Tag Archives: collaboration

Update: Weaving Vermont Leadership Development Together

April 1, 2013 – 12:48 pm

What leadership is and how we lead is at the core of our survival as a species.  – Cecile Green, Round Sky Solutions A group of 25 educators, nonprofit leaders, funders and consultants gathered on March 29, 2013 at Champlain College’s Miller Center to discuss the opportunities for leadership development in Vermont. Our working objective [...]

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Marlboro College and United Way of Windham County to Host Collaboration Conference on 5/2/13

March 26, 2013 – 10:00 am

Brattleboro, VT - On May 2nd, The Marlboro College Graduate School and United Way of Windham County will host the first annual “From Colleagues to Collaborators: Lessons from the Field” peer conference.   The event, the first of its kind in this region, will take place at the Marlboro College Graduate School campus at 28 Vernon St. [...]

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The Engaged Campus: Vermont Campus Compact’s Event

March 13, 2013 – 12:02 pm

Laura Bellmay of Vermont Campus Compact shared this upcoming collaborative event: The Engaged Campus: A Philosophy, Strategy & Practice happens on Friday April 12th in Burlington This new annual event is designed to bring campus and community stakeholders together to learn about, share promising practices to address, and envision new ways to improve, common public [...]

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Funding: Mutual of America Foundation Accepting Applications for 2013 Community Partnership Awards

March 7, 2013 – 3:36 pm

From Philanthropy News Digest: The Mutual of America Foundation, the charitable arm of the Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, is accepting applications for the 2013 Community Partnership Awards. The annual award recognizes outstanding contributions by nonprofit organizations, in partnership with public, private, and other social sector organizations, to society. Ten partnerships will receive awards, [...]

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Nonprofit Leadership Conference in Maine on 4/26

March 7, 2013 – 2:57 pm

The Maine Association of Nonprofits announces its spring conference Building Common Ground: Nonprofit Leadership in Cross-Sector Collaboration , slated for Friday, April 26th in Waterville: Join us for this rare opportunity to see Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone & Making Democracy Work, who will present, “Restoring Civility to Public Discourse: Finding Common Ground” at [...]

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Vermont Accountability Compact Launched

February 26, 2013 – 3:35 pm

Kate Jellema, of Marlboro College Graduate School’s Nonprofit Certificate Program and Benchmarks for a Better Vermont is part of a Results Based Accountability (TM) Working Group that includes Agency of Human Services, United Ways of Vermont, Common Good Vermont, and the Lamoille Family Center. She shared this exciting news about the newly launched Vermont Accountability [...]

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New Article on Coalition Leadership

January 29, 2013 – 2:17 pm

Are network leadership skills different from those needed to direct a nonprofit organization or a small business? Read more. “It may have always been true, but it’s even truer today: most environmental problems we face cannot be solved by individual nonprofits working on their own. Big long-term challenges like climate change, habitat loss, and food [...]

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What Makes an Effective Network?

January 29, 2013 – 1:40 pm

What are the crucial ingredients for an effective coalition or network, and how can they be cultivated and evaluated? In a recent study for The California Endowment, TCC Group Director of Evaluation Jared Raynor examined evidence-based indicators of success. This paper explores the evidence base for what makes an effective coalition with the assumption that [...]

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Save the Date: Working with Your Legislator Training, January 23

December 20, 2012 – 12:36 pm

WORKING WITH YOUR LEGISLATOR Training January 23rd, 2013 9am-3:30pm in Montpelier There is no charge to attend, and participation includes lunch. Come learn the basics of the Vermont Legislature, and how you can more effectively work with your elected officials. By the end of the day, participants will have: • Increased their knowledge of how [...]

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Learning Center: Good Data Help Ensure Collaboration Success

December 12, 2012 – 2:36 pm

Thanks to our colleagues at MassNonprofit.org for sharing this article in their newsletter. Good Data Help Ensure Collaboration Success By Steve Stanton The current economic climate is causing many nonprofits to seriously consider collaborating with other organizations, but the path to successful collaboration is often more difficult than many expect. The potential benefits are obvious: [...]

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