January 31, 2012 – 4:32 pm
Want to learn about how the federal health care law will impact our transition to universal health care? VPIRG is hosting an interactive webinar focused on how the federally-required health benefit exchange fits into our path to universal, affordable health care access. I’ve spent a lot of time on the road in recent months, talking [...]
January 26, 2012 – 9:33 pm
Following the lead of our colleagues in New Hampshire, we urge you to complete the 2012 Nonprofit Finance Fund nationwide survey that collects data on important financial issues facing organizations in our state and across the country. Deadline: February 15th – Take the 2012 survey today! With your help, we can gain invaluable data about [...]
January 18, 2012 – 5:03 pm
Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Results-based accountability with the United Way of Chittenden County Monica Weeber (Director of Planning & Organizational Development) and Amy Carmola Hauf (Director of Community Impact & Engagement) of the United Way of Chittenden County discuss how nonprofits can improve their effectiveness with Results Based Accountability [...]
January 12, 2012 – 4:55 pm
Emily Morrow is an executive coach who works with Vermont nonprofits and small businesses. “Robust Diversity and Workplace Teams” was first published in Business People-Vermont in December 2011. Thanks for permission to reprint! Which is better for optimal team functioning; homogeneity or diversity? Consider the following teams. Team A members focus on process: on being [...]
January 10, 2012 – 3:31 pm
“I Survived an IRS Audit” by Steve Zimmerman appears in Blue Avocado — a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits, published for free every third Tuesday to more than 50,000 subscribers. Uh oh. We are all afraid of getting audited by the IRS, but we don’t really know what would happen in one. Here is [...]
January 10, 2012 – 3:22 pm
Presented by our partner, IdeaEncore,a nonprofit resource center and a community of people who exchange information, provides insightful, easy-to-consume information shared by leaders in the nonprofit sector. Ready to turn 2012 into your organization’s best year yet? For many, the first step is to start (or revise) planning. A comprehensive, well-reasoned operational or strategic plan [...]
December 14, 2011 – 2:50 pm
Eddie Gale of The A.D. Henderson Foundation explains why it is important for nonprofits to be accountable for the work they do. In this interview with Common Good Vermont, Gale presents an funders perspective on the vital connection between outcomes and nonprofit performance.
December 14, 2011 – 10:57 am
Benchmarks for a Better Vermont Common Good Vermont is proud to be working on the Benchmarks for a Better Vermont project to strengthen the capacity of Vermont nonprofits. Working with BBVT consortium partners including Marlboro College Graduate School, the United Way of Chittenden County, the United Ways of Vermont, the Vermont Community Foundation and ServVermont, [...]
December 2, 2011 – 4:58 pm
Common Good Vermont is pleased to work with Mark Furnari and Susan Palmer, well regarded executive coaches, to launch a new series: Executive Director Leadership Development Circles.
The Circles will be held in Burlington and Montpelier on Tuesday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on January 24th, February 21st and March 13th.
November 30, 2011 – 4:58 pm
The National Council of Nonprofits, who’s mission is to advance the vital role, capacity, and voice of charitable nonprofit organizations through our state and national networks, recently released these four policies address scenarios that can derail nonprofits. Conflict of Interests: It seems that conflicts of interests are the root of all evil (or at least [...]
