Category Archives: News

The Web of the Free: Consent of the Networked

February 3, 2012 – 1:24 pm

In the midst of a debate over privacy and censorship online, Rebecca MacKinnon’s new book, “Consent of the Networked,” offers insights into how governments, citizens, and corporations should act to maintain  civil liberties in the digital world. The New America Foundation recently hosted a conversation with MacKinnon and Steve Coll about online freedoms. Be sure [...]

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Vermont Community Foundation Announces Grant Opportunities

February 2, 2012 – 9:43 am

Jen Peterson, VP of Grantmaking for the Vermont Community Foundation, shared this news about grant opportunities: As you may know, we decided last year to update our  Community Fund grants program, and I wanted to let you know that we are currently making some final preparations for rolling out the new program. We expect to [...]

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Public Assets Institute: Fewer Newcomers Call Vermont Home

January 31, 2012 – 4:37 pm

Jack Hoffman of Public Assets Institute shared these observations on Vermont’s changing demographics: Since the early 1990s, when the IRS started tracking migration and income, people moving to Vermont have consistently reported higher average annual incomes than the Vermont residents who were leaving.1 The most recent data for 2010 shows that trend has continued.2 The numbers of people coming and [...]

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Webinars: What’s Next for Health Care Reform for Individuals & Small Businesses

January 31, 2012 – 4:32 pm

Want to learn about how the federal health care law will impact our transition to universal health care?  VPIRG is hosting an interactive webinar focused on how the federally-required health benefit exchange fits into our path to universal, affordable health care access. I’ve spent a lot of time on the road in recent months, talking [...]

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News: VTDigger.org Reports: Proposed Mental Health System Could be More Costly

January 31, 2012 – 3:27 pm

Anne Galloway of VTDigger.org posted this on  January 29th, 2012.  Mark Larson, Commissioner of the Department of Health Access and Floyd Nease, Executive Director of the Vermont Association of Mental Health, will both be participating in Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2012 hosted by Common Good Vermont on February 9th, 2012. When the Vermont State Hospital [...]

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Commentary: Funders should exit their comfort zones

January 31, 2012 – 2:58 pm

Todd Cohen offered this commentary on Inside Philanthropy, a blog on philanthropy and nonprofit news and issues that appears in The Philanthropy Journal. Despite their seemingly endless evangelizing about the need for change, foundations sure seem slow to embrace it. But if they expect to have even a prayer of making change happen on the causes [...]

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Press Release: Champlain Housing Trust New Board Members, Awards

January 31, 2012 – 2:52 pm

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations at the Champlain Housing Trust shared this news: Burlington, Vermont – Approximately 175 members attended the Champlain Housing Trust’s Annual Meeting Saturday, where three local affordable housing leaders were recognized for their many contributions to creating and sustaining affordable housing in communities throughout northwestern Vermont. Also recognized were four [...]

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News: Burlington, Winooski School Districts to Share $3.5M Grant

January 31, 2012 – 2:34 pm

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is the largest charitable organization in New England that focuses exclusively on education. The Foundation recently awarded $3.5 million in the form of a three-year grant to the Burlington and Winooski school districts in Chittenden County. The January 26, 2012 article below is courtesy of The Burlington Free Press, http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com [...]

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Press Release: VT Farm Disaster Relief Fund Accepting Applications for Feed Purchases

January 31, 2012 – 2:11 pm

Ryan Torres of The Vermont Community Foundation and Alison Kosakowski of Vermont Agency of Agriculture shared this news: The Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture announced that the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for a new grant round focused on providing funding for emergency feed purchases. “As we anticipated, [...]

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Pew Reports Public Priorities: Deficit Rising, Terrorism Slipping

January 24, 2012 – 5:26 pm

The Pew Research Center for People and the Press issues this report on January 23, 2012. Economic issues continue to be the public’s highest priority as the 2012 State of the Union approaches. Fully 86% say that strengthening the economy should be a top priority for the president and Congress this year, and 82% rate [...]

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