
Thanks to Deborah A. Maguire, Community Programs Specialist, Rural Vermont U.S. Department of Agriculture for sharing this information with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Get in touch Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, 802.862.1645 x21 Are Your Health Care Facilities in Great Shape? Rates are low. It’s a good time to start [...]
Thanks to Carol Maloney, Samara Fund and Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup of the Vermont Community Foundation for sharing this recent announcement with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Get in touch Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, 802.862.1645 x21 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2012 Contacts: Carol Maloney Samara Fund Grants Advisory Committee Chair [...]

The mission of the Endowment for Health is to: “To improve the health and reduce the burden of illness for the people of New Hampshire – especially the vulnerable and underserved. ” Who Is Welcome to Apply Any public or private organization or legal collaborative entity can apply, provided their proposal primarily improves the health [...]
Attention Federations & charities. Applications are being accepted for the Fall 2012 CFC. Please download application documents and return to the address below no later than April 2, 2012 5 PM (EST). Please utilize the Training Powerpoint and contact us if you need additional information. 2012 Training Powerpoint for Federation Application 2012 Training Powerpoint for [...]

Pulled from the VT Community Garden March, 2012 Network Bulletin This spring, the Feinstein Foundation is hosting its 15th Annual “Hunger Challenge” to benefit nonprofits doing anti-hunger work across the nation. The foundation will match a portion of all donations made in March and April. Please consider a donation today – any amount makes a [...]
March 13, 2012 – 11:03 am

Thanks to Becca Golden for keeping us posted on Ben & Jerry’s Foundation multi-year capacity building grant opportunity: Ben & Jerry’s Foundation is once again offering a multi-year Capacity-Building grant for Vermont-based, Vermont-focused non-profit organizations. We are currently seeking proposals from organizations whose goals resonate with the Foundation’s mission to further social justice, protect the [...]

Vermont Business Magazine’s vermontbiz e-news reported this on February 29, 2012. The State of Vermont is awarding $57,000 in grant funding to nine communities dedicated to local historic preservation and restoration efforts. Twelve applications were awarded funding for the current fiscal year. Federal funds through the National Park Service will be issued to nine municipalities [...]
February 29, 2012 – 12:25 pm
Click on the link below for the compete recording http://www.cctv.org/stream-player-build?nid=115405&streamtype=broadband&link=no ++ VCF Staff will be hosting an online Q & A to answer pre-application questions on March 19, 3 – 4 p.m.++ Christopher Kaufman-Ilstrup, philanthropic advisor for the Vermont Community Foundation, unveils the first of three new Community Fund grant programs, Innovations & Collaborations, which [...]
February 21, 2012 – 2:58 pm

Thanks to Cheryl, Ginny, Bart & Claire of the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund for sharing this information with Common Good Vermont The New England Grassroots Environment Fund has launched its NEW & IMPROVED grant program! As always, our grants are dedicated to grassroots community groups working on local environmental projects. Groups can now choose [...]
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 [...]