Monthly Archives: April 2011

News: VCF Hires Upper Valley Philanthropic advisor

April 27, 2011 – 12:00 am
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Page Pierson, communications manager for the Vermont Community Foundation, shared this important press release with Common Good Vermont. Vermont Community Foundation Hires TOM ROBERTS as Upper Valley Philanthropic advisor MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Vermont Community Foundation announced that Tom Roberts will join the Foundation as its Upper Valley Philanthropic Advisor. The position was formerly occupied [...]

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Watch it Now: News – Senate Jobs Bill 3/31/11

April 26, 2011 – 4:30 pm

Press Play on the Screen Below Presented The Capitol Beat – Senate Economic Development: Jobs Bill recorded on 3/31/11

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Watch it Now: NPO Profile of Special Olympics VT

April 26, 2011 – 4:26 pm

PRESS PLAY ON THE SCREE BELOW Part of Melinda Moulton’s on going series On the Waterfront, this program features Kim Bookless, Fundraising Manager for Special Olympics Vermont.

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Connect: Art Supports Me PSA

April 26, 2011 – 4:21 pm

Art Supports Me is a new public awareness campaign launched by the Vermont Arts Council in the fall of 2010.To fuel the campaign they have been interviewing participants and artists at local cultural events as well as collecting stories and testimonials on line and in person. Interesting in your own organization having a PSA? Contact [...]

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Watch it Now: Legislative Update with Sen. Bernie Sanders

April 26, 2011 – 4:14 pm

PRESS PLAY ON THE SCREEN BELOW Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses a range of issues in this 30 minute segment recorded in the U.S. Senate studios in Washington D.C.

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News: Federal Report Supports Food hub planners in VT, NH

April 26, 2011 – 3:50 pm

Groups like VT RAFL and the VT Foodbank are making great strides in food availability and food access. As reported by the Associated Press on April 23rd, a recent federal study finds that regional food hubs can ultimately be sound economic models. Read the full article below: Food Hub Planners Cheered By Report WESTMINSTER, Vt. [...]

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Technology: Discount Available from TechSoup

April 26, 2011 – 3:33 pm
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Working with corporate donors, including Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, and Symantec, TechSoup provides nongovernmental organizations, nonprofits, libraries, and community-based organizations with the latest professional hardware, software, and services they need Limited quantities of the 2010 version of QuickBooks (admin fees: $19 – $65) are now in stock at TechSoup Limited. QuickBooks 2010 assists you with basic [...]

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Toolkit: Story Telling: The First Best Thing

April 26, 2011 – 3:14 pm

Thanks to the Network for Good for sharing this resource with Common Good Vermont. Network for Good  is a nonprofit organization that provides easy & affordable online fundraising services to other nonprofits. Storytelling is the single most powerful communications tool you have available, bar none. But many good causes tend to have problems telling good [...]

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Watch Now: Workload Management How-To

April 25, 2011 – 11:37 am
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Long-time Vermont Business Center at the University of Vermont instructor Tim Lybarger talks with Jess Wilson of CCTV Productions about his upcoming seminar April 29th, 2011 seminar ‘Workload Management.’ Tim explains how workload management will prepare employees to handle the challenges they face in effectively managing their workload on a day-to-day basis. This one-day session [...]

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News:No Tax Reform This Year in Vermont

April 22, 2011 – 8:04 am

Our friends at the Public Assets Institute sent our their newsletter this week, including this update on the Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission: The Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission delivered its report to the Legislature in January. But hope that its recommendations might lead to much-needed action this year quickly fizzled. The governor opposes expanding [...]

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