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				<title>A love affair with art and activism. SpeakArtLoud changes the lives of women through art</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/bWuwO0</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Sally Peters, founder of SpeakArtLoud (http://bit.ly/bpyjzc), writes about the moment when she fell in love with art and its capacity to transform lives and create social change. ]]></description>
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				<title>What’s it like to not have enough water&#63;</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/bckK2L</link>
				<description><![CDATA[1.2 billion people already know. They live in areas of physical water scarcity. Whats it like when the annual rains that have nourished your crops for generations dont ever come&#63; Learn more with the Abundance Farming Project.
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				<title>15 lbs Zeba stores 900 gal water for subsistence farmers</title>
				<link>https://www.thechangexchange.org/public/launcher/21</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Honor the upcoming World Water Day, March 22nd 2010, by supporting rain-dependent subsistence farmers facing chronic water scarcity. 15 pounds of super-absorbent Zeba can store 900 gallons of water--you can support FIVE families for a year for only $185! The Abundance Farming Project is ready to move hundreds of pounds of Zeba to the world's driest areas. Help make that a reality!

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				<title>Create Plenty makes news in Merida, Mexico </title>
				<link>http://www.yucatan.com.mx/noticia.asp&#63;cx=17$1310030000$4264682&f=20100317</link>
				<description><![CDATA[El Diario de Yucatn writes about ChangeXchange lister Cheryl Lohrmann's current work in Mrida. If you're in the US, be sure to sign up for one of her workshops in Portland, Oregon. http://www.lnpb.org/]]></description>
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				<title>Join cutting edge impact investors and social innovators at April 26th Conference. </title>
				<link>http://www.revisioningvalue.org/program/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[How do we get the needed resources and talent for solving our most challenging problems&#63; Government, traditional business, and charities can't do it all. This crossroads is an opportunity. Meet pioneers Tamzin Ractliffe, founder of SASIX, and Alex Counts, President of Grameen Foundation, and Don Shaffer, President and CEO of RSF Social Finance as they convene in Portland, Oregon to talk with you. What they're proposing will change the world, and change your mind.]]></description>
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				<title>Meet new staff of Hands to Hearts International in Uganda http://bit.ly/9MEbLe</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/9MEbLe</link>
				<description><![CDATA[HHI has expanded the reach of its work nurturing children to Uganda. Learn about Mukisa Lydia and Mary Mafumbo, two new staff members who will lead the Kampala office.]]></description>
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				<title>Saving babies' lives: latest work in Uganda by Hands to Hearts International</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/dvXOYE</link>
				<description><![CDATA[And don't miss Laura Peterson's talk in Portland about HHI's work on March 19th at noon. www.handstohearts.org/events.htm]]></description>
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				<title>Participate in the International Plastic Quilt Project</title>
				<link>http://www.lnpb.org/plastic/participate.html</link>
				<description><![CDATA[There are three easy ways to get involved with ChangeXchange lister Create Plenty's international project!]]></description>
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				<title>Create Plenty beauty workshops and more in PDX</title>
				<link>http://lnpb.org/plastic/timeline.html</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Get a jump on your spring cleaning and learn to make your own soft scrub, laundry detergent (even for your high efficiency front loaders!) and all purpose spray cleaner with ChangeXchange lister Create Plenty.]]></description>
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				<title>Social Investment Exchange Pioneer Tamzin Ractliffe on social profit</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/aBKZGC</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Founder of South Africa Social Innovation Exchange talks with Portlanders about social profit. Don't miss her speak at the April 26th ReVisioning Value conference in PDX!]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=153</guid>
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				<title>Innovative Certificate of Deposit for Haiti</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/aaHh5o</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ChangeXchange sponsor ShoreBank Pacific offers new CD with 1% return dedicated to Mercy Corps work in Haiti http://bit.ly/aaHh5o]]></description>
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				<title>Abundance Farming Project in India: dry season cabbage crops use 80% less water using Zeba</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/bJRjGm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Vigyan Ashram's open-field trial shows remarkable results using Zeba and organic fertilizer made from a mix of cow urine, cow manure, some jiggery (sugar), a small amount of ghee (margarine) and neem leaves. They are applying 80%-90% less water than typically used by small farmers growing cabbage. The crop is due to harvest in 10 days.]]></description>
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				<title>Make a New Year's resolution to support change</title>
				<link>https://www.thechangexchange.org/public/launchers/-1</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Let's make 2010 a year of sustainable innovation! You can help launch social entrepreneurs on ChangeXchange. Shares start at only $5!]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=143</guid>
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				<title>Offer your input on the new Social Innovation Fund until 1/15/10</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/4xGNrw</link>
				<description><![CDATA[What are your thoughts on what the Fund can achieve&#63;]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=142</guid>
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				<title>Shakespeare Reduces Water Scarcity from Kentucky</title>
				<link>http://ideafestival.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/shakespeare-wrestles-water-scarcity.html</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Butterfly Capital chose Abundance Farming Project for profile at Kentucky's IdeaFest, proving it's all connected. ]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=141</guid>
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				<title>Hands to Hearts International founder tells the story of how HHI began.  </title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/8kWcF6</link>
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				<title>Follow us on Twitter: @changexchange and @ReVisioningValu</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=138</link>
				<description><![CDATA[http://twitter.com/changexchange
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				<title>ChangeXchange will be attending Revisioning Value Conference on 4/26/10. Will you join us&#63;</title>
				<link>http://www.revisioningvalue.org</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ReVisioning Value 2010: A Conference at the Intersection of Purpose and Profit will bring together leaders from the varied fields of impact investing and social innovation to share how new models for both are increasing the flow of capital to the creation of a more just and sustainable world. ]]></description>
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				<title>ShoreBank Pacific celebrates the year's end http://bit.ly/664aJX</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/664aJX</link>
				<description><![CDATA[It's not all gloom and doom! Hear the year's good news from ShoreBank Pacific clients, including ChangeXchange. ]]></description>
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				<title>ShoreBank Pacific celebrates the year's end http://bit.ly/664aJX</title>
				<link>http://bit.ly/664aJX</link>
				<description><![CDATA[It's not all gloom and doom! Hear the year's good news from ShoreBank Pacific clients, including ChangeXchange. ]]></description>
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				<title>Check out Family Forward Oregon's brand new Web site! www.familyforwardoregon.org</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=133</link>
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				<title>Double your gift to HHI!</title>
				<link>http://tinyurl.com/y8ax5d</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Double your gift to Hands to Hearts International! Your dollars matched by the James R. Greenbaum, Jr. Family Foundation thru 12/31/09. http://tinyurl.com/y8ax5d]]></description>
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				<title>Join N2E for an evening of comedy and magic!</title>
				<link>http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/84456</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Have fun in Old Town Portland, Oregon, while supporting ChangeXchange launcher N2E. Join N2E founders and Board on Wednesday, November 11th, 7-10pm for a night of magic! 

The evening will include a whirlwind of entertainment from stage acts, mind-blowing close up magic, comic fortune tellers, tarot card readings and some big surprises. Tickets are $25 and proceeds benefit N2E. Make your reservation for the event here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/84456]]></description>
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				<title>Budding social entrepreneurs on ChangeXchange featured in The Portland Upside</title>
				<link>http://articles.portlandupside.com/2009/10/find-your-passion-take-action.html</link>
				<description><![CDATA[For those of you ready to tune into some positive news coverage, don't miss The Portland Upside, a unique Oregon monthly. The October edition highlights ChangeXchange!]]></description>
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				<title>SoCap Confirms CXC Value</title>
				<link>http://blog.springboardinnovation.org/2009/09/changexchange-on-continuum-of-launching-change/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[#socap09! It was a chance to test our theory. Is social profit just words&#63; Will it always be about financial gain&#63; For some, yes for others&#63; NO. ]]></description>
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				<title>CXC at SoCap this week</title>
				<link>http://blog.springboardinnovation.org/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[We're here! Blogging it at http://blog.springboardinnovation.org. Send me your questions. What are the suits saying!&#63;]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=112</guid>
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				<title>ChangeXchange launcher Paul Osterlund to speak at IdeaFestival</title>
				<link>http://tiny.cc/fgWOz</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Founder of Abundance Farming Project, Paul Osterlund, will be a featured speaker at September's IdeaFestival in Louisville, KY. ]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=102</guid>
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				<title>Springboard Launches New Website</title>
				<link>http://www.springboardinnovation.org</link>
				<description><![CDATA[After five years we launch a brand new site, complete with typos and misspellings, I'm sure. Learn more about our plans!]]></description>
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				<title>Register today! New Local Agenda NW cohort begins 8/18/09</title>
				<link>http://www.springboardinnovation.org/localagendanw.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Springboard Innovation, the nonprofit behind ChangeXchange, begins the fall session of their 12-week course, Local Agenda NW, on Tuesday, August 18th. Registration is still open for the Portland-based program, but only a few seats remain. Become a leader of innovative social change and register today!]]></description>
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				<title>Almost there! We need just 15 of you to invest! </title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=83</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Help ChangeXchange reach its 150-investor mark. Click on the "All Projects" tab to choose a social entrepreneur and to support community-led community change! ]]></description>
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				<title>Family Forward Launches on ChangeXchange!</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/launcher/34</link>
				<description><![CDATA[A new organization has been launched onto ChangeXchange. An org that is taking on a family forward agenda in three domains: Govt., Community, and Work.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Transcript of Obama's speech- Favorite Part!</title>
				<link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-The-President-on-Community-Solutions-Agenda-6-30-09/</link>
				<description><![CDATA["So if anyone out there is waiting for government to solve all their problems, they're going to be disappointed.  Because ultimately, the best solutions don't come from the top-down, not from Washington; they come from the bottom-up in each and everyone one of our communities."]]></description>
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				<title>Obama speaking today about social innovation! 1:30</title>
				<link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Springboard has friends on site watching the proceedings, and even Purpose Prize winners will be on hand to speak. This is great news for those of us promoting this movement. Watch it live around 1:30 p.m. today EST.]]></description>
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				<title>Amy Pearl writes article for ShoreBank Pacific Newsletter</title>
				<link>http://eco-bank.com/ecoArticles/art_02.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ShoreBank Pacific in Portland is an example of a bank on the cutting edge. Their staff is constantly cooking up new ideas, asking hard questions, and offering resources to the community. Their new EcoNotes is out, and one of our articles is within. Read on...]]></description>
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				<title>Good News!</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/launcher/21</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Abundance Farming Project has been selected by Butterfly Capital to receive funds and be featured at the Kentucky IdeaFest in September. Their idea&#63 A little money goes a long way when invested at the right time. WE AGREE! Take two minutes and help move someone else forward in their quest to make your future better. ]]></description>
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				<title>Yunus and Business-as-Unusual</title>
				<link>http://www.socialenterprisemag.co.uk/sem/news/detail/index.asp&#63;id=990</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Muhammad Yunus, creator of Grameen Bank, said the "...new economy needed a way of using creativity to address the problems around us'." He talks about how banking cannot remain the exclusive club of priveleged people... Yes, agreed. And, the process of choosing to lead change must become easier for the average citizen. ]]></description>
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				<title>White House Officials Discuss Plans for Social Innovation Office</title>
				<link>http://tiny.cc/MEOJY</link>
				<description><![CDATA[An interview with the Chronicle of Philanthropy.]]></description>
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				<title>Replication, impact, and innovation. The White House and the new Social Innovation Fund share some core goals with ChangeXchange.</title>
				<link> http://tiny.cc/vuP4V </link>
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				<title>Laura Peterson featured in "Kitchen Table Philanthropy"</title>
				<link>http://tiny.cc/XTALG </link>
				<description><![CDATA[Tactical Philanthropy's guest blogger Sara Hall of New Philanthropy Advisors writes about ChangeXchange listed nonprofit, Hands to Hearts International.]]></description>
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				<title>Canada's Intuitech Gets It</title>
				<link>http://intuitech.biz/&#63;p=586</link>
				<description><![CDATA["You dont have to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet or Jeff Skoll to do good in the world of philanthropy, you can be you." Intuitech is a great blog for nonprofit tech use, advice, connections, and ideas. Thanks Chris. ]]></description>
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				<title>CXC Hits Blogosphere</title>
				<link>http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/h/blog/becoming-a-philanthropist--one--micro--at-a-time</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Sitting pretty next to Kiva, a cousin in microphilanthropy. Check it out!]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=42</guid>
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				<title>Philanthropy Northwest--Speaking of Investing!</title>
				<link>http://services.philanthropynw.org/blog/&#63;p=924</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Harbourton Foundation has been our friend and ally for years. When you invest in change, you are more likely to help it succeed! So...]]></description>
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				<title>Who in the US House of Representative...</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=33</link>
				<description><![CDATA[has been looking at ChangeXchange&#63 Don't you love Google Analytics&#63 And, 22 countries stopping by.]]></description>
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				<title>We're at 86 Investors - Can we get to 100 today&#63;</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=30</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ChangeXchange invites community members to lead change, empowering PEOPLE. Remember, your investment helps launch nonprofits that will be self-sustaining! ]]></description>
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				<title>Read Our Reviews</title>
				<link>http://www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/springboard-innovation</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Springboard launched ChangeXchange... "Local Agenda" helps people launch social ventures. Read what they have to say about their experience.]]></description>
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				<title>ChangeXchange featured on Portland Online</title>
				<link>http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm&#63;c=49323&#63;a=240509</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The City of Portland is going to have to change its name from City of Roses to the City of Change! We ARE Better Together. Check it out!  ]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=19</guid>
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				<title>ChangeXchange Public Launch</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=12</link>
				<description><![CDATA[On Easter 2009 ChangeXchange was pushed to our final serverits real addressready to serve those who will move mountains, with your help. We launch a new movement of citizen leadership, innovation, and 21st Century change organizations. Invest your share!]]></description>
				<guid>https://https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=12</guid>
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				<title>ChangeXchange Launches</title>
				<link>https://thechangexchange.org/public/news/?nid=11</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Tonight we publicly launch ChangeXchange at our April Social Innovation Forum! Portland, Oregon is the groundbreaking city that will serve as the launch pad for social investment in social profit--nurturing start up social innovators!]]></description>
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