Monthly Archives: March 2011

What Can You Learn at Common Good VT?

March 31, 2011 – 5:38 pm
Wordle: What you Can Find On Common Good VT

You may be wondering what you can learn and find on Common Good Vermont. Here is a great snapshot (thanks Wordle). Dig in!

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Who’s Coming to the Vermont Nonprofit Conference?

March 31, 2011 – 1:44 pm

Thank you! We are very pleased if you’ve registered for the Vermont Nonprofit Conference on April 14th! We’ve been working closely with our local moderators and presenters to design a dynamic and enriching afternoon of learning and working together! There are 60 seats left! Do you have time to invite one or two colleagues,  board [...]

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Watch it Now: Charting a Course for Successful Selection, Support & Retention of Effective Board Members

March 31, 2011 – 1:30 pm

Presented on February 1st, 2011  by Tara Kelly, Executive Director of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFL) on behalf of the  UVM Extension Capacity Building Project. Watch a Complete Recording of the Webinar Here Are you a member a board or steering committee of a non-profit or community organization?  Are you responsible for [...]

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Week of 3/30/2011 News for Vermont’s Nonprofit Community

March 30, 2011 – 11:24 am

Week of 3/30/2011 News for Vermont’s Nonprofit Community Week of 3/30/2011 News for Vermont’s Nonprofit Community Vermont Nonprofit staffers, volunteers, board members, funders, constituents and anyone with a stake in Vermont’s independent sector and your communities: Register Now Measuring, Marketing & Money, the statewide Vermont Nonprofit Conference slated for Thursday, April 14th (from 12 – [...]

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Policy Alert: NOFA Vermont Joins Lawsuit Challenging Monsanto’s Patents on Genetically Engineered Crops

March 30, 2011 – 11:18 am

Dave Rogers, NOFA-VT Policy Advisor for NOFA-VT shared this press release with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Get in touch – Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext. 21 RICHMOND, VERMONT — On Tuesday, March 29, NOFA Vermont joined dozens of farmers, seed producers, agricultural businesses and non-profit [...]

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Orton Foundation’s New Planning Tool Exchange for Community Resources

March 30, 2011 – 9:25 am

Thanks to our friends at the Orton Foundation for the news about their new free, user-driven site that helps you find and share resources for better planning. Do you need new tools and methods to liven up your community planning process? Are you looking for examples of other towns that successfully engaged citizens? Help is [...]

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Gretchen Morse on Nonprofits in Tough Times: Business is Not Usual

March 29, 2011 – 5:11 pm

Gretchen Morse will be joining us for the upcoming Vermont Nonprofit Conference on 4/14. She tells us that the need for service delivery has not changed; in fact, it is needed more now then ever as we continue to struggle with the impact of economically stressful times. What is changing is the State’s commitment to leadership in planning and development, and sustainability of financial support to services as funds become more limited at the State and Federal government levels.

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Want to Join? Bridges Out of Poverty Training

March 29, 2011 – 4:18 pm

Beth Krueger Hershel, Regional Marketing Coordinator for Good News Garage, wants to know if any other organizations are interested in splitting the cost for a Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop/Training. See info on Bridges Out of Poverty below and Beth can be reached at: p: 802.864.3667 x13 bhershel@goodnewsgarage.org Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals [...]

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Toolkit: Five GIS Tools for Nonprofits

March 29, 2011 – 3:43 pm

Thanks to Bratt Meyer our friend at NTEN for passing on these social media tools to Common Good Vermont. Marketing & Communications staff and community media folks will find these most useful! By Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media [...]

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Toolkit: Five Free Tools for Social Media Listening (And How to Start Responding)

March 29, 2011 – 3:39 pm

Thanks to Brett Meyer our friend at NTEN for passing on these social media tools to Common Good Vermont. Marketing & Communications staff and community media folks will find these most useful! By Carie Lewis, Director of Emerging Media, Online Communications, Humane Society of the United States Listening is the first step in social media. [...]

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