October 5, 2011 – 11:26 am
Thanks to Lindsay Jones of UVM Extension for sharing this information with Common Good Vermont For it’s upcoming fall 2011 award cycle, the Vermont Farm Women’s Fund will make three kinds of awards, including a special category to assist flood-impacted farmers. Vermont farm women may apply for Business Development funds, Leadership Development funds or Flood [...]
September 28, 2011 – 11:36 am
Report Offers Clear Actions for Vermont’s Working Landscape 9/27/2011 Press Release from VT Council on Rural Development Contact: Amy Shollenberger, (802) 793 – 1114 New partnership calls for investment in our greatest asset MONTPELIER, VT – The Vermont Working Landscape Partnership announces the release of Investing in our Farm and Forest Future. This nonpartisan Action [...]
September 27, 2011 – 3:54 pm
When: November 3 – 4 2011 Where: New Hamphshire’s Radisson Hotel in Manchester For Whom: for all fund-raising professionals, volunteer leaders, and others involved directly and indirectly in fund-raising for non-profits in Northern New England. The Association of Fundraising Professionals, Northern New England Chapter and The Council on Fundraising (CONFR) are partnering to host a [...]
September 27, 2011 – 3:48 pm
President Obama’s proposed $447 billion jobs bill would be financed mainly by limiting the percentage of income wealthy donors could write off, including tax breaks for charitable gifts. Some nonprofit leaders say that limiting the value of the tax break would cause wealthy people to reduce their giving. Obama’s Jobs Bill Includes Plan to Limit [...]
September 27, 2011 – 3:08 pm
Thanks to Beth Truzansky, Coordinator of Community and Neighborhood Services for the Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) for sharing these job opportunities with Common Good Vermont. The City of Burlington We All Belong AmeriCorps program is currently hiring individuals who are committed to social justice to serve as an AmeriCorps member with the We [...]
September 27, 2011 – 11:58 am
Milton Community Youth Seeks Mentoring/Volunteer Coordinator Do you love spending time with kids? Can you walk into a room and know everyone within a short time? If this is you, you might be what we’re looking for! The Milton Community Youth Coalition is looking for an outgoing, organized, enthusiastic individual to lead our newly formed [...]
September 13, 2011 – 2:56 pm
Press play on the screen below for the complete 8/25/2011 recording U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is joined by Janet Dermody, deputy director of the Vermont Center for Independent Living; Jim Coutts, director of the Franklin County Senior Center; and Jane Osgatharp, board member of the Alliance of Retired Americans and a retired state employee, [...]
September 7, 2011 – 2:36 pm
Certificate in Nonprofit Management If you are interested in a career in the nonprofit sector, then you should consider Johnson State College’s Certificate in Nonprofit Management program. This course of study prepares students to become skilled professionals in nonprofit organizations through innovative coursework, challenging internships and ample leadership opportunities. Open to undergraduate students across all [...]
September 6, 2011 – 12:39 pm
Philanthropy Journal aims help people understand, support and work in the nonprofit and philanthropic world, and help them recognize and solve social problems. In addition to trainings, they maintain a daily website and free, weekly email bulletin, they deliver nonprofit news, resources, announcements and job listings. September 2011 2011 Nonprofit Management Institute Sept. 27-28 Stanford [...]
September 6, 2011 – 12:25 pm
NonProfit Direct: The NonProfit National Resource Directory is sponsoring the following teleseminars. Each session begins at Noon (EASTERN) and lasts for one hour. Up to five (5) individuals from each organization may participate in the teleseminar from his/her own phone. Please register just one individual from each organization who will be provided with the dial [...]
