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	<title>Social Media Strategies and Tools Explained &#187; Animal Welfare</title>
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		<title>Help Athletes for Animals &#8211; Because It&#8217;s the Sporting Thing to Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Cohen, founder of AnimalAttraction.com, just told me about an interesting new campaign called AthletesForAnimals.com. As a huge advocate for educating pet owners and a big time sports fan, I love this effort. The program supports humane education for at-risk and inner city kids &#8211; kids that will likely experience dog fighting or animal abuse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Action Day: As Our Climate Rises, the Polar Bear Suffers #BAD09</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we want polar bears to survive, we need to change. Period. Each year more sea ice melts which means a tough existence for the polar bear and its cubs. The only way to save the polar bear (which has gone beyond being endangered) is to make both personal and global changes. Here are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance Friday &#8211; Using Downtime for Good</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve worked for myself for a long time and one of the perks that I seem to always come back to is the ability to schedule my own time. It&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve become very accustomed to and know that it would be hard to ever give up. Sure, I usually end up working more, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Anger as a Motivator</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband likes to say that I use &#8220;anger for good&#8221;&#8230;and apparently I&#8217;m not the only one. Let me preface this by saying that I am not a doctor, psychiatrist or any other type of clinical professional that might fully understand why anger makes us do what we do. I can say that anger and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC/VA/MD &#8211; Joy the Jack Russell Needs a Home!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My foster dog, Joy, is looking for her forever home. She&#8217;s sweet as can be and is incredibly cute. However, she needs a home where she can be the only dog, doted upon and pampered. We have 5 dogs of our own and another foster and she&#8217;s having a hard time adjusting to the concept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Fiesta &#8211; A Howling Success!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GoodDogz.org helped host the annual Reston Pet Fiesta last Saturday, May 2, at the Reston Town Center in Reston, VA. Despite the threat of rain and overcast skies, the event was a huge success. We are still compiling the numbers, but we know that one dog rescue organization alone, K9 Lifesavers, found forever homes for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$10 Will Help Me Help Homeless Dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, it&#8217;s my turn to promote my cause. On the first Saturday of May each year, GoodDogz.org teams up with Myers PR, the Reston Town Center and RestonDogs to host the annual Reston Pet Fiesta. The event annually draws about 8000 metro DC residents to the Reston Town Center for a day of pet adoption, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ongoing Fundraising During Tough Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think that everyone in the nonprofit sector (if not in every industry) is feeling the bite of the economy. At GoodDogz.org we&#8217;ve always had an appropriate albeit modest budget and this year we are just squeaking by. So, instead of relying on donations (which aren&#8217;t coming in) and large fundraising events, we&#8217;ve put on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Rescuers &#8211; What Do You Think About This Article?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, I try to keep my posts on target with the exception of my unnatural attraction to LoveSac. But this article really cheesed me off and I wanted a forum to collect the comments of other dog rescuers&#8230;or anyone who loves animals. A friend of mine shared this article with me this morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow: Presentation in Nonprofit Commons in Second Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow I&#8217;ll be giving a presentation on GoodDogz.org and our hopes for participation in the virtual world in Second Life. This will be part of the weekly Nonprofit Commons meeting. Please feel free to join us in the ampitheatre in the center of the Nonprofit Commons -&#62; SLURL http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/129/175/26 The meeting starts at 11:30 SLT [...]]]></description>
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