Common Good Vermont along with partners Mark Furnari, Melissa Hersh, Lindsey Godwin and Susan Palmer convened a half-day summit with 50 Vermonters to delve into the topic of leadership development. We invited leaders from education, state government, business, community-based initiatives and the nonprofit sector. The local leaders worked together to map Vermont’s current leadership development [...]
Last week Common Good Vermont moderated a panel at the Vermont Food Bank’s Hunger Conference on Leadership in Changing Times. Stuart Comstock-Gaye of the Vermont Community Foundation and Robin Turnau of Vermont Public Radio spoke about their response to Tropical Storm Irene. BethTener, a facilitator and organizational development consultant with New Directions Collaborative summarized the [...]
The Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services (MANY) strives to keep you informed about federal funding announcements in the youth and family fields. During the federal funding season, MANY will be sending periodic emails highlighting new funding streams as they are posted. Below are the most recent funding opportunities. Community Economic Development (CED) Projects [...]
Mary Ellen Mendl, Director of Vermont 2-1-1 (a program of the United Ways of Vermont) shared this news with us: As Vermonters continue their slow climb out of the recession, many are finding they need somewhere to turn for help and they are making, often reluctantly, that first call to 2-1-1, the State’s trusted Information [...]
Shared with Common Good Vermont from Paige Pierson, Communications Manager for the Vermont Community Foundation. On Monday, November 14th, the VCF will be hosting their annual meeting, a unique opportunity to network with funders and colleagues, get an update on the work of the VCF and will feature a special panel discussion on Irene recovery [...]
Kelly Detrick, Center for Civic Engagement at Norwich University, shared this event with Common Good Vermont. Have a capacity building or training event you’d like shared with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Post it to the community calendar here: http://commongoodvt.org/event Annual Service and Service-Learning Event @ Norwich University Where: Milano Ballroom When: April 21, 2011 Host: The [...]
Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Amy Kirschner with Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility’s ‘Market Place’ program.
Amy Kirschner of the Vermont Businesess for Social Responsibility Marketplace shared this great resource for Vermont nonprofits with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like shared with the greater Vermont nonprofit community? Get in touch – Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext. 21 Watch it Now: Video segment abt. the VBSR Marketplace Non-Profits are experiencing [...]
Thanks to David Thurlow of the Vermont Food Bank for raising the flag for single payer health care and its impact on Vermont’s nonprofit sector. Watch all the latest video: http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2011/02/health-care-bill-video/ —Respond to David’s statement on the Common Good VT Community Forum— From: David Thurlow <dthurlow@vtfoodbank.org> Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:47 AM Subject: [...]
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