Tag Archives: advocacy

Occupy Goddard! Conference on Student Activism 3/10

February 15, 2012 – 10:21 am

Thanks to Diane Ziegler at KSE Partners for letting us know about the upcoming Conference on the Occupy Wall Street Movement and Student Activism slated for Saturday, March 10, 9am – 5pm     Join us in an open discussion about the role of higher education in student protest, the core values of OWS and the [...]

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Video: 2/13/2012 LCCC Legislative Breakfast

February 14, 2012 – 2:54 pm

press play on the screen below for the complete 1:05:43 recording Vermont’s Congressional Delegation provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington, D.C.. Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Peter Welch. This is the second of the 2012 Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce‘s annual Legislative Breakfast Series.

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Funding News: Update from the VT Community Foundation

February 14, 2012 – 11:02 am

Thanks to Jen Peterson, VP for Community Grantmaking, for sharing this reminder of some other great resources the Vermont Community Foundation has for grantseekers.On February 24th, the VCF will be rolling out important updates to their Community Fund Grants Program so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out these great resources: Our Special and Urgent [...]

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Press Release: VT Housing Groups Receive $1.2 Million

February 14, 2012 – 10:43 am

Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont NeighborWorks Groups Garner $1.2 M. In Grants To Help Vermonters Find, Keep And Maintain Homes And To Cope With Irene’s Aftermath (FRIDAY, Feb. 3) — Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Representative Peter Welch (D) Friday announced that Vermont nonprofit housing assistance organizations will receive $1.2 million to [...]

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Media Advocacy: Plan First!

February 13, 2012 – 8:16 pm

Third Sector New England posted this timely article by Kristen Saulnier, Communications Assistant. Effective media advocacy campaigns start with an advocacy plan. A roadmap for creating this plan was provided by the Progressive Communicators Network’s Tom Louie to attendees at the Be the Media! mini-conference on November 30, 2011. According to Louie, planning for a campaign [...]

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Got a Handle on Conflict? Mediation Workshop

February 13, 2012 – 4:46 pm

Thanks to Denise Smith of United Way of Franklin/ Grand Isle Countyfor sharing this with us! A Mediation Workshop is scheduled for March 7th-10th at Champlain College in Burlington, VT (formerly of Woodbury College). You’ll learn: *   Mediation process & skills *   Identifying / framing issues *   Dispute resolution *   Approved [...]

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Thanks for an Awesome Legislative Day 2012 – NPVT!

February 10, 2012 – 1:48 pm

Thanks to our nonprofit friends and legislative allies for a dynamic and productive day at the Vermont State House on February 9th.

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VERMONT LEGISLATIVE TOOLKIT FOR NONPROFITS

February 1, 2012 – 11:20 am

Dear Fellow Vermont Nonprofits, This year marks Common Good Vermont’s third annual Vermont Nonprofit Day, a unique opportunity for nonprofit organizations, activists and community leaders from across the state and to unify across sectors and raise awareness about the crucial role we play in supporting communities, strengthening our economy and making Vermont a better place [...]

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VPT Looking for NPO’s to Attend Town Hall with the Governor on 2/9

January 27, 2012 – 12:24 pm

Thanks to Chuck Pizer, the new Community Engagement Director at Vermont Public Television for this invitation. Mr. Pizer  got in touch to see if Vermont nonprofits are interested in attending the VPT Town Hall With the Governor on Thursday February 9th from 8 – 9 p.m. The Governor will take questions from the live audience [...]

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News: Nonprofits Hold the Fort for US Economy, Strongest in New England

January 24, 2012 – 1:41 pm

This recent Johns Hopkins Study finds nonprofit sector leading in national job growth! The report states “Nonprofits have been playing an unprecedented role during the current recession by responding to increased demands for services and have had to unfairly operate with a lack of access to equity funding, limits on the ability to lobby for government contract business and other negative policy shortfalls.”

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