Monthly Archives: July 2010

VCF Grantseeker Forum on 8/5 in Brattleboro

July 20, 2010 – 11:07 pm

From our friends at the Vermont Community Foundation: Staff, board members, volunteers, and supporters of Vermont nonprofit organizations are cordially invited to attend a Grantseeker Forum sponsored by the Vermont Community Foundation and hosted by the Brattleboro Retreat (Education Conference Center) on Thursday, August 5th from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Come meet Foundation staff [...]

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The Hidden Workforce: How to Run Effective Volunteer Programs

July 14, 2010 – 12:05 pm

Thanks to Melanie Wilson, Director of Research and Public Policy at the New England Network for Child, Youth & Family Services for forwarding news about a new report and tool, The Hidden Workforce: Are you ready for help? Since the early 1990′s, experts have been telling the nonprofit world that an advancing wave of retiring [...]

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Taming the Data Monster

July 13, 2010 – 4:06 pm

Our friends at NTEN have  a great workshop on managing data to tell your story: Americans consume 3.6 zettabytes of information per day according to research by The University of California at San Diego. One zettabyte is one billion trillion bytes. How much information is that, really? How is it being consumed? You can better understand [...]

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Nonprofit Sector & Community Solutions Act

July 13, 2010 – 2:41 pm

We’ve just learned about important pending legislation from the National Council of Nonprofits: The Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act (H.R. 5533) would strengthen America’s communities by making the federal government a more productive partner with nonprofit organizations by establishing 1) better communication with the federal government, 2) better coordination within government, and 3) enhanced [...]

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Vermont 3.0 Registration Now Open

July 13, 2010 – 2:33 pm

Our friends at Vermont Software Developer’s Alliance wrote to let us know that registration Is now open for the Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam, scheduled for October 15th & 16th, 2010 at Main Street Landing in Burlington. So save the date to meet and mingle with the leading edge companies in Vermont and raise the visibility [...]

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Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy: 2011 Grant Program

July 12, 2010 – 8:54 am

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is accepting applications for its annual national grant competition. The grantmaking program is designed to help develop or expand projects that support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children. To be eligible for funding, the applicant organization must have nonprofit or public [...]

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Ottauquechee Community Partnership

July 10, 2010 – 10:59 am

OCP is an intergenerational partnership committed to providing opportunities to live safe, healthy, and balanced lives. OCP is a community coalition serving the towns of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Pomfret, Reading and Woodstock which focuses on positive youth asset development, parent outreach, and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention initiatives. OCP’s Activities Include: Coordinates the Shining [...]

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Why Do Families Use Your Services?

July 10, 2010 – 10:39 am

A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation investigates the role of neighborhood vs networks in employment, non-profit agency use, and a number of other related issues. Social Capital and Social Geography by Jo Ann Schneider explores the importance that social capital and social geography have on family economic success. Comparing the role of [...]

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One Vermont Summer Meetings: The Organizing Continues

July 8, 2010 – 2:54 pm

In the coming months, One Vermont will hold monthly meetings to share information and discuss strategies related to the Vermont budget, revenues, health care and Challenges for Change. The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 21st (9:30 – 11 a.m.)  and others will follow on the third Wednesday of each month at Room 10 in the Vermont [...]

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Hot Enough to Melt Midwinter

July 7, 2010 – 1:13 am

Hot night, fan on face, getting the Common Good Vermont e-news ready to send. Thought I’d take a quick peak at how other folks are dealing with the “heat wave” (3 days or is it 5 days of 90 degree weather?). More than 100 degrees in NYC with no relief in site. At least here [...]

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