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		<title>How to Proactively Build Your House Email List</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Alberti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A philosophical question: &#8220;If an e-newsletter is powerful enough to move someone to action, but no one&#8217;s around to read it, does it make an impact?&#8221; If not particularly mind-bending, this inquiry does bring up a valuable (seemingly obvious) point: &#8230; <a href="http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/how-to-proactively-build-your-house-email-list/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firespringfoundation.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2590084&amp;post=9&amp;subd=firespringfoundation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should Philanthropy &amp; Business Mix?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Alberti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debate about so-called philanthrocapitalism has jumped the Atlantic. In an opinion article in The Guardian newspaper, in London, Tristram Hunt, a history professor, writes that Google.org, the Bill &#38; Melinda Gates Foundation, and other groups that mix philanthropy and &#8230; <a href="http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/should-philanthropy-business-mix/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firespringfoundation.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2590084&amp;post=35&amp;subd=firespringfoundation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Google Tools for Nonprofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Alberti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google for Nonprofits, a site designed to educate charities about the search giant&#8217;s suite of Web-based tools, debuted last week. The lineup of applications on Google for Nonprofits (Credit: Google) Essentially, it&#8217;s a lineup of links to Google&#8217;s various applications &#8230; <a href="http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/google-tools-for-nonprofits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firespringfoundation.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2590084&amp;post=28&amp;subd=firespringfoundation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Mistakes to Avoid with Email Newsletters</title>
		<link>http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/10-mistakes-to-avoid-with-email-newsletters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Alberti</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Email Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsletters have become the primary tool for nonprofits to keep donors informed about how their contributions are being spent and why the checks should keep coming. In MarketingSherpa&#8217;s report on Top 10 Email Newsletter Mistakes, publisher Anne Holland makes the &#8230; <a href="http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/10-mistakes-to-avoid-with-email-newsletters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firespringfoundation.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2590084&amp;post=11&amp;subd=firespringfoundation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wilkinson Speaks at SCANPO Annual Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Alberti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) recently held its annual nonprofit conference in North Charleston, SC. SCANPO consists of over 800 member organizations and serves as the statewide network, information center and advocate for the charitable nonprofit sector in South Carolina. <a href="http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/wilkinson-speaks-at-scanpo-annual-conference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firespringfoundation.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2590084&amp;post=32&amp;subd=firespringfoundation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Chase Builds Amazing Teams</title>
		<link>http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/amazing-chase-builds-amazing-teams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Alberti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does a fundraising event to benefit women and their children have to do with team-building? More than we could have imagined. St. Monica&#8217;s hosted its Second Annual Amazing Chase this past Saturday. Volunteers from the Digital Community Foundation participated &#8230; <a href="http://firespringfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/amazing-chase-builds-amazing-teams/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firespringfoundation.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2590084&amp;post=14&amp;subd=firespringfoundation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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