title>
		<link>http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/returning-refreshed-and-ready-to-roll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone who has registered for a large conference featuring many “tracks” for attendees to follow and countless session options, you will be able to relate to the registration process for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS). It takes a lot of time to comb through session descriptions, deciding which sessions of many [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3077&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mackinac Policy Conference Review</title>
		<link>http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/mackinac-policy-conference-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MNA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Detroit Chamber of Commerce held its annual Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Donna Murray-Brown and I were fortunate enough to attend the conference this year on behalf of MNA. One difference in the conference this year, was the lack of lawmakers. Michigan legislators stayed behind in Lansing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3065&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Capacity Building: Detroit Sub-Grant Award Program for Culturally Diverse and Inclusive Arts and Culture Organizations</title>
		<link>http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/capacity-building-detroit-sub-grant-award-program-for-culturally-diverse-and-inclusive-arts-and-culture-organizations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MNA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In September 2010, the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center in Boston began delivering a local program called Capacity Building: Detroit. The program will run for 2 years and supports arts and culture organizations located in Southeast Michigan by providing seminars, web-chat discussions and one-on-one coaching for the 52 participating organizations. The goal [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3051&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Students Helping Others Through Service</title>
		<link>http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/students-helping-others-through-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MNA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 24, 2012 the Fifth Third Bank and Detroit Red Wings service initiative, Students Helping Others Through Service (SHOTS), came to a close. SHOTS was a program that encouraged southeast Michigan high school students to invest their time, talent and treasure in their communities. Groups of up to 6 students and an adult supervisor [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnaonline.wordpress.com&#038;blog=626625&#038;post=3036&#038;subd=mnaonline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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