Monthly Archives: August 2012

American Red Cross Releases Hurricane App

August 30, 2012 – 8:32 am

This news was shared with us by the American Red Cross.  Have news or events you’d like to share?  Please email them to coordinator@commongoodvt.org. The American Red Cross today launched its official Hurricane App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people who live in or who visit hurricane prone areas. This free app [...]

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Are You a Learning Organization?

August 29, 2012 – 3:37 pm

“Organizational learning” is the most direct way for a nonprofit organization to improve its effectiveness. We wanted to learn more, so we asked Anne Peyton of Yellow Brick Road Consulting to tell us about one of it’s key components.

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Job Alert: Prevent Child Abuse Vermont Seeks Developer/Coordinator for Elementary School Sexual Abuse Prevention Program

August 29, 2012 – 11:08 am

This job opportunity was sent to us by Linda Hogan of Prevent Child Abuse Vermont.  If you have job opportunities you’d like to share, please send them to coordinator@commongoodvt.org! Prevent Child Abuse Vermont is looking for a full-time Developer/Coordinator for its new sexual abuse prevention program for elementary school communities. This new program will include [...]

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NTEN Nonprofits and Data Conference in Boston 9/13

August 29, 2012 – 10:58 am

This news was sent to us by Brett Meyer of NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. All nonprofits need to manage data. This one-day workshop in Boston will help you look at ways to help make data easier to manage, more useful and more mission focused. Useful data helps nonprofits make good decisions about where to [...]

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Job Alert: We All Belong AmeriCorps Positions Open in Burlington and Winooski

August 29, 2012 – 9:47 am

This job posting was sent to us by Beth Truzansky of the Community and Economic Development Office.  If you have job openings you like Common Good VT to post, please email them to coordinator@commongoodvt.org The We All Belong Program is currently hiring individuals who are committed to social justice to serve as an AmeriCorps member [...]

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A New Resource for Giving Well in Disasters

August 28, 2012 – 11:34 am

This is the latest commentary from Christine Zachai on Giving Well, Forward Philanthropy‘s blog. When Tropical Storm Irene rampaged through Vermont one year ago today, it left homes flooded, fields covered in debris — and donors overwhelmed.  The charitable impulse was strong, but where to give?  What organization would use the funds most effectively?  Who understood [...]

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News: Deadline for New Dept. of Labor Retirement Plan Regulations is 8/30

August 28, 2012 – 11:18 am

This alert comes to us from the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits.  If you have news to share, please send it to coordinator@commongoodvt.org. The Department of Labor recently implemented new disclosure regulations pursuant to Section 404(a)(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA). This regulation requires plan sponsors to provide a participant disclosure detailing [...]

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Leadership Book Group to Start in September

August 28, 2012 – 9:29 am

This invitation comes to us from Susan Palmer of Susan Palmer Consulting.  If you are looking for some fun, affordable and convenient professional development this fall, here is your invitation! Addressing a hot-button issue for every organization, the theme of the 4-month Leadership Book Group is “Building and Leading High-Performance Teams.” We will read and [...]

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Election Season Tips for Nonprofit Advocacy

August 28, 2012 – 6:38 am

Find more resources on nonprofit advocacy from the National Council of Nonprofits and the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest. This election season, charitable nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to advance their missions by calling attention to the issues that matter to the people and communities they serve. Yes, charitable nonprofits must remain strictly nonpartisan. But that [...]

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News: Experienced Advocate Joins National Council of Nonprofits

August 28, 2012 – 6:35 am

 The National Council of Nonprofits (Council of Nonprofits) is a trusted resource and advocate for America’s charitable nonprofits. Common Good Vermont is a member and pleased to share this news with you. Washington, D.C. – The National Council of Nonprofits (Council of Nonprofits) is bolstering its efforts to improve government-nonprofit contracting practices with the addition of [...]

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