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	<title>The Giving Circle of Alexandria &#187; Gifts</title>
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		<title>We just gave away $10,000 in Developmental Gifts!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2011/10/24/we-just-gave-away-10000-in-developmental-gifts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Giving Circle of Alexandria is pleased to present the following gifts: $4,000 to New Hope Housing, Inc. to provide emergency childcare to families living in the Alexandria Community Shelter (ACS), a city-owned shelter.  This childcare is short-term, emergency basis to bridge the period before City of Alexandria support is available, or for other short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$40,000 to be Invested in Alexandria Playgroups This Year!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2011/06/07/40000-to-be-invested-in-alexandria-playgroups-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 1, we announced our priority gifts for 2011/2012&#8230;$20,000 to the Center for Alexandria&#8217;s Children for another year of playgroups and $20,000 for a Collaborative Playgroup Study conducted by GWU professor Dr. Travis Wright so playgroups can expand throughout Alexandria. This study will help quantify the benefits of playgroups and ensure that playgroups use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Year&#8217;s Gift of Collaboration on Playgroups is Underway</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2011/01/10/1312/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of last year&#8217;s Priority Gift to our community was a contribution of up to $20,000 to evaluate the effectiveness of Playgroups in our City and explore possibilities for improving and expanding the playgroup model.Giving Circle Founding Member Karen Devlin, together with September Jones of the Alexandria/Arlington Smart Beginnings Program have set this initiative in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now Accepting Developmental Gift Applications!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/05/20/now-accepting-developmental-gift-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/05/20/now-accepting-developmental-gift-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 17:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Giving Circle of Alexandria is pleased to announce that we are now accepting and reviewing applications from Alexandria’s non-profit organizations for Developmental Gifts up to $5000.  These grants are intended to support non-profits and initiatives that contribute to the success of Alexandria’s children.  On behalf of the Giving Circle, I invite your organization to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Priority Gift Process is underway with new information about needs in our community</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/31/the-priority-gift-process-is-underway-with-new-information-about-needs-in-our-community/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/31/the-priority-gift-process-is-underway-with-new-information-about-needs-in-our-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November, the Gift Committee sent Requests For Information (RFI) to numerous nonprofits in the City of Alexandria.  The idea was to look for opportunities for future partnerships with local human service agencies and who better to ask than the people in the thick of it all?  The RFIs asked nonprofits to tell us about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Board Approves Developmental Gift Recommendation</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/04/board-approves-developmental-gift-recommendation/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/04/board-approves-developmental-gift-recommendation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 8, the Giving Circle Board approved the Developmental Gift Recommendation issued by the Gift Committee. $10,000 in developmental gifts will be awarded as follows: ALIVE Child Development Center - $5,000 for implementation of Creative Curriculum in its preschool and daycare center for low-income families. Alexandria Tutoring Consortium &#8211; $2,200 to continue its successful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from the Gift Committee</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/09/28/news-from-the-gift-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/09/28/news-from-the-gift-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 15, 2009, the Gift Committee met for the first time this term to discuss the process for selecting priority gift recipients and how to begin this year&#8217;s selection.  We decided to form a subcommittee to explore needs in the community around parental engagement, the Giving Circle&#8217;s strategic priority. In addition, our Committee approved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Families Alexandria is going to SCALE!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2008/10/10/healthy-families-alexandria-is-going-to-scale/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2008/10/10/healthy-families-alexandria-is-going-to-scale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthy Families Alexandria (HFA) has been selected as one of two (out of 38) sites in Virginia to go to scale &#8211; this means tremendous resources will be focused on securing the state and local money needed for HFA to be in a position to serve ANY family in Alexandria that qualifies for the program. [...]]]></description>
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