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 <title>CCF Executive Director Named President of the NACTF Board of Directors</title>
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CCF executive director Joan Sharp has been elected President of the Board of Directors for the National Alliance of Children&#039;s Trust &amp;amp; Prevention Funds (&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ctfalliance.org/&quot;&gt;NACTF&lt;/a&gt;).  In addition to its national leadership role, the Alliance provides extensive support to Children’s Trust Funds in all aspects of their work.
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ccf.wa.gov/press-room/news/ccf-executive-director-named-president-nactf-board-directors&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:31:52 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM GRANT NOTICE:</title>
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&lt;strong&gt;SUBMISSION DEADLINE:&lt;br /&gt;
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 &lt;/strong&gt;
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The Council for Children &amp;amp; Families (CCF) is pleased to announce that the directions and template for the 2010 Letter of Intent are now available.  
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Please visit the &lt;a href=&quot;/funded-programs/capacity-building-program-funding&quot;&gt;capacity-building program funding page&lt;/a&gt; on our website for additional information regarding our grant process, including frequently asked questions (&lt;a href=&quot;/sites/default/files/CCF%2009-10%20Grant%20Process%20FAQ.doc&quot;&gt;FAQ&lt;/a&gt;).
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ccf.wa.gov/press-room/news/capacity-building-program-grant-notice&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:18:17 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Coming Soon - CCF to Seek Fund Development Consultant</title>
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CCF intends to issue a request for proposals for a short-term project to assess the agency&#039;s revenue generation prospects and offer broad initial recommendations on how best to use the assets available to the agency in order to improve private funding streams, donor/funder engagement, communications, accountability and stewardship. 
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Please check back with us during the week of September 14 for the full RFP document, supporting materials and deadline. 
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 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:20:48 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Government | Legislative Relations Position at CCF</title>
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&lt;strong&gt;REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS &amp;amp; QUOTATIONS (RFQQ)&lt;br /&gt;
PROPOSALS DUE AUGUST, 14, 2009&lt;/strong&gt;
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The Council for Children &amp;amp; Families / Children’s Trust Fund of Washington (CCF) is seeking a qualified consultant to provide government/legislative relations services. The contract period for this project is tentatively August 24 2009 (see schedule) through 10 working days beyond the end of the 2010 legislative session.  The total amount available for this period is up to $22,500.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ccf.wa.gov/press-room/news/government-legislative-relations-position-ccf&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:24:54 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Follow CCF on Twitter</title>
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&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/CCFWashington &quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;left&quot; width=&quot;56&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vocus.com/socialnetworkbox/twitter_icons_256.png&quot; alt=&quot;twitter icon&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  
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We&#039;re excited to embark on new ways to engage, explore and educate about our programs and activities.  Follow us as we tweet, twoosh and tip about news from the prevention field. 
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 <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:36:44 -0500</pubDate>
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