GuideStar’s mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving. There new report, “Your Fundraising Calendar for 2012,” fundraising consultant Gail Perry presents a month-by-month plan to help nonprofits get the most out of their fundraising efforts next year. Download [...]
Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Learn effective tools on the web to fund your nonprofit, cause, or campaign and increase your visibility online. November’s Media Maven Lunch will teach you to redesign and manage your online fundraising efforts with Jacob Colie of Stagecoach Digital More Useful Video
Thanks to Carolyn Fox of the Vermont Community Foundation for sharing these grant opportunities with Common Good Vermont. Two Grant rounds ANNOUNCED for Projects Focused on Lake Champlain Grants are now available to support projects focused on Lake Champlain through the Lake Champlain and Tributaries Restoration Fund and the South Lake Champlain Fund, both housed at [...]
Reposted from Vermont Businesses Magazine, www.vermontbiz.com Wed Nov 9, 2011 A Senate panel approved and sent to the full Senate a two-year transportation funding bill to repair crumbling roads, bridges and railroads and fund other transportation projects. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a member of the Environment and Public Works committee, voted for the measure that [...]
BoardSource’s November webinars focus on an activity that many nonprofit boards struggle with – fundraising. We encourage you to take advantage of both! Here is a link to their training calendar. Sustaining Resources – It’s Not the Economy is slated for Wednesday November 16th (3 – 4 p.m.) and presented by David Sternberg. It must [...]
Social media has become “de riguer” for progressive nonprofits wanting to establish a presence, and those looking to identify and communicate with donors, potential donors, clients and other nonprofit leadership. The largest US nonprofits use social media to raise awareness, cultivate interest in their causes and some use social media to fundraise. Who should attend? [...]
Power of peer-to-peer fundraising coupled with broad reach of social media allows nonprofits and individual supporters to leverage Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks as a donation channel with simple click of a button AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Convio, Inc. announced yesterday Common Ground Social. Common Ground Social is a [...]
When: Thursday, November 17th Where: CCTV/Ch_17 Studios OR online webcast What: November’s Media Maven Lunch will teach how to manage your online fundraising efforts. Brush up your online fund raising at the next Media Maven Lunch on Thursday November 17th (12 – 1:30 p.m.) Join CCTV, Common Good Vermont and Jacob Colie of Stagecoach Digital [...]
Thanks to Jen Peterson at the Vermont Community Foundation for sharing this good news with the Common Good Vermont community. The Vermont Community Foundation has announced that its Special and Urgent Needs-Irene Recovery Fund has awarded $99,000 in its first five weeks of grantmaking to 21 Vermont nonprofit organizations impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Total [...]
Thanks to Jen Peterson of the Vermont Community Foundation for sharing this training opportunity with Common Good Vermont. When: October 31, 1- 3pm Where: Rutland Free Library More info: Contact Pat Manduni, Pat.Menduni@mail.house.gov Congressman Peter Welch will be holding a Federal Grants Workshop for Vermont organizations that have limited experience with federal government grant applications [...]
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