Tag Archives: budget

News: Sequestration by the Numbers and Human Impact

March 7, 2013 – 2:51 pm

From our friends at Nonprofit Quarterly: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has issued a revised state-by-state analysis of the sequestration cuts that will affect federal housing and community development funding, among other programs. The revision is necessary because the fiscal cliff deal reduced the first year’s sequester amount to $85 billion. The [...]

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Sequestration a “Pittance”? Tell that to Those in Need of Help

March 7, 2013 – 2:44 pm

From our friends at Nonprofit Quarterly: Even with programs such as food stamps and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) exempted from sequestration cuts, there is no doubt that anti-poverty programs will be hit by the cuts that started rolling out at the beginning of this month. In the New York Times, Annie Lowrey describes [...]

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News: Arbitrary Federal Spending Cuts to Start March 1

February 25, 2013 – 10:49 pm

From our colleagues at the National Council on Nonprofits: Unless Congress and the President reach agreement on an alternative plan by this Thursday, $85 billion in arbitrary, across-the-board spending cuts go into effect, causing disruptions for governments, nonprofits, and ordinary citizens in every community across the country. The cuts, known as sequestration, are the result [...]

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Job Alert: Rainforest Alliance Coordinator Finance & Budgeting RA-Cert

February 12, 2013 – 9:06 pm

From Idealist.org: The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them [...]

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Learn from the Pros: Nonprofit Budget Tips for a Healthy New Year

December 11, 2012 – 2:32 pm
[Photo: Kay Snowden leads staff in budget development.]

Your new fiscal year may have begun on January 1, or perhaps you’re gearing up to begin next year’s budget planning process. Either way, a sound budget can help you keep your programs on track.

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Learning Center: The Fiscal Cliff – What it Means to Nonprofits

November 26, 2012 – 9:47 am

Thanks to the National Council of Nonprofits for sharing this article with us.   The re-election of President Obama and the maintenance by the voters of essentially the status quo in Congress returns the same players to the bargaining table to address the fiscal crisis popularly referred to as the “fiscal cliff,” the automatic cuts [...]

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News: FY 2014 Vermont Budget Up for Public Comment at Two Upcoming Meetings

November 12, 2012 – 10:31 am

Thanks to Vermont Business Magazine for sharing this press release. Commissioner of Finance & Management, Jim Reardon has announced two open public forums to discuss the State budget process, revenues and expenditures on November 13 and November 19, 2012.  In accordance with Act 162 Sec E.100.1 of the 2012 session, public participation is required with [...]

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News: U.S. House Votes to Increase Defense Spending, Forcing More Domestic Cuts

May 21, 2012 – 3:41 pm

The National Council of Nonprofits shared this news with us. For a  snapshot of the U.S. Budget, check out this neat new start-up web resource: Visual Budget. On May 18, the House passed a bill to increase defense spending by more than the amount requested for the Department of Defense and $8 billion more than [...]

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The 2013 Budget: Is it Adequate?

April 5, 2012 – 4:07 pm

Public Assets Institute most recent editorial, 2013 Budget: Is it Adequate? submits that Vermont’s budget process has become an exercise in making the numbers work. Vermont needs a better budgeting process, one that starts with a goal of meeting Vermonters’ needs rather than making the numbers work. That’s the conclusion of a new report that raises [...]

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VT Governor’s Budget Address: Fiscal Year 2013

January 12, 2012 – 4:47 pm

Today, I present a budget that makes the necessary choices to match our
spending with Vermonters’ ability to pay. This is a balanced budget that
protects our most vulnerable, strategically invests new dollars in making
Vermont the education state, and builds on our strong jobs future.

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