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		<title>MacArthur Honors Creative and Effective Nonprofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 16, 2012, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the recipients for the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.  According to the Foundation’s website, these awards “continue the Foundation’s history of building and supporting institutions that address &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/macarthur-honors-nonprofits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1571&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Foothills Area Family YMCA: PMA’s Client Spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each month, the PMA Blog will feature a past/current client that is making exceptional progress in advancing its mission and vision.  The showcased client will typically exhibit strategies that are timely and speak to challenges and opportunities facing us all. &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/foothills-area-family-ymca-pmas-client-spotlight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1554&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Budget Proposes Increase in Arts Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Monday, President Obama announced that the 2013 budget includes a 5% increase for arts and cultural organizations. According to the Los Angeles Times, the budget aims to increase arts spending from $1.501 billion to $1.576 billion for the following &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/2013-budget-proposes-increase-in-arts-funding/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1544&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trench Warfare &#8211; Recruiting Winning Board Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although identifying and recruiting quality board members for your nonprofit has never been easy, the task has certainly become more challenging in the post-Recession era. Gone are the days (thankfully) of meetings consisting of lengthy committee reports and the ensuing &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/trench-warfare-recruiting-winning-board-members/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1522&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Implement Change? &#8211; Lake Norman Nonprofits Ponder the Question</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each month, the PMA Blog will feature a philanthropic trend in our broader region or nationally. The selected trend will typically focus on a specific community but ultimately will speak to timely issues facing us all. This month’s Philanthropic Trend &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/how-to-implement-change-lake-norman-nonprofits-ponder-the-question/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1499&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NoDa School of Arts Selected as PMA&#8217;s 2012 Pro Bono Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patton McDowell &#38; Associates is proud to announce that NoDa School of Arts has been selected for the 1st Annual Pro Bono Project. During our 3rd Anniversary social on February 9, 2012, Patton McDowell introduced Kellie Brown, who has served &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/noda-school-of-arts-selected-as-pma-pro-bono-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1484&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for Change Capital in the Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“If arts organizations and the sector are to thrive, donors must change their funding and financing practices to support strategies that enable experimentation, build audiences, and cultivate artists.” &#8212; Nonprofit Finance Fund, The Case for Change Capital in the Arts &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/the-case-for-change-capital/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1458&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each month, the PMA Blog will feature a nonprofit that is doing exceptional work locally, in our broader region or nationally.  The selected nonprofit will typically feature programming that is timely and speaks to issues facing us all. This month’s &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/the-arts-science-council-pmas-nonprofit-of-the-month-for-february/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1435&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can’t do it from behind your desk By Chris Delisio, Consultant Webster&#8217;s Revised Unabridged Dictionary Cultivation ― 2. Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care. The AFP Fundraising Dictionary Online Cultivate ―verb &#8230; <a href="http://pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/cultivation-is-a-contact-sport/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pattonmcdowellblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15495181&amp;post=1399&amp;subd=pattonmcdowellblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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