Tag Archives: administration

Job Alert: Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity seeks Financial Educator and Administrative Assistant

Thanks to Terri Terreri of CVOEO for sharing this job posting! Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity seeks Financial Educator and Administrative Assistant Financial Futures Program The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) Growing Money Program provides financial capability support to low and moderate income Vermonters in Northwest VT Counties, expecially Chittenden, Franklin and [...]

Job Alert: YWCA Vermont Camp Hochelaga Seeks Administrative Assistant

Thanks to Rebecca Gurney of the YWCA for sharing this job opportunity. YWCA Vermont Camp Hochelaga Seeks Administrative Assistant Overview: The Camp Hochelaga Administrative Assistant organizes and manages general office functions, and coordinates administrative activities, including camp enrollment and registration processes, and provides customer service to camp families. The Camp Administrative Assistant will maintain data [...]

Four Destructive Myths that Most Companies Still Live By

Tony Schwartz is the president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author of Be Excellent at Anything. He shared these observations in the Harvard Business Review blog. Myth #1: Multitasking is critical in a world of infinite demand. This myth is based on the assumption that human beings are capable of doing two [...]

Six Predictions for Philanthropy 2014

Bill Somerville, executive director of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation posted this on the National Committee for Social Philanthropy blog recently. What do you think? 1.    The philanthropic dollar will become the entrepreneurial dollar of society. Philanthropy will involve more risk taking. There will be more tolerance for an occasional failure. 2.    Philanthropy will focus more [...]

Benchmarks for a Better Vermont (BBVT) Community Briefing Call 12/6

Common Good Vermont is excited to collaborate on Benchmarks for a Better Vermont and invites you to a community briefing call on December 6th at 1 pm: Important Opportunity for Vermont Nonprofits: Vermont nonprofits are committed to making a difference in their communities. That’s why a group of state level “capacity builders” joined together to [...]

Five Resources for Staffing Your Nonprofit

Have we told you how much we love IdeaEncore? Our friend Scott Betcher-Levin shares great NPO resources this month. Be sure to check out Common Good Vermont’s Nonprofit 101 web area–you’ll see a steady stream of IdeaEncore tips there! Is your nonprofit growing and needs to add staff members? Or does your organization need to [...]

NPO Leaders Reveal: “The Book that Changed My Life”

Nancy Schwartz, our good friend from Getting Attention! Blog and ENews shared her most recent project with us: The Book that Changed My Life: 129 Recommendations from Nonprofits Around the World. We think you will find it fascinating. Nancy writes: When I recently asked nonprofit experts in a range of fields—from fundraising to advocacy—to share [...]

Coaching for VT NPO ED’s: Survey Results & Upcoming Coaching Circles

Thanks to the folks who responded to Common Good Vermont’s NPO Coaching Survey for Executive Directors. We are planning to launch two ED Coaching Circles in Montpelier and Burlington in January 2012. The survey is helping us with the design and format of monthly guided “meet ups”of Executive Directors seeking advice and support for their [...]

Measuring Success Webinar: The Nonprofit Centers Impact Assessment Toolkit

We can’t learn enough about how to measure nonprofit impact. Here’s a quick webinar to introduce you to The Nonprofit Centers Impact Assessment Toolkit. Tune in on Wednesday, November 16 | 11a – 12p (Pacific Time) | 2p – 3p (Eastern Time) to learn about an exciting new tool to help nonprofit centers measure the [...]

Public Forum to Discuss the Future of the US Postal Service on 11/6

Thanks to Senator Sanders for inviting our nonprofit colleagues to this upcoming Public Forum on the US Postal Service on 11/6 in Montpelier. The US Postal Service is considering major changes that could result in the elimination of Saturday mail delivery, the closing of 3,700 post offices (including 15 in Vermont), the closing of 300 [...]