K.D. Paine, well-known marketing thought-leader is the keynote speaker a the upcoming Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2013, slated for March 21st at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont. She’ll address the major gathering of Vermont nonprofits on her recent book, “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit”, recently co-authored with Beth Kanter, beloved nonprofit technology guru. You can register [...]
Nonprofit leaders are now hurriedly trying to determine what “collective impact”—the latest wave of management theory espoused by foundations—means for our organizations. This article in Nonprofit Quarterly, by Kate Barr of the Nonprofit Assistance Fund, looks at how funders and nonprofits can work together. The CEOs who write about impact and effectiveness. The program officers [...]
A pilot dashboard asking “how do we know that Vermonter’s are enjoying sustainable well-being” was developed by workshop participants at the Measuring What Matters Conference on May 30, 2012 in Burlington Vermont. These Results of Well-Being, supported by subjective and objective indicators are a first pass at the development of a “Genuine Progress Indicator Plus” [...]
Our partners, Gross National Happiness USA posted this update in their Spring Newsletter. Register Today for Measuring What Matters on May 3oth. The movement toward a new economy is gaining momentum. It is difficult to keep up with the exploration, innovation and application of well-being indicators that will guide our new economy. This is good [...]
This month’s NTEN Connect focuses on digital storytelling. We are all about that and so excited to point you in the direction of this fantastic marketing resource. You can subscribe here. Executive Director Holly Ross sums up the value of storytelling in her introduction: Storytelling is the most powerful means we have of connecting with [...]
Those of us in the trenches of nonprofit work can feel overwhelmed by the double whammy of decreasing funding and increasing demand for services. Sometimes we feel like we are spinning our wheels in isolation. That’s why I am looking forward to seeing all of you at the Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2011 on April 14th!
FIVE POINT PLAN TO BUILD ADAPTIVE AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITY IN VERMONT’S NONPROFIT SECTOR: In order to achieve meaningful change in the ability of Vermont’s nonprofits to serve and sustain themselves over the long-term, Common Good Vermont recommends discussion and implementation of many of the points contained here: 1. Assess Capacity Building Requirements of Organizations and [...]
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