March 28, 2012 – 11:07 am

The Burlington-Based National Gardening Association is seeking full time social media expert with strong marketing and communication skills; horticulture background a plus. Job Overview: At the highest level, the candidate must demonstrate “social media DNA” and have extensive social media user engagement experience, as well as having a general horticulture understanding. This means that the [...]

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This job opening was shared with Common Good Vermont via the Upper Valley Nonprofit listerv, uvnonprofits@lists.valley.net Director – Converse Free Library, Lyme, New Hampshire The Converse Free Library of Lyme, New Hampshire, is accepting applications for the position of Library Director. Lyme is a vibrant rural community (pop. 1,700) located in the Upper Connecticut River [...]
Pulled From the Twitter Feed @SevenDaysJobs. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Get in touch – Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext. 21 Child Care Resource is seeking an experienced, dedicated early childhood/human services professional to coordinate referral and outreach for families with child care needs and for businesses and community [...]

Thanks to Marie Ferris, Rural Vermont U.S. Department of Agriculture for sharing this information 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 x21 USDA Seeks Applications to Spur Job Creation, Economic Growth in Rural Areas Funding Available For Regional Economic Development Strategies Deadline: May [...]
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New Financing Emerges for Social Innovation Reposted from the Philanthropy Journal, March 21, 2012 http://www.philanthropyjournal.org “Social impact bonds,” which raise private investment capital to fund prevention and early-intervention social programs, with government repaying investors only if the work improves social outcomes, represent a “promising new product” that could become a multi-billion-dollar source of growth capital [...]
Press play on the screen below for the complete 57:12 recording Speaker Shap Smith, Senate President Pro Tem John Campbell and Lt. Governor Phil Scott share insights of the midway point of the legislative session. This is the third of the 2012 Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce‘s annual Legislative Breakfast Series.
March 27, 2012 – 12:45 pm
Press play on the screen below for the complete 33:07 recording Recorded March 9th, 2012 – Donna Sutton Fay, Policy Director with Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security Education Fund, speaks with Trinka Kerr, State Health Care Ombudsman about important changes to the State of Vemront’s health care programs; Catamount Health, VHAP, Dr Dynasaur and [...]
March 27, 2012 – 12:23 pm
The Benchmarks for a Better Vermont Performance Institute applications are now available! BBVT will select 17 small and medium Vermont nonprofit organizations for 15 months of engagement aimed at strengthening their accountability and expanding their capacity to define, measure, and achieve intended results through performance measurement.
March 27, 2012 – 10:20 am

Thanks to Pat Menduni of Congressman Peter Welch’s office for sharing this training opportunity with Common Good Vermont. WHERE: Charlie Cartel Center, St. Johnsbury/Lyndonville Industrial Park WHEN: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Noon to 2:00 p.m. Sign-in begins at 11:30 SIGN~UP: www.Welch.house.goV/signup MORE INFO: 888-605-7270 or pat.menduni@mail.house.gov This event will be most helpful for Vermont organizations [...]