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&lt;div&gt;Charitable giving has changed over the last decade, and the Charities Review Council wants to change with the times ... &lt;a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/47480677.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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      <title>Some charities see good news and bad in the economy</title>
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&lt;DIV&gt;How will the economy affect charities and its ability to serve the needs of the community? Listen to the Minnesota Public Radio's interview with Rich Cowles, executive director of the Charities Review Council of Minnesota ... &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/12/09/charitygiving/"&gt;more&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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      <title>Online guide to charitable giving</title>
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&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Star Tribune&amp;nbsp;Dollar Duo&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;SmartGivers.org can help you decide which charity to donate to this year. View the video page &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.startribune.com/video/35803254.html"&gt;here&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;. &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Pioneer Press Nonprofit Guide&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;The Charities Review Council partnered with the Pioneer Press in its annual nonprofit guide&amp;nbsp;supplement&amp;nbsp;... &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://specialsections.twincities.com/SS/Page.aspx?&amp;amp;secid=57511&amp;amp;pagenum=1&amp;amp;facing=false"&gt;view guide &lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A call for shelter in the economic storm</title>
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&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;EM&gt;by Rich Cowles&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Executive Director, Charities Review Council&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;Precisely because we feel economically pinched, we shouldn't trim donations to the less fortunate.&lt;EM&gt;. . . &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/33251254.html?page=1&amp;amp;c=y"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;more&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;EM&gt; &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:06:48 GMT</pubDate>
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