Monthly Archives: November 2011

Commentary: Don’t start More Nonprofits

November 30, 2011 – 6:29 pm

Liz Schlegel of Central Vermont Community Action Council, passed along this interesting article originally published on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s website, http://philanthropy.com November 18, 2011 Mark Rossenman Calling All Boomers: Don’t Start More Nonprofits Many people probably rejoiced when they heard about a study released last week showing that 12 million baby boomers want to [...]

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Video: You Get What You Measure

November 30, 2011 – 6:24 pm

Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Melissa Levy has been an Associate of Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. since 2003. Community economic development is about recognizing, preserving, and growing community wealth in all its forms: human, financial, social, ecological, and physical (infrastructure).  In this program, Lauren-Glenn Davitian talks to Melissa about measurement [...]

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News: Women’s Rape Crises Center now VT HOPE

November 30, 2011 – 6:17 pm

Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Governor Peter Shumlin helps unveil the new name of the Women’s Rape Crisis Center. Established in 1973 as the first rape crisis center in the State of Vermont, the WRCC has grown significantly over the years. Cathleen Wilson, the center’s Executive Director sites this growth [...]

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Job Alert: Franklin County Bar Seeks Executive Director

November 30, 2011 – 5:03 pm

Thanks to Kate Jellema, of Marlboro College Graduate School for sharing this job opportunity 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 The Franklin County Bar Association (FCBA) and the Franklin County Bar Association Advocates (FCBAA) seek applications [...]

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Toolkit: Four Policies Every Nonporfit Needs

November 30, 2011 – 4:58 pm

The National Council of Nonprofits, who’s mission is to  advance the vital role, capacity, and voice of charitable nonprofit organizations through our state and national networks, recently released these four policies address scenarios that can derail nonprofits. Conflict of Interests: It seems that conflicts of interests are the root of all evil (or at least [...]

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News: Late Fall/Winter Still the Season of Giving

November 30, 2011 – 4:51 pm

Pulled from the website www.massnonprofit.org, November 28, 2011 Survey Shows this Still Is the Season of Giving November 28, 2011 — With the nation facing constrained economic growth for a third straight holiday season, 68% of Americans believe it’s important to give something to charity, according to a new American Red Cross poll. A telephone [...]

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Donor Toolkit: The Donor-Grantee Trap

November 30, 2011 – 4:49 pm

Pulled from the Bridgepan Group’s website, www.bridgespan.org. The Bridgespan Group is a nonprofit advisor and resource for mission-driven leaders and organizations The Donor-Grantee Trap: How ineffective collaboration undermines philanthropic results for society, and what can be done about it. A guide for nonprofit leaders, their boards, and their donors. Scarce resources (both money and time) [...]

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Toolkit: Executive Director Evaluation Survey

November 30, 2011 – 4:40 pm
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Pulled from the website www.blueavocado.org, a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. Blue Avocado is published every third Tuesday through an HTML newsletter delivered to more than 50,000 subscribers. Thanks to its sponsors and members, Blue Avocado subscriptions are free. Board Cafe, Jan Masaoka, 11/13 When we reviewed various the dozens of evaluation instruments sent [...]

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News: VT Republican Party Elects New Officers

November 30, 2011 – 4:35 pm

Following its annual meeting Saturday, November 18th, The Vermont Republican Party’s State Committee members re-elected Pat McDonald as Party Chair and made the following choices for GOP officers: Paul Carroccio, Vice-Chair – Mark Snelling, Treasurer – Steve Webster, Assistant Treasurer – Rob Roper, Secretary – Senator Randy Brock, At-Large Delegate to the Executive Committee – [...]

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Toolkit: Free Capacity-Building Consulting

November 30, 2011 – 4:07 pm

Dexter Zhuang of the Seeds Consulting Group shared this pro-bono consulting opportunity  with Common Good Vermont. — The Seeds Consulting Group (http://www.seedsconsulting.org/index.html) is a student-run nonprofit and social enterprise consulting venture. The currently serve New Hampshire and Vermont-based nonprofits and social enterprises in a variety of pro-bono capacity building consulting projects. — Upon finishing up [...]

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