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		<title>Changing Government’s Impact on the Non-Profit Sector</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/05/09/changing-government%e2%80%99s-impact-on-the-non-profit-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 03:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Changing governments  <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/05/09/changing-government%e2%80%99s-impact-on-the-non-profit-sector/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Woes of Federal Funding for Non-Profits</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/04/04/the-woes-of-federal-funding-for-non-profits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 4, 2011 By Ingrid Zacharias Non-profits travel through several stages as they grow. Most non-profits, at some point endeavour to get Federal funding. While Federal funding often means significant growth in an organization’s funding, it also results in many &#8230; <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/04/04/the-woes-of-federal-funding-for-non-profits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dare to Dream in the NGO Sector</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/03/07/dare-to-dream-in-the-ngo-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 7, 2011 By Ingrid Zacharias Recently, I attended the TEDx Manitoba Event here in Winnipeg. It was wonderful to hear such dynamic speakers who had awe inspiring topics that really made all of us in attendance stop and think. &#8230; <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/03/07/dare-to-dream-in-the-ngo-sector/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Profits And Online Banking</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/07/non-profits-and-online-banking/</link>
		<comments>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/07/non-profits-and-online-banking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 7, 2011 By Ingrid Zacharias Recently I received a letter from a reader with a question about non-profits and online banking. He asked me if I had any policies concerning online banking. I began to respond to his email &#8230; <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/07/non-profits-and-online-banking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SKATING THROUGH THE MAZE FROM UNEMPLOYMENT TO EMPLOYMENT PART 9</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/04/skating-through-the-maze-from-unemployment-to-employment-part-9/</link>
		<comments>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/04/skating-through-the-maze-from-unemployment-to-employment-part-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is likely, the employer won’t give any long term employment to those not figuring out how to overcome their personal weaknesses. What happens is that the employer will bring up something related to them during an evaluation and then &#8230; <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/04/skating-through-the-maze-from-unemployment-to-employment-part-9/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My Inspiration For Getting Into The Non-Profit Sector</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/02/my-inspiration-for-getting-into-the-non-profit-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/02/my-inspiration-for-getting-into-the-non-profit-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The author shares the things in her life that inspired her to get into the non-profit sector.  <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2011/01/02/my-inspiration-for-getting-into-the-non-profit-sector/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways Non-Profits Can Go The Extra Mile During the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/21/5-ways-non-profits-can-go-the-extra-mile-during-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/21/5-ways-non-profits-can-go-the-extra-mile-during-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is a time for giving. The author shares how a non-profit she was once with lightened the load of their clients at Christmas.  <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/21/5-ways-non-profits-can-go-the-extra-mile-during-the-holidays/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Common Misconceptions of Grassroots Organizations</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/07/3-common-misconceptions-of-grassroots-organizations/</link>
		<comments>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/07/3-common-misconceptions-of-grassroots-organizations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are common misconceptions among many people who plan to start a non-profit. This article identifies those misconceptions and clarifies what needs to be in place for a non-profit to be created.  <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/07/3-common-misconceptions-of-grassroots-organizations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Scenario To Use When Interviewing Potential Non-Profit Board Members</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/03/a-scenario-to-use-when-interviewing-potential-non-profit-board-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s important to interview potential board members of your non-profit. This article offers a scenario that you can use in your interviews with potential board members of your non-profit.  <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/12/03/a-scenario-to-use-when-interviewing-potential-non-profit-board-members/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why Being A Non-profit Executive Director Is So Hard</title>
		<link>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/11/29/5-reasons-why-being-a-non-profit-executive-director-is-so-hard/</link>
		<comments>http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/11/29/5-reasons-why-being-a-non-profit-executive-director-is-so-hard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one ever said that being an Executive Director of a non-profit was easy. This article explains why being an ED is so hard.  <a href="http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/11/29/5-reasons-why-being-a-non-profit-executive-director-is-so-hard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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