January 18, 2012 – 7:52 pm
Check out the United Way of Chittenden County’s Spring Edition of the Ways of Caring newsletter featuring short-term &special event volunteer opportunities. This edition features volunteer opportunities for February, March and April 2012 including many events and lots of opportunities to make a difference. Click here to open. If you would like a hard-copy of this publication, [...]
September 8, 2011 – 2:51 pm
According to the annual “Volunteering in America“, published by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the number of volunteers in Vermont declined 2.6% between 2009 and 2010–more than the national decline of ½ of 1%. There is good news to be found in the report, however. Vermont ranks sixth among the 50 states and [...]
August 17, 2011 – 10:59 am
Thanks to Ginny Callan of the New England Grassroots Environment Fund for sharing this funding opportunity with Common Good Vermont. New England Grassroots Environment Fund Small Grants Program – Sept. 15 Who May Apply: Groups working on community level issues – including gardens! Details: The Fund interprets the word “environment” broadly and will provide funding [...]
ReSource VT Receives National Recognition June 8, 2011 New Orleans, La.— The Corporation for National and Community Service presented nine outstanding volunteer programs and participants with the Service Impact Award at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service today. The Service Impact Awards recognize the outstanding impact made by everyday citizens who serve their communities. [...]
Thanks to from UVM Extension Service for sharing this training opportunity– part of an ongoing series of capacity building workshops for 2011. The mission of UVM Extension Service is to help individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work. Developing Volunteers: Laying the Foundation through Mission & Vision When:Tuesday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to [...]
Shared with Common Good Vermont by Vicky Pridgen via the Upper Valley Nonprofit Discussion List, a part of ValleyNet Groups. Do you know someone who is dedicated to achieving positive social change in the Upper Valley? An individual who has dedicated him/herself towards improving the lives of women and who exhibits self-awareness and consciousness in [...]
January 6, 2011 – 5:32 pm
Thanks to our friends Scott Bechtler-Levin and Flo Green of IdeaEncore Network for sharing the top nonprofit capacity resources shared on their site in 2010. Now is a good time to check them out and start learning and sharing! Top 5 Selling Items:1. Board Member Engagement Pack, Shared by Vantage Point, $6.99 2. Fundraising Plan [...]
December 21, 2010 – 1:17 pm
Thanks to Ellen Rowe from UVM Extension Service for sharing this training opportunity– part of an ongoing series of capacity building workshops for 2011. The mission of UVM Extension Service is to help individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work. On January 4th, 2011, Andrea Houlihan (United Way’s Volunteer Connection Program Coordinator) will deliver [...]
This delicious opportunity came across our desk from Volunteer Match. Consider this added incentive for your volunteers! Brownie Chew Gooder? This summer, VolunteerMatch, Ben & Jerry’s and Target and want you to get involved in your community, and we’re sweetening the deal to prove it. Scoop It Forward, a summer-long promotion, invites you to discover [...]
Thanks to Melanie Wilson, Director of Research and Public Policy at the New England Network for Child, Youth & Family Services for forwarding news about a new report and tool, The Hidden Workforce: Are you ready for help? Since the early 1990′s, experts have been telling the nonprofit world that an advancing wave of retiring [...]
