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		<title>Join Us at Our New Blog Site</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/join-us-at-our-new-blog-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been reading A Voice for Children via e-mail, you may have wondered why you haven't received one lately. We switched to a new platform in mid-December. You can visit the new blog here: http://blog.operationkids.org. If you want to continue receiving posts via e-mail, please click this link to sign up. <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/join-us-at-our-new-blog-site/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=738&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Home For Blog</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/new-home-for-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than 2 years publishing on Wordpress, A Voice for Children is moving over to our own, self-hosted page at http://blog.operationkids.org. This move is being done to provide you easy access to any Operation Kids resources, information and updates that are on our website, as well as allow us expanded custom options and the ability to provide additional functionality.

We sincerely appreciate the readership and resources a Wordpress platform has brought us, and look forward to embarking on a new journey. We invite you to join us there, beginning today, Thursday, December 17, 2009.

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		<title>Identifying Donor Prospects</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/identifying-donor-prospects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With myriad organizations doing splendid work, and an endless array of opportunities for donors to contribute and make a positive difference, what becomes the game-changer in prompting a high net-worth individual or a philanthropically-minded family to choose to investigate and explore your organization? Time and time again that game-changer is the potential donor is familiar with, does business with, or admires the person who makes the call or sends the e-mail on behalf of your organization. <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/identifying-donor-prospects/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=730&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Holiday Gift</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/the-best-holiday-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a season filled with lists and wishes, the holiday gift one Utah couple hopes for is one often taken for granted: a healthy family.  For this family, one wish has already been granted.  Now they wait for the ultimate gift … the gift of life. <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/the-best-holiday-gift/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=725&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Dissing</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/understanding-dissing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Children's Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I live in East Salinas and bump into someone on the way to my corner, it could be death for one of us, because, all-too-often, that is all there is, just the corner.  It is not an accidental bump.  It is “dissing”.  If all I have is the corner, I’ll defend it with my life.  Dissing is not the presence of something.  It is the absence of future. My corner.  My turf, which I will protect with my life.  Nothing beyond. <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/understanding-dissing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=722&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Excellence in Giving</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/excellence-in-giving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Charitable Giving & Accountability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what does that leave donors? Since excellence is self-imposed, how can donors interested in achieving more than average returns on their donation navigate the obstacles presented by the nonprofit world and find the partners that deliver the results the donor is looking for? It can be terribly overwhelming.  <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/excellence-in-giving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=720&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Information is Currency</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/information-is-currency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information is indeed currency, no matter the task or the assignment, and the more we have accumulated, the more successful we will be. <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/information-is-currency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=709&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Littlest of These</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/the-littlest-of-these/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the weather begins to turn cold again, I find my thoughts frequently turning to that young woman - so desperate to provide for her baby that a few dollar bills and a blanket were received as if they were life's grandest treasures. <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/the-littlest-of-these/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=703&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What You Give Away</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/what-you-give-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A timely message as we approach the season of giving. As you rush about preparing for seasonal observances, be aware of those around who may be struggling. If you sense someone may need help, be the one to help.  <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/what-you-give-away/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=705&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I give to charity, but I am not a philanthropist….or am I?</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/i-give-to-charity-but-i-am-not-a-philanthropist%e2%80%a6-or-am-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Lindsay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is amazing how age and life experience can deepen our understanding of the value of people and blessings in our lives. And it has been my experience that with that self-reflective discernment comes an enhanced capacity to take action.  There is certainly reason enough this year for us to be particularly grateful for blessings that we might have taken, more or less, for granted in years past.  <a href="http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/i-give-to-charity-but-i-am-not-a-philanthropist%e2%80%a6-or-am-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1760980&amp;post=698&amp;subd=operationkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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