Tag Archives: outcomes

Commentary: Nonprofits Have a Great Story to Tell

January 11, 2012 – 2:47 pm

Todd Cohen offered this commentary on Inside Philanthropy, a blog on philanthropy and nonprofit news and issues that appears in The Philanthropy Journal. A crucial task for nonprofits struggling in the broken economy is to do a much better job talking about the essential role they play serving people and places in need. Through the stories they [...]

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Watch it Now: Measuring will help Vermont Manage Performance

December 20, 2011 – 3:18 pm

Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Jack Hoffman, of the Public Assets Institute, discusses the importance of using the Census data to rebuild the State of Vermont’s system for measuring improvements in the delivery of vital human services and more. He outlines how recently released Census data are both a wake-up [...]

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Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2012: Benchmarks for a Better Vermont

December 19, 2011 – 12:43 pm

REGISTER TODAY! Benchmarks for a Better Vermont is the topic for this year’s statewide Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2012 slated for Tuesday, March 20th

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What do funders want?

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.

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FAQ: Benchmarks for a Better Vermont

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, [...]

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Watch it Now: What Results do Funder’s Want? Indicators of an effective nonprofit

December 13, 2011 – 3:48 pm

Press play on the screen below for the complete 12/5/2011 recording Common Good Vermont speaks with Vermont funders about the importance of nonprofit tracking of outcomes and performance. This has bearing on overall organizational effectiveness,  successful grant applications and meaningful evaluations. Lesli Blount, Director of Community & Public Relations at the Key Bank Foundation, Jen [...]

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Video: You Get What You Measure

November 30, 2011 – 6:24 pm

Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Melissa Levy has been an Associate of Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. since 2003. Community economic development is about recognizing, preserving, and growing community wealth in all its forms: human, financial, social, ecological, and physical (infrastructure).  In this program, Lauren-Glenn Davitian talks to Melissa about measurement [...]

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Commentary: Measuring will help the state manage performance

November 7, 2011 – 10:14 am

Public Assets Institute shared this thoughtful post today. Written by Senior Analyst Jack Hoffman, PAI advocates for the State of Vermont to revive the practice of measuring state agency performance ” not by the size of its caseloads, but by the well-being of Vermont’s citizens.” Common Good Vermont supports this important work and hopes we [...]

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2011 Youth Risk Behavior survey shows drop in alcohol use and smoking, other key trend lines unchanged

November 3, 2011 – 9:40 am

Reported by our colleagues at Vermont Digger: A new statewide survey released Wednesday finds Vermont teens have modestly decreased their use of alcohol, are smoking less, and fewer are abusing prescription drugs. The Vermont Youth Risk Behavior survey, based on a random sample of 8,654 students grades 9-12, also found no substantial change in the [...]

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Benchmarks for a Better Vermont (BBVT) Community Briefing Call 12/6

November 2, 2011 – 10:18 pm

Common Good Vermont is excited to collaborate on Benchmarks for a Better Vermont and invites you to a community briefing call on December 6th at 1 pm: Important Opportunity for Vermont Nonprofits: Vermont nonprofits are committed to making a difference in their communities. That’s why a group of state level “capacity builders” joined together to [...]

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