Posted on Vermont Council for Rural Development by Paul Costello on 04/19/2013. I’ve been struck by census data on rural communities that shows that some rural towns across the country are rapidly urbanizing and others are losing population, especially young people. Vermont is ranked as one of the two oldest states in the nation and [...]
The Nonprofit Finance Fund just released their 2013 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey, supported by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Here is the short story: Nearly 6000 respondents from all 50 states–34 from Vermont–reported financial and management details showing the substantial changes that many organizations are making after years of economic stress. In the [...]
From Philanthropy News Digest: After years of economic stress, many nonprofit organizations are changing the way they do business in order to adapt to new economic realities, a report from the Nonprofit Finance Fund finds. According to NFF’s 2013 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey (15 pages, PDF), 49 percent of the 5,983 nonprofits that [...]
Brattleboro, VT - On May 2nd, The Marlboro College Graduate School and United Way of Windham County will host the first annual “From Colleagues to Collaborators: Lessons from the Field” peer conference. The event, the first of its kind in this region, will take place at the Marlboro College Graduate School campus at 28 Vernon St. [...]
This free online class is made available by the Hunger Free Vermont organization. Hunger Free Vermont offers a free online course on food insecurity and hunger in our state. Sign up for the course and get the facts about hunger in your neighborhood. The FACTS: Food Insecurity in Vermont (2009-2011, 3 year average from US [...]
The Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2013 officially kicked off tonight at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont. Twenty-five people from organizations across the state enjoyed a delicious dinner and even better company. See the full Conference Report & Materials. Tomorrow, the rest of the 265 nonprofit workers, sponsors and speakers will arrive, ready to connect, [...]
Gov. Shumlin andAgriculture Secretary Ross announce statewide CSA program to support local farms MONTPELIER – Building on a successful pilot project launched in three Vermont counties, Gov. Peter Shumlin and Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross today announced the statewide expansion of the Workplace Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, which enables Vermont state employees to conveniently purchase [...]
Prevent Child Abuse VT seeks Director of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs Prevent Child Abuse Vermont is seeking a Director of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs. The position will oversee school-based programs in Vermont and conduct national outreach and training. Candidate must have experience developing and conducting evaluations, familiarity with current best practice and research [...]
This national grant opportunity comes from GrantStation.com Funds Available to Bring Local Food to Schools Department of Agriculture The Farm to School Grant Program provides support to improve access to local foods in schools. The program provides grants for training, supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, developing partnerships, and implementing farm to school [...]
This national funding opportunity comes from GrantStation.com Support for Music, Education, and Grassroots Organizing Sparkplug Foundation The Sparkplug Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations that are proposing start-up projects in the fields of music, education, and grassroots organizing. In the Music category, the Foundation supports emerging professional musicians or music-development programs. In Education and Teaching, the [...]
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