* Center Stage Associates (Baltimore, Md.

A distinguished panel of professionals, Ann-Ellen Lesser, director, AE-L
Projects; Gordon Sasaki, artist educator , Museum of Modern Art; and Barbara
Shepherd, director of national partnerships -- education, John F. That's one of the reasons why Major Leaguers are
dedicated to supporting the efforts of Volunteers of America and that's why we
encourage others to do the same. We encourage all CI practitioners to participate - to
play an active role in the study.

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About MetLife Foundation
MetLife Foundation was established by MetLife to support various
educational, health and welfare, and civic and cultural organizations across
the country.metlife. This will give us the most
meaningful results . This project will also be used as
a template by which all future Foundation co-sponsored research will
be selected, developed, implemented and delivered.

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Center for the Performing Arts , reviewed and evaluated the entries. We join VSA arts in
applauding the winning organizations for their commitment and exemplary work
and commend VSA arts for its national leadership in promoting arts access and
inclusion," commented Sibyl Jacobson, president of MetLife Foundation. The field
of competitive intelligence has long-awaited, and longer needed, an
organization to serve in this critical role. SCIP's mission is to enhance the success of its members
through leadership, education , advocacy and networking.

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Arts Organizations Advance Inclusive Education Programs for
Students With Disabilities

WASHINGTON, VSA arts and MetLife Foundation today
announced the awardees for "Arts Connect All. Recognizing the arts' contribution to the health , vitality, and
development of our communities, the Foundation is committed to increasing
access to the arts and promoting diversity and inclusion.

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org for further information on the Foundation research
and activities.Works is a customizable toolkit of
CI technologies.

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* Partners for Youth with Disabilities (Boston, Mass.
"We are happy to support organizations that create opportunities for
everyone to experience and learn through the arts.C., June 18-22. The grants will also be used to purchase vans to enable
homeless, at-risk and runaway youth and children of incarcerated parents to
visit their parents, deliver food to their families, and transport them to
medical appointments."
The Competitive Intelligence Foundation, along with Cipher
Systems, will produce and distribute the survey summary and full
analytical report in September 2005.

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) for "The Artist Residency
Project," a residency program in inclusive educational practices for
kindergarten -grade 12 that begins with professional development in
learning strategies and activities for teachers and teaching artists. Currently, five million people participate in VSA arts programs
each year through a network of affiliates nationwide and in more than 60
countries around the world.vsarts . Major League Baseball Players Trust Awards Grants
to Volunteers of America Local Offices

WASHINGTON, Through the Major League Baseball
Players Trust charitable foundation, Major League baseball players today
presented Volunteers of America with grants to help at-risk and disadvantaged
children and youth. We are pleased to donate our time and resources to such
a worthy cause.org

About Cipher: Cipher specializes in competitive intelligence
consulting services like primary / secondary data collection,
analysis, reporting, company profiling and scenario planning.

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"It is with great pleasure that Major Leaguers, through the Players Trust,
award these grants to Volunteers of America's local offices," said Torii
Hunter, a Players Trust representative and all-star outfielder of the
Minnesota Twins. The partnership features the personal involvement of
Major League baseball players and their families with a variety of programs
conducted by Volunteers of America's local offices throughout the United
States. Cipher's
award-winning CI software Knowledge .com or call
410-451-6889.

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Louis (St. Louis, Mo. To learn more about VSA arts, please visit
http: //www.

About SCIP: The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
(SCIP ) is the only global not-for-profit membership organization for
everyone involved with the development and use of competitive
intelligence.

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* Kids on the Block (Portland, Ore. "We are fortunate to have the
Players Trust on our team. For more information about Volunteers of America,
visit http://www.

SCIP and Cipher Systems Partner to Launch First Foundation Study: ''State of Art: Competitive Intelligence''

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All participants who complete the
survey will receive a free copy of the summary report and a $100
certificate for future SCIP workshops and conferences.

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* National Theatre of the Deaf (West Hartford, Conn.

* Tampa Museum of Art (Tampa, Fla .

* STAGES St.
SCIP and Cipher Systems have jointly developed this survey with
the help of a panel of advisors, all experts in the field of
competitive intelligence. Craig Fleisher of the University of Windsor explains that,
"any field that truly wants its global practitioners to be called
'professionals' requires an institutional mechanism for promoting and
disseminating research, education and scholarly development." Dr.

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) for "City Theatre Artsbridge," a
program for students to create and perform an original theater piece
that integrates visual theater techniques.

) for "Tell It
Like It Is!," a theater music program where students create an original
piece to educate peers about important issues for students with
disabilities.com. Working with the Competitive Intelligence Foundation
gives us the opportunity to participate in unbiased research important
to the field.

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VSA arts and MetLife Foundation Announce 'Arts Connect All' Awardees

) for "Understanding Physical
Disabilities and Preventing Childhood Injury," a disability awareness
program using the power of puppetry to encourage acceptance and
inclusion of children with disabilities.

Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based
organization providing local human service programs and opportunities for
individual and community involvement. Please contact Bonnie Hohhof at
bhohhof@scip.

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The following ten organizations will receive grants up to $15,000 to
continue their work in creating inclusive learning environments that engage
students of all abilities:

* Deaf West Theatre (North Hollywood, Calif.

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The Major League Baseball Players Trust partnered with Volunteers of
America in 2002 to promote the nurturing and well-being of America's children
and their families.----SCIP's
Competitive Intelligence Foundation has partnered with Cipher Systems
to develop its first in-depth research project designed to understand
how competitive intelligence (CI) professionals are working in the
field today.

This new study, to be repeated annually,
will enable the Foundation to chart the progress of the competitive
intelligence field and ultimately, identify emerging trends and best
practices in competitive intelligence process, technology and
resources.

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* Young Audiences of Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.

* The Providence Black Repertory Company (Providence, R.
"It is important to recognize, applaud, and support organizations that
successfully involve all students in programs designed to foster an
environment that creates awareness, understanding, and respect for everyone ,"
said Soula Antoniou, president of VSA arts. VSA
arts provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and tools they
can use to support arts programming in their schools and communities;
showcases the accomplishments of visual and performing artists with
disabilities; and promotes increased access to the arts for people with
disabilities.cipher-sys.

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org. Volunteers of America served nearly 2
million people last year. For more than 100 years, Volunteers of America has
promoted self-sufficiency, fostered independence and encouraged the positive
development of children and youth , the elderly, homeless individuals and
families, and many others.VolunteersofAmerica. One is the
"State of Art: Competitive Intelligence" research study.

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) for "Partners in Art," an outreach
program for six Hillsborough County schools that uses the creative
processes of painting and photography to raise awareness and
appreciation of community diversity.

* City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh, Pa. Volunteers of America's local offices in North and South
Carolina , North and South Dakota, Northern New England, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Oklahoma each received a grant of $10,000 to fund programs targeting at-
risk and disadvantaged children and youth.org.

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Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization dedicated
to the participation of people with disabilities in the arts and society. The Major League Baseball Players Trust and Volunteers of America
have launched Action Teams of Major League players and high school students in
cities across the country to inspire others to become volunteers in their own
communities .

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) for "The Little
Theatre of the Deaf," a program that provides educational partnerships
with schools, communities, and students to promote awareness of Deaf
Culture and exposure to American Sign Language.
"Our partnership with the Major League Baseball Players Trust provides
Volunteers of America with the opportunity to improve the lives of at-risk and
disadvantaged children and youth around the country," said Charles Gould,
national president of Volunteers of America. In
2005, the Foundation will be completing two major projects. This is the first publication in the Studies in CI
series, which provides a concise overview of specific core competitive
intelligence issues and processes.

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) for "In-School Workshops"
and "ASL Story Time," programs that promote cultural and theatrical
experiences that are culturally relevant, linguistically appropriate ,
and fully accessible for deaf and hearing children from all walks of
life. For more information
about MetLife Foundation, please visit http://www.MLBPLAYERS.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. The Foundation for
Competitive Intelligence is the ideal organization to achieve this
task and there is no better time than the present to applaud its
launch and cheer for its future success.

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) for "Access the Arts," a program to
provide inclusive instruction and participation in musical theater that
develops students' creativity and imagination, as well as motor and
communication skills.

About VSA arts
Founded in 1974 as an affiliate of the John F.
Dr. For more information visit www.

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" This initiative is a funding
opportunity designed to encourage arts organizations to strengthen
partnerships with local public schools through the creation or enhancement of
accessible education programs. The goal is to develop teaching practices that
enable more people with disabilities to experience the social development and
artistic opportunities provided through arts learning.) for "Access to
Theatre," an after-school program and summer camp that uses all aspects
of theater as an educational tool to help youth learn in a non-
traditional setting. For more information about the Major League Baseball Players
Trust, please visit http://www. The "State of Art: Competitive Intelligence" survey will
be released at the SCIP05 conference in Chicago , April 6-9. For more
information, visit www.

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org."
The grants will help purchase play equipment for a day shelter for
children of homeless and needy families, infant care supplies for the children
of homeless and runaway mothers, and health and wellness equipment for at-risk
adolescents.

All CI
practitioners are invited to participate in the survey via the SCIP
web site starting April 6, 2005. Craig Fleisher is also
the SCIP Vice President (2005) and SCIP President-Elect (2006 ), Chair,
Competitive Intelligence Foundation (2005-06), and Co-Editor, Journal
of Competitive Intelligence and Management
According to Cipher Vice President Raoul Farcot, Cipher "is, and
always has been, committed to the advancement of competitive
intelligence.
The newly established Competitive Intelligence Foundation will be
a key vehicle for identifying and communicating the value of
competitive intelligence to practitioners, providers, and clients. The second
project is an updated overview of competitive intelligence ethical
guidelines and codes of conduct, based on SCIP's Navigating through
the Gray Zone book.scip.

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) for "Encounter," a residency
program for high school students that uses theater as a medium for
learning, community building, and creative self-expression . The award was presented during
Volunteers of America's national conference in Washington, D. "We know the funds will have a direct and positive impact
on the lives of the needy.

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