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		<title>YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth’s 4ALL Studios hosts inaugural songwriting competition for area teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[14 to 18-year-olds can win performance and recording opportunities As pop megastar Taylor Swift launches her latest album, local teens are invited to showcase their own musical talents in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Policy update: news and resources</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colton Strawser, Ph.D., CFRE]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Washington continues to present uncertainty and new challenges for nonprofits providing programs and services in our communities. Executive orders are being issued, legal cases are making their way through the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amid closure announcement, Fortress receives temporary stay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Founded in 2005 to address the academic, social and spiritual needs of children on Fort Worth&#8217;s southside, Fortress Youth Development Center (Fortress) announced last week that they would be closing, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump issues NEW memo to Review, Defund Nonprofits and NGOs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colton Strawser, Ph.D., CFRE]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump has issued a new memo directing U.S. agencies to reevaluate financial support for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Citing concerns that some NGOs “actively undermine the security, prosperity, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amid Executive Orders: What Nonprofits Need to Know</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colton Strawser, Ph.D., CFRE]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is a lot happening in Washington, D.C. right now, with numerous executive orders and policy changes emerging from the Trump Administration. Regardless of political views, these shifts bring questions [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Nonprofits Must Embrace Lobbying Now More Than Ever</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colton Strawser, Ph.D., CFRE]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nonprofits are often the unsung heroes of our communities. They feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, advocate for the voiceless, and fill the gaps where government services fall short. Despite [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Texas Nonprofits saw decline in contributions among other findings according to industry report</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The North Texas Nonprofit Institute has released its 2024 North Texas State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report highlighting sector trends seen in 2023. The report looks at nonprofit revenues, assets, expenses, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shared leadership model working at Community Link in Saginaw</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For nearly a year now Community Link in Saginaw has been successfully running with two Executive Directors with shared responsibility for their mission.  The $3.3 million nonprofit works to alleviate [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CitySquare to sell property to The StewPot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After announcing the closing of the organization, City Square has now reported that their Board of Directors voted to accept an offer from The Stewpot to purchase its Opportunity Center, located at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CitySquare to close by year&#8217;s end</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last month another North Texas nonprofit announced it would be closing its doors by the end of the year. Poverty-fighting nonprofit, CitySquare will close after 37 years of addressing hunger, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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