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		<title>Arkansas Community Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.arcf.org</link>
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			<title>How can employers and educators work together to build workforce readiness in Arkansas?</title>
			<description>Nicholas Brown, President &amp;amp; CEO of Southwest Power Pool, Inc., and Sally Carder, President of National Park Community College, weigh in on how employers and educators can work together to improve Arkansas's workforce. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/78/reftab/163/t/How-can-employers-and-educators-work-together-to-build-workforce-readiness-in-Arkansas/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:51:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A Second Chance for Job Success</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Piloted in 2009, Goodwill's Transitional &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Employment Opportunities (TEO) program offers a transitional &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;part-time job at a Goodwill processing center or store, intensive &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;one-on-one career coaching and support services to help men and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;women coming out of prison or jail gain the skills they need to get &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;back on their feet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/77/reftab/163/t/A-Second-Chance-for-Job-Success/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:39:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arkansans Build Partnerships to Prepare Workforce for Today's Economy</title>
			<description>I was recently asked if it is possible that we are overemphasizing &lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;the importance of a post-high-school education. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;The answer to that question was an emphatic “no.” None of us &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;can underestimate the impact of higher education on the future &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;of our state.&lt;/span&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/76/reftab/163/t/Arkansans-Build-Partnerships-to-Prepare-Workforce-for-Today-s-Economy/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>5 Steps to College Retention</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;Dr. Steven Murray, chancellor of Phillips Community College of &lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;the University of Arkansas (PCCUA), explained some of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;steps that helped PCCUA double its three-year graduation rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in recent years. Dr. Carol Compas, program director of Arkansas &lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Partners in Long-Term Care, and Lisa Ferrell, discretionary grant &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;program manager for the Arkansas Department of Workforce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services, explained some of the measures being taken by a &lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;coalition working to address a projected shortage of highly &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;trained nurses in Arkansas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/75/reftab/163/t/5-Steps-to-College-Retention/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Training for More Than a Job</title>
			<description>Several organizations in Arkansas are helping to provide on-the-job training to help people with disabilities find meaningful careers. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/74/reftab/163/t/Training-for-More-Than-a-Job/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:34:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Grants Available for Programs Serving African Americans</title>
			<description>The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame (ABHF) Foundation, in partnership with Arkansas Community Foundation, is accepting proposals for its annual grant program now through April 15. Grants will be awarded to programs that benefit African-American communities and/or other underserved populations in Arkansas through a focus on education, health and wellness, youth development, small business development or economic development.  </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/73/reftab/163/t/Grants-Available-for-Programs-Serving-African-Americans/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:17:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>May 3 Conference to Share Skills for Building School and Community Gardens</title>
			<description>Registration opens February 15 for Making Your Garden Grow, a conference on building and sustaining school and community gardens in Arkansas. The event will be held Friday, May 3 at the CALS Children’s Library and Learning Center in Little Rock. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/72/reftab/163/t/May-3-Conference-to-Share-Skills-for-Building-School-and-Community-Gardens/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Eight New Businesses Growing from Entrepreneur Center</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;What does it take to start a new business? Opened in 2010, the&lt;a href="http://www.thrivecenter.org/work/helena-entrepreneur-center/" target="_blank"&gt;Helena Entrepreneur Center (HEC)&lt;/a&gt;, a project of nonprofit organization Thrive, is breaking down barriers for would-be small business owners in the Delta. The “business incubator” program features an 8-week training program, personalized design and branding services and a 12,000-square foot facility where start-ups can host their operations. Just two years in, the HEC has helped launch eight new businesses already. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/70/reftab/163/t/Eight-New-Businesses-Growing-from-Entrepreneur-Center/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:07:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Q&amp;A: A Pathway to Education for 27,000 Arkansans</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;Since 2005, more than 27,000 students have participated in the &lt;a href="http://www.arpathways.com/home.html" target="_blank"&gt;Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative (CPI)&lt;/a&gt; in order to earn more than 24,000 certificates and degrees. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;CPI helps low-income custodial parents and adult caregivers gain the education they need to find good jobs. The program, available through two-year colleges and technical centers across Arkansas, offers assistance navigating the financial aid process, along with extra aid for childcare, transportation, books and other needs. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We spoke to &lt;strong&gt;Karon Rosa&lt;/strong&gt;, director of the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative, to learn more.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/71/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Law Extends Benefits for Charitable Contributions from IRAs</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/10/reftab/163/t/Law-Extends-Benefits-for-Charitable-Contributions-from-IRAs/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Books and Beyond: The future of civic engagement at Arkansas's public libraries</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;Although collections of books and public records remain libraries’ bread and butter, many libraries across the state are embracing the challenge of educating and informing the public in a changing world through new programs and services for all ages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We talked to Hadi Dudley of the Bentonville Public Library and Don Ernst of the Central Arkansas Library System to learn more about the role libraries can play in building civic engagement.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/69/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:29:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Community Engagement is at the C.O.R.E. of Downtown Revitalization</title>
			<description>The driving force behind the revitalization of Harrison’s downtown is a strategic plan developed by the citizens themselves, under the guidance of a new advocacy organization called Harrison C.O.R.E. (Central Organization for Revitalization and Enhancement). </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/67/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Delta Dawn: It's a new day in Helena thanks to community volunteers</title>
			<description>Volunteer-led projects are helping to revitalize Helena, Arkansas. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/65/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:48:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Future Funds Give Young Philanthropists a Chance to Make Their Mark</title>
			<description>“Everyone has a philanthropic bone in their body,” said Fayetteville Future Fund charter member Katie Tennant. “More than people ever realize, they want to give back to their community. But many young professionals don’t know how or don’t think they have the means to help. Future Funds pool membership money together to make a bigger impact. You as an individual become a part of the group that IS making a difference.” </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/66/reftab/163/t/Future-Funds-Give-Young-Philanthropists-a-Chance-to-Make-Their-Mark/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How can we increase civic participation in Arkansas communities? </title>
			<description>Viewpoints from Bernadette Devone of Arkansas Public Policy Panel and Mireya Reith of Arkansas United Community Coalition. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/68/reftab/163/t/How-can-we-increase-civic-participation-in-Arkansas-communities-/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:23:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Young Professionals Invest in Arkansas</title>
			<description>Networking associations for young professionals are on the rise across the state, as young people seek to build connections and give back to their communities.  Here are eight young professionals groups you need to know.</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/64/reftab/163/t/Young-Professionals-Invest-in-Arkansas/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:15:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Clinton School Students Helped Focus Giving in Jefferson County</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;A partnership between &lt;a href="http://www.arcf.org/LocalOffices/PineBluffArea/tabid/276/Default.aspx"&gt;Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation&lt;/a&gt;(PBACF) and the &lt;a href="http://clintonschool.uasys.edu/category/center-on-community-philanthropy/" target="_blank"&gt;Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy&lt;/a&gt;yielded a strategy that has reshaped the way PBACF determines what causes to support in Jefferson County.  Using &lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.arcf.org/TransformArkansas/AspireArkansasCommunityIndicatorsReport/tabid/175/Default.aspx"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aspire Arkansas &lt;/em&gt;data&lt;/a&gt;and grassroots research by the Clinton School students, PBACF created a focus on education that can also move the needle on other important issues like poverty, teen pregnancy and crime rates.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/63/reftab/163/t/How-Clinton-School-Students-Helped-Focus-Giving-in-Jefferson-County/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:37:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ARCF Awards $9.6 Million in Total Grants in 2012 Fiscal Year </title>
			<description>Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) today announced $9.6 million in grants were awarded to Arkansas nonprofits to support charitable projects between July 2011 and June 2012. The Fiscal Year 2012 results revealed about 1,200 organizations received a total of 2,400 grants to support a broad range of causes, including healthcare, education, human services and the arts. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/62/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AT&amp;T War Memorial Scholarship Supports Veterans Seeking Higher Education</title>
			<description>The AT&amp;amp;T War Memorial Scholarship, which honors Arkansas's 25 Medal of Honor winners, will be awarded annually to a veteran of any branch of the U.S. Armed Services who will be attending an accredited two- or four-year college or university in Arkansas. &lt;strong&gt;The deadline to apply is April 1, 2013.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/33/reftab/163/t/ATT-War-Memorial-Scholarship-Supports-Veterans-Seeking-Higher-Education/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:13:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$695,000 in Giving Tree Grants Awarded in FY2012</title>
			<description>Arkansas Community Foundation awarded $694,805 in Giving Tree grants between July 2011 and June 2012. Giving Tree grants are made on a twice-annual basis through an open application process.</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/61/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arkansas Viewpoints: What Can Your Community Do to Improve Nutrition for Families in Arkansas?</title>
			<description>Anna Strong, health policy director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and Kathy Webb, executive director of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, share tips for how your community can help to improve nutrition for all Arkansans. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/59/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:31:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Farmers' Markets Break Down Barriers to Healthy Food</title>
			<description>Starting this summer, a new electronic payment system will enable the Helena Farmer's Market to accept payments from shoppers who receive government assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/58/reftab/163/t/Farmers--Markets-Break-Down-Barriers-to-Healthy-Food/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:23:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Does Your Garden Grow?</title>
			<description> We spoke to Amber Bunker, president of the Delta Sprouts in Lake Village, to get her advice on planting a successful community garden.</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/57/reftab/163/t/How-Does-Your-Garden-Grow/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:05:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Partnership Brings Farm to School</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;In Fayetteville, an exciting partnership between the public school district and Apple Seeds, Inc. (a&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;local nonprofit organization) is helping to provide the exposure, education and excitement to help&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kids learn to love healthy foods. &lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/56/reftab/163/t/Partnership-Brings-Farm-to-School/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Healthy Eating Is a Family Affair</title>
			<description>The Chambless Family of Dewitt is making the switch to healthier foods, cooking as a family and investing in nutrition. Read more about how they're learning to eat healthier. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/55/reftab/163/t/Healthy-Eating-Is-a-Family-Affair/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:14:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$60,000 Awarded to 5 New Projects Benefitting the Delta</title>
			<description>Arkansas Community Foundation recently announced a total of $60,000 in grants to five organizations serving the Arkansas Delta region. These grants were awarded from the Arkansas Delta Endowment for Building Community, established at the Foundation in 2009 to provide a source of funding for innovative, community-based projects that will improve social and economic conditions for children and families in 26 Delta counties in Arkansas. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/54/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:41:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Funders' Forum Pre-Reading</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/53/reftab/163/t/Funders--Forum-Pre-Reading/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:49:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>18 Nonprofits Receive $50,000 in Grants from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation </title>
			<description>&lt;span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.545454025268555px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; "&gt;At a ceremony at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on Thursday night, 18 nonprofit organizations serving minority communities received a total of $50,000 in grants from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation fund. The grants, administered by Arkansas Community Foundation, will support projects focused on education, health and wellness, youth development and small business/economic development.&lt;/span&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/60/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:20:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>18 Nonprofits Receive $50,000 in Grants from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation</title>
			<description>At a ceremony at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on Thursday night, 18 nonprofit organizations serving minority communities received a total of $50,000 in grants from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation fund. The grants, administered by Arkansas Community Foundation, will support projects focused on education, health and wellness, youth development and small business/economic development. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/52/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How to Create a Successful Parent Involvement Center </title>
			<description>Steps for creating a successful parent involvement center for your school. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/51/reftab/163/t/How-to-Create-a-Successful-Parent-Involvement-Center-/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:09:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds</title>
			<description>Initiated in 2010, the wellness center program is a collaboration between the Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas Department of Health, supported by funding from the state’s tobacco tax. Local healthcare providers staff each on-campus clinic, and students are referred for acute care or well-child check-ups by the school nurse.</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/50/reftab/163/t/Healthy-Bodies-Healthy-Minds/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:57:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A scholarship for every student? It's doable!</title>
			<description>How citizens from Sparkman, Arkansas established a program to provide scholarships for all graduates of their small high school. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/49/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:38:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arkansas Viewpoints: Do Charter Schools Help Children Excel? </title>
			<description>Two Arkansas Viewpoints on the charter school debate. Commentaries by Bill Kopsky, Arkansas Public Policy Panel, and Scott Shirey, KIPP Delta Public Schools. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/48/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>What's Right with Education in Arkansas?</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;By 2020, three-fourths of U.S. jobs will require a two- or four-year college education. That’s a critical fact for our state, where only 18.9 percent of our population aged 25 and older hold bachelor’s degrees — a rate lower than every other state save West Virginia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In Cross County, El Dorado and Arkadelphia, a spirit of innovation, mixed with strong community support and a dose of urgency, is creating new education narratives for students. While these transformational tales are not confined to these communities, they need to be written and rewritten across our state. Not only does our state need it, our students deserve it.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/47/reftab/163/t/What-s-Right-with-Education-in-Arkansas/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Your Community's Rural Roads Could Be a Tourist Attraction</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/46/reftab/163/t/Your-Community-s-Rural-Roads-Could-Be-a-Tourist-Attraction/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:02:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Does Your Community Have Safe Routes to School? </title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/44/reftab/163/t/Does-Your-Community-Have-Safe-Routes-to-School-/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:28:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Stuck at home? 1 in 5 Arkansas Seniors Doesn't Drive</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/45/reftab/163/t/Stuck-at-home-1-in-5-Arkansas-Seniors-Doesn-t-Drive/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:48:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sherry Toliver Named Executive Director of Fort Smith Area Community Foundation</title>
			<description>Sherry L. Toliver has been named Executive Director of Fort Smith Area Community Foundation, a local office of  Arkansas Community Foundation.</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/43/reftab/163/t/Sherry-Toliver-Named-Executive-Director-of-Fort-Smith-Area-Community-Foundation/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:21:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Greenland Family Endowment Featured in 501 Life Magazine</title>
			<description>Our friends the Greenlands were featured recently in an article in &lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.501lifemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1535&amp;amp;Itemid=28" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;501 Life&lt;/em&gt; magazine&lt;/a&gt;. In the story, the Greenlands explain how they're using their family endowment at &lt;a href="http://www.arcf.org/LocalOffices/FaulknerCounty/tabid/265/Default.aspx"&gt;Arkansas Community Foundation's Faulkner County office&lt;/a&gt; to teach their children about philanthropy. Also in the story, our CEO Heather Larkin shares tips we've picked up from our donors about how to instill a love of giving in your children. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/42/reftab/163/t/Greenland-Family-Endowment-Featured-in-501-Life-Magazine/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>2012 Outstanding Philanthropic Corporations Announced</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/41/reftab/163/t/2012-Outstanding-Philanthropic-Corporations-Announced/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:35:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Healthy Eating Reading List</title>
			<description>Looking for ways to help the young people in your life make healthy food and exercise choices? Check out these books recommended by the &lt;a href="http://www.eatright.org/"&gt;American Dietetic Association&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.asfsa.org/" target="_blank"&gt;School Nutrition Association&lt;/a&gt;, including suggestions for adults, children and teens. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/39/reftab/163/t/The-Healthy-Eating-Reading-List/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How to Create Recreational Spaces in Your Town (and get financial assistance to do it!) </title>
			<description>What’s the one place in every town sure to have enough space and the right equipment for citizens to engage in a variety of recreational activities? The local school!&amp;nbsp;Funding from the Arkansas Tobacco Excise Tax has enabled &amp;nbsp;the state to offer&amp;nbsp;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.arkansascsh.org/apply-it-in-your-school/584c0b1fb838fc7e23da42ce07caf9b3.php"&gt;“Joint Use Agreement” grants&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to help Arkansas schools formalize partnerships with community groups to create new recreational opportunities and promote physical activity.&amp;nbsp;
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/40/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A Garden Classroom for Your Local School? Find out how through the Delta Garden Study. </title>
			<description>Through the Delta Garden Study, participating schools receive full support to establish a school garden, including a curriculum to teach kids state-mandated science concepts through activities in the garden. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/38/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:30:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>More Than 250 Arkansas Teachers Receive Minigrants for Science Materials</title>
			<description>285 grants were awarded recently to Arkansas teachers through Arkansas Community Foundation’s annual Science Initiative for Middle Schools (SIMS) program, which encourages hands-on science instruction by making grants for the purchase of materials for science experiments.</description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/37/reftab/163/t/More-Than-250-Arkansas-Teachers-Receive-Minigrants-for-Science-Materials/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Madelyn Ginsberg Named Executive Director of Pope County Community Foundation</title>
			<description>Madelyn Ginsberg recently accepted the position of executive director of Pope County Community Foundation, a local affiliate office of Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF). Ginsberg will fill the position vacated by outgoing Executive Director Betty LaGrone, who retired this fall after 10 years of service to the Community Foundation. </description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/36/reftab/163/t/Madelyn-Ginsberg-Named-Executive-Director-of-Pope-County-Community-Foundation/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:40:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nucor Steel - ARCF's 2011 Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation</title>
			<description>Nucor-Yamato Steel/Nucor Steel Arkansas was recognized as ARCF's Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation at the Northeast Arkansas Business of the Year awards on Tuesday, October 11 at the ASU Convocation Center.
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/35/reftab/163/t/Nucor-Steel---ARCF-s-2011-Northeast-Arkansas-Outstanding-Philanthropic-Corporation/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Medical Care for Marianna</title>
			<description>A grant from the Community Foundation of Lee County helped offset the cost of hosting a medical clinic staffed by military medical personnel. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/34/reftab/163/t/Medical-Care-for-Marianna/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:26:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Need Help Applying for Science Minigrants? Register Now for Our September 20 Webinar</title>
			<description>Through ARCF's &lt;a shape="rect" href="http://www.arcf.org/Grants/GrantProcessGuidelines/ScienceInitiativeforMiddleSchools/tabid/240/Default.aspx" shape="rect"&gt;Science Initiative for Middle Schools (SIMS&lt;/a&gt;) program, Arkansas teachers can can apply for a $500 minigrant for materials for hands-on science instruction! 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/32/reftab/163/t/Need-Help-Applying-for-Science-Minigrants-Register-Now-for-Our-September-20-Webinar/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Grants Help Tackle Geriatrics Nursing Shortage</title>
			<description>Grants totaling $450,000 will enable the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing to continue leading an innovative effort to strengthen the quality of nursing care in Arkansas nursing homes. Announced today as part of a national initiative, Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF), in partnership with UAMS, received $225,000 from Partners in Nursing’s Future (PIN), in addition to $225,000 raised locally. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/31/reftab/163/t/Grants-Help-Tackle-Geriatrics-Nursing-Shortage/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lucy Smith Named Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Lee County</title>
			<description>Lucy Smith recently accepted the position of executive director of the Community Foundation of Lee County (CFLC), a local affiliate office of Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF).  Smith will fill the position vacated by outgoing Executive Director Nancy Apple, who retired this summer after 14 years of service to the community foundation. &lt;br /&gt;
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/30/reftab/163/t/Lucy-Smith-Named-Executive-Director-of-the-Community-Foundation-of-Lee-County/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:20:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$60,380 in Grants Awarded from Delta Endowment </title>
			<description>Arkansas Community Foundation recently announced a total of $60,380 in grants to six organizations serving the Arkansas Delta region. These grants were awarded from the &lt;a shape="rect" href="http://www.arcf.org/Grants/GrantProcessGuidelines/ARDeltaEndowmentforBuildingCommunityGrants/tabid/197/Default.aspx" shape="rect"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #851e1d;"&gt;Arkansas Delta Endowment for Building Community&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, established at the Foundation in 2009 to provide a source of funding for innovative, community-based projects that will improve social and economic conditions for children and families in 26 Delta counties in Arkansas. &lt;br /&gt;
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/29/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>More than $900,000 in ARCF Giving Tree Grants Provided to Arkansas Nonprofits </title>
			<description>Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) recently announced a total of $903,873 in Giving Tree grants awarded over the past 12 months to approximately 500 nonprofit organizations, schools and government agencies across Arkansas.  These grants, selected through a competitive process targeting nonprofits in the 40 counties directly served by ARCF, averaged just over $1,600 each and benefitted a wide range of charities, many of which are locally based grassroots organizations. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/28/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:10:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Farrow, Hunt and Tappan Named to ARCF Board of Directors</title>
			<description>Jackson Farrow of Little Rock, Dennis Hunt of Fayetteville and Philip Tappan of Little Rock were recently named to the &lt;a shape="rect" href="http://www.arcf.org/About/Board/tabid/208/Default.aspx" shape="rect"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #851e1d;"&gt;board of directors of Arkansas Community Foundation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(ARCF). Farrow, Hunt and Tappan took office effective July 1.
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/27/reftab/163/t/Farrow-Hunt-and-Tappan-Named-to-ARCF-Board-of-Directors/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:36:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lynley Summers Named Executive Director of Ouachita Valley Community Foundation</title>
			<description>Lynley Summers recently accepted the position of executive director of Ouachita Valley Community Foundation (OVCF), a local affiliate office of Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF).
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/26/reftab/163/t/Lynley-Summers-Named-Executive-Director-of-Ouachita-Valley-Community-Foundation/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:32:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>14 Nonprofits Receive $33,425 in Grants from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation</title>
			<description>At a ceremony at the Peabody Hotel on June 14, 14 nonprofit organizations serving minority communities received a total of $33,425 in grants from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation fund. The grants, administered by Arkansas Community Foundation, will support projects focused on education, health and wellness, youth development and small business/economic development. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/25/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:40:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Building a Foundation by Women, for Women</title>
			<description>The Women's Foundation of Arkansas was organized in 1998 after the honorees of &lt;em&gt;Arkansas Business's &lt;/em&gt;Top 100 Women gathered for a workshop and celebratory luncheon. A speaker challenged the women to consider: “What would we do if we could make anything happen?” That was the question that started a movement: one hundred women, $1,000 each, one shared purpose to challenge women and girls to meet their full potential. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/24/reftab/163/t/Building-a-Foundation-by-Women-for-Women/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:35:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fighting for a Healthier Helena</title>
			<description>After more than 30 years of service to the Helena-West Helena community, Dr. P. Vasudevan doesn’t have to wonder whether he’s made a difference in the community. Driving down Highway 49, he can see the impact of his visionary community leadership in the $4.2 million Dr. Vasudevan Wellness Center established in 2006.
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/23/reftab/163/t/Fighting-for-a-Healthier-Helena/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:12:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Van Buren Student Receives Ryan Mondy D.A.S.H. Memorial Scholarship</title>
			<description>Van Buren High School graduate Zachary Musgraves recently received the Ryan Mondy D.A.S.H. Memorial Scholarship through Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF).
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/22/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:40:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Susan Krafft Named Executive Director of Fort Smith Area Community Foundation</title>
			<description>Susan Krafft recently accepted the position of executive director of Fort Smith Area Community Foundation (FSACF), a local affiliate office of Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF).  Krafft will fill the position vacated by outgoing Executive Director Darrel Cunningham, who is retiring this summer after nine years of service to the community foundation. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/21/reftab/163/t/Susan-Krafft-Named-Executive-Director-of-Fort-Smith-Area-Community-Foundation/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 16:06:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Teachers: Learn How to Apply for our Science Minigrants - View Training Webinar</title>
			<description>We recently hosted an informational webinar for teachers who want to learn more about the online application process for our Science Initiative for Middle Schools. &lt;a shape="rect" href="http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=6ehktd" shape="rect"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #851e1d;"&gt;Here's&lt;/span&gt; a link to the recording&lt;/a&gt;.
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/20/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 19:15:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Aspire Arkansas Report Compiles Data to Help Communities Establish Priorities</title>
			<description>Better information leads to better communities. That’s why Arkansas
Community Foundation teamed with the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock to produce Aspire Arkansas, a major research initiative gathering
county-by-county data on seven community indicators, from economic
opportunity to education to health.
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/19/reftab/163/t/Aspire-Arkansas-Report-Compiles-Data-to-Help-Communities-Establish-Priorities/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 20:08:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$1,000 Grants Available for Health Improvement Projects in Arkansas</title>
			<description>A new grant program from the Blue &amp;amp; You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas will offer $1,000 minigrants to enable Arkansas organizations to implement health improvement projects. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/18/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Conway County Nonprofits: Apply Now for Conway County Legal Beverage Association Grants</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/15/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:39:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Register for The Summit: Where Nonprofit, Volunteer and Philanthropy Leaders Meet</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/14/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:29:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Learn How to Apply for Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Grants</title>
			<description></description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/13/reftab/163/t/Learn-How-to-Apply-for-Arkansas-Black-Hall-of-Fame-Grants/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:47:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Two Scholarships Available for Arkansas Students through Arkansas Community Foundation</title>
			<description>Arkansas Community Foundation announced the availability of two privately funded scholarships for Arkansas students.  One program provides scholarships to students who have battled cancer and another to students whose parent was killed in the line of duty.
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/16/reftab/163/t/Two-Scholarships-Available-for-Arkansas-Students-through-Arkansas-Community-Foundation/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:50:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation Grant Proposals Requested by April 15</title>
			<description>April 15 is deadline to apply for 2011 Arkansas Black Hall of Fame (ABHF) Foundation grants; organizations seeking funding can apply online starting February 17 at arcf.org. 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/17/reftab/163/t/Arkansas-Black-Hall-of-Fame-Foundation-Grant-Proposals-Requested-by-April-15/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:53:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Delta Garden Study Uses ARCF Grant to Teach Kids to Cook Healthy Foods</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/12/reftab/163/t/Delta-Garden-Study-Uses-ARCF-Grant-to-Teach-Kids-to-Cook-Healthy-Foods/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:23:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Training Webinar for Online Grant System</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/11/reftab/163/t/Training-Webinar-for-Online-Grant-System/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:57:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ARCF CEO Heather Larkin's Guest Column in AY Magazine</title>
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/9/reftab/163/t/ARCF-CEO-Heather-Larkin-s-Guest-Column-in-AY-Magazine/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Conference Scheduled for February 18-19, 2011</title>
			<description>YAC members: mark your calendar for the annual YAC Attack! Conference, February 18-19 at Camp Tanako in Hot Springs.
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/8/reftab/163/t/Youth-Advisory-Council-YAC-Conference-Scheduled-for-February-18-19-2011/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:09:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Volunteers Help Take a Bite Out of Childhood Poverty</title>
			<description>Recruiting the Care Mobile to visit Eureka Springs was a tangible sign of progress from a brand new Carroll County group working to address childhood poverty. Originating with a group of board members at ARCF’s Carroll County Community Foundation (CCCF) local office, CLIP (Children’s Lives Inspiring Progress) emerged when a report published by the University of Arkansas in 2008 revealed some troubling figures for Carroll County
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/6/reftab/163/t/Volunteers-Help-Take-a-Bite-Out-of-Childhood-Poverty/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:42:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>THEA Foundation Helps Motivate Kids through Art</title>
			<description></description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/7/reftab/163/t/THEA-Foundation-Helps-Motivate-Kids-through-Art/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:55:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Alley Daily of Hot Springs Receives YAC/Pringle Scholarship from ARCF</title>
			<description>Lake Hamilton High School graduate Brooks Allyson “Alley” Daily was selected from among a statewide pool of applicants as the 2010 recipient of the YAC/Pringle Scholarship through Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF). 
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/2/reftab/163/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Royce McClain of Perryville Receives ARCF Ryan Mondy DASH Memorial Scholarship</title>
			<description>&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Perryville High School graduate Royce McClain recently received the Ryan Mondy D.A.S.H. Memorial Scholarship through Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF). &lt;/p&gt;
  
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			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/1/reftab/163/t/Royce-McClain-of-Perryville-Receives-ARCF-Ryan-Mondy-DASH-Memorial-Scholarship/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:34:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bob Schuchardt Honored by Craighead County Community Foundation</title>
			<description></description>
			<link>http://www.arcf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/5/reftab/163/t/Bob-Schuchardt-Honored-by-Craighead-County-Community-Foundation/Default.aspx</link>
			<dc:creator>Arkansas Community Foundation</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
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