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		<title>MotiveSpace Development Glossary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: MotiveSpace Development Glossary Source: MotiveSpace Coalition Format: PDF Copyright: Open]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/07/motivespace-development-glossary/</link>
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		<title>June Neighbors Salon: Asset Based Community Development &amp; Place-making– a perfect recipe for Barn-raising?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MotiveSpace’s fifth Neighbors Salon is coming up next month on Friday, June 4th from 4:00 – 6:00. This month we’re holding the space for a discussion on the intersections between Asset Based Community Development and Place Making. We’ll talk high-level about the principles and goals of each, and then opening the conversation to a broad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/06/june-neighbors-salon-asset-based-community-development-place-making%e2%80%93-a-perfect-recipe-for-barn-raising/</link>
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		<title>Learning from Portland’s Cohousing: Background Reading and Considerations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the questions we’ll be talking over at next month’s Salon: What is cohousing&#8211; how is it different than a commune, an eco-village, or an intentional community? What dialogue strategies do cohousing groups use, to facilitate group process?  How has the typical What early-stage strategies do cohousing groups use to build trust between members? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/05/learning-from-portland%e2%80%99s-cohousing-background-reading-and-considerations/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Directors: Judith Mowry!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Judith Mowry, Public Solutions Coordinator, Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement Judith Mowry is the Effective Engagement Solutions program coordinator for the City of Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement. Judith has been a mediator, facilitator and process design professional for the last 16 years and has work extensively on issues regarding community development, and change.]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/05/udith-mowry-public-solutions-coordinator-portland-office-of-neighborhood-involvement/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Directors: Spotlight on Alan Brickley!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alan K. Brickley, Real Estate Lawyer and Professor, PSU and First American Title Alan has over 40 years of experience as a real estate attorney in the Portland Metropolitan area, after receiving his a JD from Northeastern College of Law, and an MBA from the University of Oregon.  He is currently Associate Counsel with the First [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/04/meet-the-directors-spotlight-on-alan-brickley/</link>
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		<title>Reflection on June Salon: Asset Based Community Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MotiveSpace was honored to have Mike Vander Veen join us in June for a discussion on Asset Based Community Development and placeMaking. Mike is a local expert in the Asset Based approach to community development, which emphasizes a focus on the strengths and skills within a community, instead of its needs and deficiencies. We had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/04/reflection-on-june-salon-asset-based-community-development/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Directors: Mary Bedard!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Bedard is the Coalition Secretary and wears many hats around Portland, serving as the Chair of the Friends of Portland Community Gardens, and an active voice on the Food Policy Council for Multnomah County.  Her professional background is in landscape architecture, community development, and facilitation.  Mary’s experience entails over 40 years of work encompassing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/04/576/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Directors: Jim Newcomer!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jim has a broad base of experience in international and locally-focused development strategies, bringing a broad array of talents and skills to the motiveSpace Board. After receiving his MA in Asian Studies from Columbia University, Dr. Newcomer began his career as a US Foreign Service Officer, serving as Executive Assistant to the US Ambassador to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/08/04/meet-the-directors-jim-newcomer/</link>
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		<title>July Neighbors Salon: Bringing the World into the Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MotiveSpace&#8217;s next Neighbors&#8217; Salon is coming up on Friday, July 2nd, from 4:00 &#8211; 6:00. We’re calling this month’s topic ‘Bringing the World into the Room,’ and will hold the space for a brainstorming and discussion about emerging technologies and tools which can help document and support community conversations, without interrupting their flow or focus. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/06/16/529/</link>
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		<title>Bringing the World into the Room: Background considerations + questions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MotiveSpace has had a great series of conversations this year, and we’ve heard a lot of good feedback about future topics you’d like us to address.  It sounds like everyone values the chance to come together in-person, but would like better ways to keep the conversation going after the Salons.  MotiveSpace is also getting contacted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motivespace.org/blog/2010/06/15/bringing-the-world-into-the-room-background-considerations-questions/</link>
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