Monthly Archives: June 2010

Communicate Across the Generations to Build Relationships with Donors

June 30, 2010 – 4:30 pm

For the first time in history, four generations are working together in many organizations. So what does that mean for how we communicate and build relationships with our supporters and donors? And what does this suggest in terms of building a fundraising strategy? Marty Jacobs (Systems In Sync) and Mark Scott (eTapestry) offered a lively webinar, Communicate Across the Generations to Build Relationships with Donors on June 30th, to help nonprofits expand our communications tool kit and development strategy to motivate audiences of all ages. Tune into this lively webinar or quickly review the slideshow.

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Community Matters ’10 Conference Registration Opens

June 26, 2010 – 12:48 am

Why Come to CommunityMatters’10®? The Orton Family Foundation announces CommunityMatters ’10, slated for October 5-8 in Denver Colorado. The conference  is a unique innovation-action experience—a coalition of leaders, thinkers and doers committed to building strong, vibrant communities from the ground up. Mind-expanding speakers, a multidisciplinary approach and the opportunity to build lasting connections make CommunityMatters’10 [...]

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Watch it Now: Is Your Organization Worth Preserving? Prepare with Succession Planning

June 25, 2010 – 2:45 pm

At a recent Nonprofit Maven, hosted by Common Good Vermont, Paula Cope of Cope & Associates, Inc. presented Succession Planning and Management: Understanding the Whole Picture. Known as the “Paula Revere” of succession planning, Paula has worked with hundreds of organizations and sums up core concepts of organizational health that every nonprofit will want to understand and act on for your long AND short term future. Read more…

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Webinar 6/30: Communicate Across the Generations to Strengthen Your Donor Base

June 25, 2010 – 2:09 pm

Slated for Wednesday, June 30th at 2 p.m., join Marty Jacobs (Systems In Sync) and Mark Scott (E-Tapestry) as they team up for a dynamic webinar that looks at new approaches to an old problem: raising money from a broad audience of potential funders. Register today. For the first time in history, four generations are [...]

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Make a Difference with Project Management

June 25, 2010 – 12:01 pm

Are we the only nonprofit with a heart and mission that is bigger than our capacity to deliver? Sure, we do “more with less”—but isn’t that really because we don’t manage our time and resources in a SMART way? We convince ourselves we are doing good work, but are we making a difference? And how [...]

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Learn from the Pros: Find your “Zag”: Branding Fundamentals/ Brandthropology 06/17/2010

June 23, 2010 – 9:35 am

Successful nonprofits are successful brands. The United Way, American Red Cross, and the Salvation Army for example are so well branded that just their very names bring up positive feelings and confidence within communities. Brandthropology’s Matt Dodds takes us through the basics of establishing your “zag” and how to create a plan to reach your [...]

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What We Like This Week 6/23/2010

June 22, 2010 – 5:04 pm

1.  The Power of the Networked Nonprofit – The Huffington Post Reports (6/15) 2. Legislative Alert – Bill introduced to strengthen ties between federal gov’t and nonprofits 3.  Perks for the Sector – Microsoft Office 2010 now available for nonprofits 4. Philanthropy Journal Presents – Webinar:  Create a fundraising action plan for your board (7/13) [...]

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Do You Have Questions for the Candidates?

June 22, 2010 – 4:35 pm

It’s job interview time! An entirely new batch of Vermont state officials will take office this November. What do you want to know from the next Governor and Lt. Governor, Secretary of State and Auditor? Now is a good time to ask them about their politics and how they’ll approach their work. From health care [...]

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Fill out the 2010 VT Nonprofit Purchasing Survey and Win!

June 21, 2010 – 2:14 pm

That’s right! Common Good Vermont is launching a new Vermont Nonprofit Purchasing Survey to find out how we can bring you the services and products that you want and need to run your business.  Spend 10 minutes completing the survey and you become eligible to win $100 in office supplies and printing services from Staples. [...]

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Advertise with Common Good Vermont

June 17, 2010 – 11:15 am

Invest in Vermont’s Nonprofit Sector and Increase Your Brand Recognition! Common Good Vermont is launching Sponsorship and Advertising opportunities for our partners in the business and nonprofit consulting communities! Opportunities to raise your visibility and underwrite monthly Training Events and Webinars, the Common Good VT website and weekly Vermont Nonprofit E-News. For the complete package, [...]

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