More than 2,700 people shared their priorities for the year with Senator Bernie Sanders in the last Vt. Bernie Buzz poll. The most significant economic downturn since the Great Depression continues to dominate the issues. More than one in three people, or 36 percent, said jobs and the economy were their top concerns. And more [...]
Three years after the start of the Great Recession, the gap between Vermont’s wealthiest and everyone else had widened, and thousands of Vermonters had sunk into poverty, according to a new report released by Public Assets Institute today. The governor’s goal of rebuilding the middle class is an important start, but Montpelier must begin to create a state that works for everybody, the report says.
Reported by The Chronical of Philanthropy, Professionals for NonProfits just released an important study on the job satisfaction of nonprofit workers in New York and Washington. Two reports released Monday show a disconnect between what nonprofits provide to their workers and what employees say is essential to their job satisfaction. Seventy percent of workers in [...]
The Nonprofit Quarterly’s Rick Cohen posted this great article on new data that underscores the value of the national nonprofit sector. Based on an analysis of four years of federal government data on tens of thousands of nonprofit, for-profit, and government employers, there are some important and startling findings about employment trends in the nonprofit [...]
Have we told you how much we love IdeaEncore? Our friend Scott Betcher-Levin shares great NPO resources this month. Be sure to check out Common Good Vermont’s Nonprofit 101 web area–you’ll see a steady stream of IdeaEncore tips there! Is your nonprofit growing and needs to add staff members? Or does your organization need to [...]
Philanthropy Journal aims help people understand, support and work in the nonprofit and philanthropic world, and help them recognize and solve social problems. In addition to trainings, they maintain a daily website and free, weekly email bulletin, they deliver nonprofit news, resources, announcements and job listings. September 2011 2011 Nonprofit Management Institute Sept. 27-28 Stanford [...]
The NH Center for Nonprofits is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, statewide association dedicated to providing programs and resources that support nonprofit organizational capacity building and to partnering with sector leaders, businesses, and the broader community to elevate the visibility and status of the nonprofit sector. 09/08/2011 Boards that Excel: Half-Day Workshop with Chuck Loring NH Center [...]
Nonprofits in Vermont and throughout the country are increasingly embracing diversity outreach and cultural competency as mission critical components of their organization. A recently posted article on the website www.allisonJ.org, looks at different efforts to address the lack of diversity in organizations across the country and suggestions for overcoming the diversity challenge. Common Good Vermont [...]
Presented on February 1st, 2011 by Kat Morgan, Assistant Director of Education & Training, Hostelling International USA on behalf of the UVM Extension Capacity Building Project. Watch a Complete Recording of the Webinar Here Small, mission-centered organizations are facing tough times. Whether you rely on paid staff, volunteers or Board members, we are all trying [...]
Thanks to Beth Truzansky (Burlington’s Community & Economic Development Office) and Mercedes Mack (Burlington School Department) for sharing these excellent opportunities and resources to build cultural competency in your work place (and life). Whiteness in the Green Mountain State is slated for Wednesday, March 2 (4 – 5:30 p.m.) at the Fletcher Free Library’s Community [...]
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