Don’t miss the free webinar, Nonprofit Audits in a Nutshell, on March 28th 3:30-4:30 pm (Eastern), sponsored by First Nonprofit Foundation. Jenifer Holland, a governance consultant with BoardSource, will address the board’s role in the audit process. Join webinar! Board members are told that their role is to provide “oversight.” But what does that really [...]
Recently published, The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox is the new bible for nonprofits seeking to improve their results. Dr. Robert Penna speaks with Common Good Vermont about why he wrote the book and how leaders can benefit from reading it. Dr Penna will present at the upcoming Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2013 on March 21st at Lake [...]
Mario Morino, a major advocate for managing nonprofit performance announced a new and important short book by David Hunter: Working Hard–and Working Well. He writes: Today, the social sector gains a valuable, hands-on guide for taking the leap to high performance: Working Hard—and Working Well, by David E.K. Hunter. David, the former director of assessment [...]
Thanks to our friends at the United Way of Lamoille County for sharing this health report. Check out the newest addition to the Vt. Health Department’s website: http://healthvermont.gov/hv2020/ From this newly designed Healthy Vermonters 2020 page, you can access the Healthy Vermonters 2020 publication, The State Health Improvement Plan, and the Health Department’s Strategic Plan. Here [...]
Two hundred and fifty nonprofit leaders are expected to attend the Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2013 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee Vermont. The theme for the day-long conference is “The Data Driven Nonprofit”. The annual event features a keynote address by K.D. Paine, mission critical workshops and much-needed networking opportunities for the sector. Check out the full agenda.
VERMONT NONPROFIT CONFERENCE 2013 The Data Driven Nonprofit: Tracking Results, Telling Our Story, Improving Vermont Thursday, March 21 2013 | Lake Morey Resort Brought to You by Common Good Vermont & Benchmarks for a Better Vermont Agenda for the Day | Meet the Presenters | Meet the Attendees | Reading List | Conference Materials (more [...]
At Common Good Vermont’s Vermont Nonprofit Day 2013 panelists with nonprofit and legislative experience shed light on how to make your case to the Vermont Legislature. From new programs to continued support, how do you explain what difference you’ll make and how do you convince Legislators to invest their full faith and credit. In light [...]
Thanks to Emily Shewchuk of the National Council of Nonprofits for sharing this opportunity. Nonprofit Finance Fund is conducting its fifth annual nationwide survey examining the current state of the nonprofit sector from a financial perspective, and we hope that you will add your voice. The survey, which is anonymous and takes only 10-15 minutes [...]
Thanks to our friends at VerticalResponse for sharing this interesting article! The Next Google Algorithm Update: Skunk? If you’ve worked with the Internet in the past 12+ years, you may have felt the sting of a Google update to their search algorithm. Nowadays, just hearing the words “Panda” or “Penguin” will send a company-wide shiver [...]
Tech President’s David Eaves recently posted this challenge to the nonprofit sector. Whenever I’m at a hackathon — or any discussion about open data, really — I’m always disappointed to see that there are few people there from the non-profit sector. Obviously this is a sector with limited resources and capacity, but not without a [...]
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