From December 12 – December 18th, 2010 the VT House Committee on Human Services will be taking public input in regards to the Department for Children and Families modernization. As many of Vermont’s nonprofits are both users and providers of DCF services, these sessions can be very worthwhile. House Committee on Human Services AGENDA Room [...]
On November 22nd, 2010 John Brothers of Cuidiu Consulting presented his national expertise in nonprofit capacity building and the requirements of nonprofit leadership in changing times to Vermont in a very powerful luncheon and webcast. Planning in today’s uncertain environment requires both nonprofit leaders to know where an organization stands and to understand that tough [...]
On November 15th a new federal report on hunger was released that found Vermont and Alabama to have had the highest increase in “food insecurity” over the last decade. Several organizations in Vermont work towards addressing food insecurity including the VT Foodbank, Enosburg Food Shelf and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. As changing economic circumstances [...]
Rick Bugbee, Training Manager for Vermont Associates for Training and Development, Inc. passed along this job opening to CommonGood Vermont. To see additional job openings in the nonprofit sector, click here. If you have a job posting, internship opportunity or volunteer vacancy and would like to share this information with Vermont’s nonprofit community, let us [...]
Charity Navigator, self-described as ‘America’s largest charity evaluator,’ recently embarked on a major overhaul to offer more detailed information to donors and future givers who are deciding which organizations to give to. Guide Star will be providing more broad information about nonprofits and their missions to coincide with the trend of weaning donors away from [...]
Two hundred and fifty women gathered at The Sheraton Hotel in Burlington VT on October 28th for the ninth annual Key 4 Women breakfast. This year, marketing guru and executive coach Cindy Solomon asked the question: how can we change the world for ourselves and our customers and build a business that thrives?
Gary Beem, Program Management Analyst of VT- USDA shared this funding opportunity with CommonGood Vermont. For more funding resources, click here. RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (RCDI) 2010 APPLICATIONS INVITED Applications must be received in the VT/NH State Office of USDA Rural Development by December 22, 2010 at 4PM. The Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) program [...]
Kate Jellema, Director of the Nonprofit Management Certificate Program at the Marlboro College Graduate School shared this professional training opportunity with Common Good Vermont. Social Media Workshop in Burlington on 1/29/2011 When: Saturday, January 29th, 9 am to 4 pm Where: South Burlington Who: Anyone who wants to launch their NPO’s social [...]
Pulled from SevenDaysJobs Twitter feed. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Get in touch – Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext. 21 The HowardCenter of Burlington has several positions open including: Children’s Crisis Clinician, Administrative Assistant Administrative Services Manager For More Information Click Here
Anne Lezak, senior partner at the Center for Community Leadership, posted this short essay based on her reading of Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Ricard Boyatzis and Annie McKee. “Throughout history and in cultures everywhere, the leader in any human group has been the one to whom others look [...]
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