Category Archives: Connect

Who Wants Grantsmanship Training?

July 27, 2010 – 9:54 pm

What do you think? Partnering with the Central Vermont Community Action Council, Common Good Vermont has been offered the opportunity to host the nationally recognized Grantsmanship Training Program for Vermont’s nonprofit community. We’d like to find out if you are likely to attend this training opportunity. Please answer these quick questions.
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Sharing Back Office at Small Nonprofits: Rhode Island Case Study

July 23, 2010 – 10:59 am

Gayle Gifford of Cause & Effect wrote to let us know about the results of a back office sharing effort run by Rhode Island conservation organizations. Vermont nonprofits and funders will find this illuminating!
From her full blog post she reports:
Just released is the case study  from the Infrastructure Collaborative of the Land and Water [...]

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“Scoop it Forward” with Summertime Volunteering

July 20, 2010 – 11:13 pm

This delicious opportunity came across our desk from Volunteer Match. Consider this added incentive for your volunteers!
Brownie Chew Gooder? This summer, VolunteerMatch, Ben & Jerry’s and Target and  want you to get involved in your community, and we’re sweetening the deal to prove it. Scoop It Forward, a summer-long promotion, invites you [...]

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Ottauquechee Community Partnership

July 10, 2010 – 10:59 am

OCP is an intergenerational partnership committed to providing opportunities to live safe, healthy, and balanced lives.
OCP is a community coalition serving the towns of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Pomfret, Reading and Woodstock which focuses on positive youth asset development, parent outreach, and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention initiatives.
OCP’s Activities Include:
Coordinates the Shining Light Mentoring Program, [...]

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Why Do Families Use Your Services?

July 10, 2010 – 10:39 am

A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation investigates the role of neighborhood vs networks in employment, non-profit agency use, and a number of other related issues. Social Capital and Social Geography by Jo Ann Schneider explores the importance that social capital and social geography have on family economic success. Comparing the [...]

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One Vermont Summer Meetings: The Organizing Continues

July 8, 2010 – 2:54 pm

In the coming months, One Vermont will hold monthly meetings to share information and discuss strategies related to the Vermont budget, revenues, health care and Challenges for Change. The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 21st (9:30 – 11 a.m.)  and others will follow on the third Wednesday of each month at Room 10 in [...]

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New Guide to Shared Services for Nonprofits

July 6, 2010 – 11:21 pm

Speaking of nonprofit purchasing, The Nonprofit Centers Network (of the Tides Foundation) has just published a new Shared Services: A Guide to Creating Collaborative Solutions–the first comprehensive guide for nonprofit executives looking to create shared services programs.  Filled with step-by-step guidelines, case studies, and sample documents, Shared Services draws from the experiences [...]

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VEEP Launches New Energy Resource

July 1, 2010 – 9:30 am

VEEP–Vermont Energy Education Program– is excited to announce the launch of its new and improved website! VEEP helps people to learn about energy- what it is and how to use it wisely. This site has all the resources you need to get started. Read about our programs. Or, you can schedule [...]

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Community Matters ‘10 Conference Registration Opens

June 26, 2010 – 12:48 am

Why Come to CommunityMatters’10®?
The Orton Family Foundation announces CommunityMatters ’10, slated for October 5-8 in Denver Colorado. The conference  is a unique innovation-action experience—a coalition of leaders, thinkers and doers committed to building strong, vibrant communities from the ground up. Mind-expanding speakers, a multidisciplinary approach and the opportunity to build lasting [...]

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Advertise with Common Good Vermont

June 17, 2010 – 11:15 am

Invest in Vermont’s Nonprofit Sector and Increase Your Brand Recognition! Common Good Vermont is launching Sponsorship and Advertising opportunities for our partners in the business and nonprofit consulting communities! Opportunities to raise your visibility and underwrite monthly Training Events and Webinars, the Common Good VT website and weekly Vermont Nonprofit E-News.
For the complete package, please [...]

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