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 [...]
“I Survived an IRS Audit” by Steve Zimmerman appears in Blue Avocado — a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits, published for free every third Tuesday to more than 50,000 subscribers. Uh oh. We are all afraid of getting audited by the IRS, but we don’t really know what would happen in one. Here is [...]
Presented by our partner IdeaEncore, a nonprofit resource center and a community of people who exchange information, provides insightful, easy-to-consume information shared by leaders in the nonprofit sector. What Makes for an Effective Nonprofit Leadership Development Program? – The Bridgespan Group (Free) Prioritization Toolkit - Partners for Change, Inc. ($10, or free for Partners for [...]
Presented by our partner, IdeaEncore,a nonprofit resource center and a community of people who exchange information, provides insightful, easy-to-consume information shared by leaders in the nonprofit sector. Ready to turn 2012 into your organization’s best year yet? For many, the first step is to start (or revise) planning. A comprehensive, well-reasoned operational or strategic plan [...]
Re-posted from Vermont Business Magazine’s vermontbiz e-news. 1/4/2012 The Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties announced at their Fall Annual Board Retreat the appointment of four new members for the VNA Board of Directors. Rosemary Dale, EdD, APRN, is an advanced practice registered nurse who served for 25 years as the Chief [...]
The National Council of Nonprofits, who’s mission is to advance the vital role, capacity, and voice of charitable nonprofit organizations through our state and national networks, recently released these four policies address scenarios that can derail nonprofits. Conflict of Interests: It seems that conflicts of interests are the root of all evil (or at least [...]
Pulled from the website www.blueavocado.org, a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. Blue Avocado is published every third Tuesday through an HTML newsletter delivered to more than 50,000 subscribers. Thanks to its sponsors and members, Blue Avocado subscriptions are free. Board Cafe, Jan Masaoka, 11/13 When we reviewed various the dozens of evaluation instruments sent [...]
Thanks to Marty Jacobs for sharing this training opportunity with Common Good Vermont via the Upper Valley Nonprofits Discussion List. Marty, who runs Systems in Sync, will be joined by Anne Peyton of Yellow Brick Road, Sarah Kobylenski of the Executive Director and Upper Valley Haven, Robert Wetzel, Board Chair, Upper Valley Land Trust. When: [...]
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 [...]
Upcoming Session Teaches Excellence for Nonprofit Board Members Next month, the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program will host “Governing for Nonprofit Excellence” on its Cambridge Campus. The four day event is for voluntary members of nonprofit boards looking to enhance their leadership skills. The event includes several discussions on various topics, such as the [...]
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