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	<title>Blazing the Two-Fold Path &#187; Blogs</title>
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	<description>a guide to community relations</description>
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		<title>O Canada! Part 1</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/11/06/o-canada-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CR Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus Areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee volunteerism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Avnet Employees in Canada typically rally their CR efforts around children’s organizations.  They’ve been doing some really cool things in their community, and have been going full steam ahead at it, for quite a while.
Calgary employees support the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation (ACHF), by working through the Southern Alberta Electronics Charity Organization (SAECO), and have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Blues</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/10/30/blogging-blues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s 4:00 on a Friday “and the regular crowd filters” out … my apologies to Billy Joel.
It’s Halloween, which is my favorite holiday. Actually, Samhain is my favorite holiday but we Americans have to commercialize everything!  Oh well.
Plus, I don’t have a firm plan yet, on this, my favorite holiday, on how I’m going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FALL CRAFT FAIR October 24 in Phoenix</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/10/23/fall-craft-fair-october-24-in-phoenix/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/10/23/fall-craft-fair-october-24-in-phoenix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This isn’t exactly community relations but it’s a great story anyway.  This is a really cool event we are dong for employees but we’ve opened it up to the public.  In fact, if any of you can figure out a community outreach angle to this, let us know!  We&#8217;d love to figure out a way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight On:  Arizona Foundation for Women</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/10/09/spotlight-on-arizona-foundation-for-women/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/10/09/spotlight-on-arizona-foundation-for-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Foundation for Women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, Avnet does not give us a day off on Columbus Day, so I will not be on holiday Monday, October 12.  Happily, I will be doing something really exciting.  The Arizona Foundation for Women (AFW) is a nonprofit that is near and dear to my heart.  I served on their board of directors for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avnet Tech Games go virtual and national</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/10/05/avnet-tech-games-go-virtual-and-national/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/10/05/avnet-tech-games-go-virtual-and-national/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[signature events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avnet Tech Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual games]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=415</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is some really exciting news about our biggest signature event, the Avnet Tech Games (ATG).  ATG is going to host our first Virtual Competition and it’s open to students nationwide.  Now, students across America are elibigle to win thousands of dollars in scholarship money
See our press release for more info and be sure to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight On:  The Arizona Community Foundation</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/09/03/spotlight-on-the-arizona-community-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/09/03/spotlight-on-the-arizona-community-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Community Foundation; grant review panel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collaboration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teach them how to fish]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week I had the privilege of serving on a grant review panel for the Arizona Community Foundation.  I was on one of nine panels that were judging grant applications in the field of Capacity Building.  What an eye-opening experience.
There are so many worthy nonprofits across the state doing so much good for our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart of Business Award Nominees</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/28/heart-of-business-award-nominees/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/28/heart-of-business-award-nominees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avnet Cares Governing Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HandsOn Greater Phoenix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart of Business Awards; The Phoenix Business Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just submitted two people into The 2009 Heart of Business Awards, hosted by the Phoenix Business Journal &#38; HandsOn Greater Phoenix.   One was a work-related entry and the other a guy I work with.  But, not just any guy, my boss Al Maag.
As they say on the Call for Entries, “volunteerism is a key component [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogger:  Prime the Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/22/guest-blogger-prime-the-pipeline/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/22/guest-blogger-prime-the-pipeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CR Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Blogger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education; building the pipeline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resolution Copper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skilled workforce]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=363</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest Blogger, Jennifer Russo, Communications and External Relations Manager,
Resolution Copper
Here at Resolution Copper, our Resolution Project is still in the early stages of exploration and development; mine production will not begin until 2020. However, we are working now to develop a skilled workforce. The emphasis is on forming strategic alliances with leading academic and vocational [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga Fest and the Yin/Yang of CR</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/07/yoga-fest-and-the-yinyang-of-cr/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/07/yoga-fest-and-the-yinyang-of-cr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee volunteerism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m heading up to Flagstaff, Ariz. for a yoga festival this weekend and, unfortunately, I blew out my knee about a week ago so not sure how much yoga I’m going to be able to do.  Guess I’ll have to stick to the yin classes.  But isn’t that just life, learning to balance out our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogger:  Use Social Media to tell your CR story</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/07/31/guest-blogger-use-social-media-to-tell-your-cr-story/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/07/31/guest-blogger-use-social-media-to-tell-your-cr-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CR Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Blogger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest Blogger, Jennifer Russo, Communications and External Relations
Resolution Copper
In early 2009, Resolution Copper launched a campaign to facilitate ongoing education about our mine development project and proposed land exchange. Though the campaign still leverages traditional tactics &#8212; paid advertising, strategic media relations, and stakeholder engagement &#8212; we agreed to launch into the world of social media. [...]]]></description>
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