Monthly Archives: June 2011

Week of 6/29/2011 Vermont Nonprofit News

Telling Your Story – The Power of Video to Expand Your Reach and Impact HomeShare Vermont is using a new video about their Caregiving Program to spread the word. Working with Common Good VT’s partner organization CCTV Productions,  the short video features Burlington treasure Elaine Little. Thanks to the work that HomeShare Vermont has done [...]

Job Alert: Green Mtn. Habitat for Humanity Seeks Bookkeeper

Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity, operating in Chittenden County for over 25 years, seeks part-time (24 hours per week) Bookkeeper to do administrative office duties and manage the Habitat office. Preferred experience: – a working knowledge of QuickBooks financial software. – a working knowledge of accounting principles including double entry bookkeeping Duties include picking up [...]

Toolkit: Tell Your Story with CCTV Productions

CCTV Productions is the award winning video production unit of CCTV’s Center for Media & Democracy located in Burlington, Vermont. From media consults to event coverage (they now offer webstreaming) to documentary videos,  they produce media that educates, animates and inspires people to get involved with your cause. Video is a great way to motivate [...]

$2.1 Million in Community Development Grants Announced by Governor Shumlin

Originally published on Tue. June 28  2011 on the Vermont Business Magazine website, www.vermontbiz.com. Tue Jun 28 2011 A Vermont specialty food company will receive a $550,000 grant from the state to expand its operation and create new jobs, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced today. Vermont Smoke and Cure was one of seven Vermont Community Development [...]

Toolkit: 25 Q & A Sites About Project Management

Andrea Contreras created the Project Management Training website to provide individuals who are considering a project management training program with a single website from which they can educate themselves about their degree options. If you have any questions about this website or would like to suggest additional content or topics to be covered here, please [...]

Training: NOFA VT Summer Workshops

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Thanks to Barbara Richardson of NOFA-VT for sharing these training opportunities with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Contact Nick Carter, Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext.21 NOFA-Vermont Summer Workshops are great opportunities to  learn innovative and effective techniques and practices to put to work at your operation. Here’s what’s coming [...]

NPO Spotlight: Somali Bantu Community of Vermont, Inc.

Mohamed Abdi, President of the Somali Bantu Community Association of Vermont, Inc., (SBCAVT) and Bashir Haji-Ahmed, Interpreter/Translator for SBCAVT share the programs offered by the organization. The Somali Bantu Community Association of Vermont, Inc. (SBCAVT) was first established in 2007 with the express goal of facilitating the resettlement and integration of the Somali Bantu refugee [...]

Watch it Now: Donor Management Systems – What Works?

June 26, 2011 Donor/Contact management systems make a significant impact on your organizations development and communications efforts.  With so many products out there,  how do you know which is best for your organization? Easiest to use? Which offers the most features for your money? Common Good VT sat down with Jen Flaster of www.FlasterConsulting.Com to [...]

RFP: Yestermorrow Design/Build School Pro-Bono Services

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Thanks to Kate Stephneson, Executive Director of the Yestermorrow Design/Build School for sharing this info with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Contact Nick Carter, Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext.21 Does your organization need design and construction services? Are you interested in innovative, beautiful, sustainable, green, and [...]

Toolkit: Developing a Social Media Plan from IdeaEncore

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Making use of new media, such as blogs, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter can extend your organization’s influence, and even help generate financial support. These resources can help you get started with social media and discover what your organization can gain by using social media: Nonprofit Social Media Page, from TechSoup Global The Nonprofit Social Media [...]