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  1. My Pathway to Becoming a CEO - By Ron Ancrum http://bit.ly/7fWW5S #foundations #leadership
  2. We are hiring a Member Services Coordinator in Arlington, VA (FT for 6 mos.) http://bit.ly/8LMD5T #jobs
  3. Are you a fan of the Council on Facebook? http://bit.ly/1O9npE #connect
  4. @cof_ 2010 awards program has been extended through December 7 to accept nominations http://www.cof.org/programs...
  5. In this time of giving: what foundations are doing across the country: http://bit.ly/6HDcxJ http://bit.ly/84WmwU #giving #foundations
  6. The Power of Personal Stories - By Sarita Venkat: http://bit.ly/7yxHmw #workforce #foundations
  7. Catching the Car - By Andrew Schulz http://bit.ly/7cG23B
  8. The Unnatural Act of Collaboration - By Andrew Schulz http://bit.ly/7IEhMc
  9. What some foundations are doing to support their communities' needs: http://bit.ly/64JSR #foodbanks #foundations
  10. Congress can hlp the following ways: Encourage philanthropy & support legislative policies promoting giving, cosponsor H.R.4090 & H.R.1250.
  11. Stephenson "Atlanta's human svc orgs have been overwhelmed. There has been an increase in demand for assistance ranging from 25% to 100%".
  12. Wolf " A sobering reality for Americans who never dreamed wld need to wait at a food pantry to put food on dinner table 4 their families".
  13. The food banks surveyed reported that there was a rise in first-time users, 91% cited unemployment as the key factor for increase demand.
  14. "In Sept. 2009, Feeding America released results of a survey which found that 99& of all food banks had seen an increase in demand." Wolf
  15. Of those 49.1 million people, 16.7 million of them are children. That is nearly one out of every four children living in America.
  16. USDA data released earlier this week said there are now 49.1 million people in this nation who live in a food insecure household.
  17. Ranking Member Linder, "Private charity is the most effective form of aid." We welcome the chance to promote more ppl helping one another."
  18. More than 1/3 charitable deductions r taken by households earning over $500.000; & 29% of deductions r taken by ppl earning over $ 1 million
  19. Opposed what some believe, high income Americans r generous:46% charitable contribution deductions r tkn by households earning over $200,000
  20. "Congress & Admin pursuing agnda that wld reduce incentive 4 giving by imposing new burdens & mndtes on charities & fdns."- Rep. Boustany