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	<title>A Voice for Children</title>
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	<description>Changing the way people look at charitable giving</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>
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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. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=720&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Information is Currency</title>
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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.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=709&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=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.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=703&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=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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		<category><![CDATA[Amy Grant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vince Gill]]></category>

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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. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=705&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=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. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=698&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who Are You? What Can You Do?</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/who-are-you-what-can-you-do/</link>
		<comments>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/who-are-you-what-can-you-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Fundraising and Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With over 1 million registered nonprofits in the United States and more than 30,000 primarily focused on children’s needs and issues, it is critical that nonprofit organizations are able to clearly and succinctly define who they are and what they do, as well as articulate the services they provide.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=694&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Only Difference is Zeros</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/the-only-difference-is-zeros/</link>
		<comments>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/the-only-difference-is-zeros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Fundraising and Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don’t truly care about the mission and purpose of the organization you are representing, and the services and assistance they provide, why should the person you are presenting to care either?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=685&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Children to Give</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/teaching-children-to-give/</link>
		<comments>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/teaching-children-to-give/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Charitable Giving & Accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charitable giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wherever you may fall on the income spectrum, you and your children live better than most. We have so much, and while the current credit crunch may round some edges off of our self-indulgent society, we need to dig a little deeper and live with gratitude and awareness of those who have less. We need to teach this to our children so that we can have a hope of changing things. Not only is it the right thing to do, it is also the key to changing the circumstances of the less-fortunate. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=682&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perfection Not Required</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/perfection-not-required/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[current events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[foster care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifestart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a laundry list of parenting faults - I'm a little high-strung, I hate to mop the kitchen floor (negating any 30-second-rule for fear my kids will die of whatever has taken up residence there), I don't find the emptying of an entire roll of toilet paper or tube of toothpaste particularly humorous and sometimes I put the pillow over my head and mutter, "if I ignore you can I sleep just 20 more minutes?"

And yet, my kids are lucky - they have parents who love them and are fiercely devoted to giving them the best life we possibly can. And that is enough perfection for them.

It is also the reasoning behind this month's National Adoption Month theme: "You don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent: There are thousands of teens in foster care who would love to put up with you."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=operationkids.wordpress.com&blog=1760980&post=680&subd=operationkids&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nickle and Dimed: A Review</title>
		<link>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/nickle-and-dimed-a-review/</link>
		<comments>http://operationkids.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/nickle-and-dimed-a-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[book reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realize how our misunderstandings of one another continue to sabotage our efforts to improve the lives of others. We still, all too often, do not know how to help because we do not understand the lives and circumstances of those we would choose to help.  
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