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		<title>Giving Thanks and Calling for Change (by Michelle Cote, from The Huffington Post)</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/11/27/giving-thanks-and-calling-for-change-by-michelle-cote-from-the-huffington-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago today, I was boarding a plane to Kabul. I was going to work on one of the many post-conflict development programs being implemented in Afghanistan. I believed that I was going to help its citizens define a new future for their country.
The decision to go to Afghanistan was a difficult one for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PMC Results!</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/11/12/pmc-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I  wanted to follow up on my last message about this year&#8217;s Pan-Massachusetts Challenge  (PMC), in which I promised to let you know this year&#8217;s total amount raised  and donated to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  by the PMC. Last Thursday, that total was revealed at the check presentation  held by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Return on Investment Remains Strong Despite Lagging Economy (by Michelle Cote, from The Huffington Post)</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/11/11/social-return-on-investment-remains-strong-despite-lagging-economy-from-the-huffington-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston, MA-On Thursday, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a check for $35 million from the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), the most successful athletic fundraising event in the nation. Some of these dollars will be used to treat a portion of the 1.4 million children and adults who will be diagnosed with cancer this year. And some will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purpose Project Selected by Oprah Magazine as &#8220;Idea that Could Change the world!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/10/14/purpose-project-selected-by-oprah-magazine-as-idea-hat-could-change-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://purposeproject.org/2008/10/14/purpose-project-selected-by-oprah-magazine-as-idea-hat-could-change-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share some exciting news: my colleague and co-author Michelle Cote was selected from 3000+ applicants to represent The Purpose Project at Women Rule!—a joint initiative of  The Oprah Magazine and  The White House Project to support 80 women, each with an “idea that could change the world.”

Michelle applied and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Closer by the Mile</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/09/17/closer-by-the-mile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, we told you that we  would be participating in the 2008 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge  (PMC) as part of our efforts to capture the story of its  founder, Billy Starr. Many of you have  asked since then how it went, and I wanted to take a moment to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Challenge Met, One More to Go</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/07/30/one-challenge-met-one-more-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://purposeproject.org/2008/07/30/one-challenge-met-one-more-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One Challenge Met
We want to thank you  for your response to our recent challenge grant. Together, your contributions  pushed us past our $20,000 goal and secured the matching funds! This achievement  comes at a critical time for us and helps us establish a base of funding for the  project that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A letter to our supporters</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/05/20/a-letter-to-our-supporters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The story behind the story of this year&#8217;s primary elections has been the power and influence of America&#8217;s youth vote. Record numbers of young adults are turning out to make their voices heard; in some states, turnout rates among young adults have doubled or even tripled. Barack Obama, in particular, has struck a chord among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where We&#8217;re Headed</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/05/05/where-were-headed/</link>
		<comments>http://purposeproject.org/2008/05/05/where-were-headed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An Overview of Our Vision and Plans for the Next Two Years 


April-September, 2008: Fundraising and Research
During this period, we will work to fundraise and establish a solid base of support for the project. Both of us will meet with prospective funders and work to establish partnerships with publishers, college and university faculty and student [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where We&#8217;ve Come From</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/05/05/where-weve-come-from/</link>
		<comments>http://purposeproject.org/2008/05/05/where-weve-come-from/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Our Key Accomplishments: Fall 2006 - Spring 2008


Fall 2006: The Idea is Born

Project concept formed through conversations with each other and Matt&#8217;s mentors, Bob and Alice Evans (founders of Plowshares Institute).
Developed preliminary goal: to capture and disseminate the wisdom and experience that Bob and Alice had acquired over their careers.
Quickly expanded our mission to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Excerpt from Chapter 1</title>
		<link>http://purposeproject.org/2008/04/16/an-exceprt-from-chapter-1/</link>
		<comments>http://purposeproject.org/2008/04/16/an-exceprt-from-chapter-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the fall of 1972, Bob and Alice Evans (founders of Plowshares Institute) moved to Uganda with their three young children for a teaching sojourn in &#8220;The Pearl of Africa.&#8221; The excerpt that follows begins their story of nurturing a fledgling resistance movement under Amin&#8217;s oppressive regime-and the struggles and surprises they encountered along the [...]]]></description>
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