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	<title>Fund 4 Democratic Communities</title>
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	<description>a small contribution of ours to the world of democratic ideas...</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fall 2008 Update on F4DC&#8217;s Money</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=32</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Marnie Thompson
These days, it seems rare to get timely information, especially about money matters, from agencies and organizations. Yet, at F4DC, we think that transparency – the practice of proactively sharing detailed and accurate information with the public – is a key hallmark of authentic democracy. If the community doesn’t have ready access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing Our Latest Grants!</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=30</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[F4DC is excited to announce our recent grant recipients. In this second grant cycle, we awarded a total of $30,000 to 13 organizations in support of what we believe are outstanding community-focused programs. The following programs received grants for their dedication to strengthening communities through authentic democratic practices:
100 Leaders was awarded a grant to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speech at First Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=29</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Whitfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[(This is the speech I gave at the first board meeting of F4DC in July of 2007. It lays out part of the vision for this organization. This works continues to be a challenge.  ELW)  
Today we are called upon to seize this moment.  We are here with gardeners, artists, technicians, philosophers, mathematicians, organizers, musicians, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grant-Writing Workshop</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=31</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[F4DC hosted a free six-hour Grant-Writing Workshop for those who were interested in additional information and help in preparing their grant proposals
The workshop was held Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM at The Greensboro HIVE, 1214 Grove Street. Attendance at the Grant-Writing Workshop was optional; however, we encouraged grant-seekers to attend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My dad, the money, and me</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=27</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marnie Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
About 14 months ago, I quit my more-than-full-time job as an educational researcher. The theory was to lead a life that involves less work and more play. Less than two months later, that change was followed by another big change: In January 2007, my dad, W. Hayden Thompson, of Cleveland, Ohio, died at the age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grantee Information Session</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=22</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Lambelet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are a few photos from the January 19th information session. While there was good information shared from F4DC folks, but probably the most gratifying part was hearing about the great work that so many are doing in and around the Piedmont. If you missed the information session, you can still apply for a grant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOT NEW SINGLE!!! F4DC Blues</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=17</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Lambelet</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Critical Democratic Education is Child Centered and Community Owned, Based and Controlled</title>
		<link>http://f4dc.org/ideas/?p=4</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Whitfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[community democracy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(0) All children learn all the time unless there is a serious and rare neurological pathology (brain damage or deformity).
(0a) Education should foster the development of the whole child into a healthy, meaningful, engaged, informed, empowered/powerful and capable adult through being a healthy, meaningfully engaged, informed, and nurtured child.
(1) Standardized tests are not good means [...]]]></description>
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