Monthly Archives: September 2010

Watch Now – The Why and How of Giving and Raising Money SlideShow

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For Complete Slide Show Click Here On Friday, September 24th, 2010 as part of our Fall 2010 Leadership Training Series, Common Good Vermont hosted a fundraising workshop at the newly renovated River Arts building in Morrisville Close to 70 nonprofit staffers, board members, funders, and volunteers attended a terrific presentation by Christine Graham, a highly [...]

WATCH NOW: Vermont NonProfits and Tax Exempt Status

20% of nonprofit organizations in Vermont are in danger of losing their tax-exemption status this year due to improper paper-work filing (see post here). In the video below, Lauren-Glenn Davitian of Common Good Vermont  speaks with Peggy Riley of the Internal Revenue Service on tax exempt issues related to the 1100 Vermont nonprofit organizations not [...]

VT Historical Society Recieves $5,000 from Merchants Bank

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Posted on BurlingtonFreePress.com on Monday, September 27th, 2010. The Merchants Bank Foundation is based in South Burlington, VT and can be reached at (802) 658 – 3400 BARRE — Merchants Bank Foundation Inc. has made a contribution of $5,000 to the Vermont Historical Society’s Saving Vermont’s Treasures campaign. The gift will help create three gallery [...]

Free Training: What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know about the New Facebook Places

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This free online training opportunity was shared with Common Good Vermont by CharityHowTo.com, an online training resource for nonprofits. The presenter, John Haydon, advises non-profits and small businesses how to implement inbound marketing strategies with the social web. What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know about the New Facebook Places Live Q&A About Facebook Places Facebook [...]

Facilitative Leadership: Tapping the Power of Participation

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Beth Truzansky, Coordinator of Community and Neighborhood Services at the Community and Economic Development Office in Burlington (CEDO) passed along these leadership training opportunities. Beth can be reached at BTruzansky@ci.burlington.vt.us Facilitative Leadership: Tapping the Power of Participation These workshops are designed to enhance your effectiveness as a leader. Your role within your organization requires you [...]

Job Alert: CCV Seeks Communications Assistant

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The Community College of Vermont is one of five Vermont State Colleges and has been accredited since 1975 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. They provide education to over 10,000 students each year. This job posting was shared with Common Good VT via Twitter – #npvt CCV Seeks Communications Assistant for Montpelier [...]

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Free Webcourse

Kim Brittenham, Community Access Coordinator for the Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) puts out a short list of recent news items relevant to the independent living community and staff.  Below is a post from the VCIL’s most recent outreach. Kim can be contacted at kbrittenham@vcil.org October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month & Free [...]

Watch Now: Leadership in the Connected Age with Steve Shepard (9/13/2010 Recording)

Press play on the image below for a full video recording of the Fifth Annual Media Maven Luncheon on September 13, 2010 at CCTV/Ch_17 Studios in Burlington, VT. Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches and Common Good Vermont Leadership Trainings Watch the full  September 13, 2010 program of our  Fifth Annual Media [...]

Training Opportunity – Jumpstart your email fundraising efforts

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Idealware, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides thoroughly researched, impartial and accessible resources about software to help nonprofits make smart software decisions . Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware, informed Common Good Vermont of this training opportunity taking place in Boston on September 30th: Boston Email Fundraising Bootcamp Join Idealware and Third Sector New England on Thursday, [...]

NAFI Vermont Seeks Therapeuitic Case Manager

NAFI/NFI is a leading human services organization that works with numerous state and local agencies throughout the country in the delivery of human services programs. Full time therapeutic case manager for children’s foster care program in southern Vermont. As  a key member of the treatment team, therapeutic case managers work with foster families and children [...]