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News: Most Large Foundations Paid Out at or Above 5 Percent in 2007-09

October 24, 2012 – 9:17 pm

In two new publications that examine the payout and spending practices of roughly one thousand U.S. foundations, the Foundation Center reports that most large endowed independent foundations paid out at or above the mandated rate of 5 percent during the 2007-09 period and that the single most important factor affecting a foundation’s expense level is whether it [...]

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Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival for Nonprofits

May 22, 2012 – 3:54 pm

There’s a film festival that can help filmmakers in your communities as well as local nonprofits and the folks they serve. Lights. Camera. Help. has opened it’s call for entries for it’s 4th annual film festival.  We show PSAs, short films and feature length films dedicated to a cause on the big screen for audiences [...]

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News: U.S. House Votes to Increase Defense Spending, Forcing More Domestic Cuts

May 21, 2012 – 3:41 pm

The National Council of Nonprofits shared this news with us. For a  snapshot of the U.S. Budget, check out this neat new start-up web resource: Visual Budget. On May 18, the House passed a bill to increase defense spending by more than the amount requested for the Department of Defense and $8 billion more than [...]

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Common Good Vermont Joins the National Council of Nonprofits

May 18, 2012 – 4:54 pm

Common Good Vermont is pleased to announce that we have been accepted as a Nonprofit Ally by the National Council of Nonprofits. This relationship will connect us with important state level advocacy work being done to support our sector.  Here’s a quick look at how they can support us. The National Council of Nonprofits, the [...]

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NAMAC Report from National Arts Advocacy Day

May 15, 2012 – 8:04 am

The National Alliance for Arts and Culture (NAMAC) shared this news of their participation in Arts Advocacy Day 2012 held in Washington D.C.–including a video of Alex Baldwin’s key note address. NAMAC’s Executive Director, Jack Walsh, and Policy Strategist, Belinda Rawlins, came together from their respective west and east coast offices to attend Arts Advocacy [...]

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