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		<title>Funding Opportunities from the MCC</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2012/02/06/funding-opportunities-from-the-mcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MCC presents new funding and other opportunities for communities, cultural organizations, and others to advance efforts to nurture our state’s creative economy. Adams Arts Program Planning and Implementation Grants Intent to Apply Deadline: March 14, 2012 The Adams Arts Program seeks to promote economic and community...]]></description>
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		<title>February Tricks of the Trade: Integration of Art and Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FEBRUARY: Integration of Art and Community How can you effectively reach out and collaborate with the community through art? In these open-forum workshops, participants will discuss how to establish the connection between artist and community. Facilitating this relationship requires us to discuss identity, history,...]]></description>
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		<title>From the MCC: Governor&#8217;s Budget Calls for $9.2 Million for MCC</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2012/01/26/from-the-mcc-governors-budget-calls-for-9-2-million-for-mcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Boston, MA) Governor Deval Patrick today released a proposed state budget for the coming fiscal year that calls for $9.2 million for arts and cultural funding through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The Governor&#8217;s fiscal year 2013 recommendation for the MCC represents level funding for...]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Arts Advocacy Day</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2012/01/16/2012-arts-advocacy-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arts Advocacy Day April 16 &#8211; 17, 2012 The 25th annual Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the...]]></description>
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		<title>From NEA Arts: Community’s the Thing-The Importance of the Summer Theater Festivals to the Berkshires</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://berkshirecreative.org/?p=15243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the summer of 1850, David Dudley Field, Jr., an attorney and homeowner in Western Massachusetts&#8217; Berkshire County, arranged a picnic for notable authors and a handful of Berkshire citizens atop Monument Mountain near Great Barrington. That luncheon was said to have sparked the friendship...]]></description>
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		<title>From the SBA: 5 Tips for Finding and Working with a Business Mentor</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2011/12/28/from-the-sba-5-tips-for-finding-and-working-with-a-business-mentor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Caron Beesley A mentor is someone who has been there before (think about entrepreneurs and TV personalities like Gordon Ramsay or Donald Trump). They are experienced, successful, and can provide advice and guidance&#8217; for no real personal gain. But how do you find a...]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Deval Patrick Announces $7.4 Mil in Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Grants</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2011/11/18/gov-deval-patrick-announces-7-4-mil-in-mass-cultural-facilities-fund-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LZink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Boylston, MA)—Governor Deval Patrick today announced $7.4 million in grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) to support building projects for nonprofit arts, heritage, and science organizations across the Commonwealth. The new CFF investment will support repairs, improvements, and expansions for 54 cultural organizations...]]></description>
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		<title>Adams Creative Economy Grants Restored</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2011/10/28/adams-creative-economy-grants-restored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Yesterday Governor Deval Patrick signed a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year that restores $750,000 to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for its Adams Arts Program for the Creative Economy. The Governor&#8217;s decision followed vigorous advocacy from cultural leaders, local officials, and business groups, and...]]></description>
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		<title>MCC Call to Action: Support the Adams Arts Program</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2011/09/19/call-to-action-support-the-adams-arts-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>berkshirecreativeintern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In August, as you know, the board of the Massachusetts Cultural Council voted to suspend grantmaking for the Adams Program in fiscal year 2012 – but also to seek a supplemental state appropriation of $750,000 to restore funding for the program in the current year....]]></description>
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		<title>From MCC Newsletter: MCC&#8217;s Adams Arts Program for the Creative Economy Suspended</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2011/08/30/from-mcc-newsletter-mccs-adams-arts-program-for-the-creative-economy-suspended/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>berkshirecreativeintern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCC RELEASES $6.5M FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES But Budget Cut Forces Agency to Suspend Grants in Adams Arts Program, Seek Supplemental Appropriation Springfield, MA &#8211; Yesterday the board of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) approved grants totaling $6.5 million for...]]></description>
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