Federal Updates 5/14/25
On our statewide call last week – Nonprofits & Philanthropy: Responding to Federal Actions – Common Good Vermont heard a request for more regular, digestible updates on federal actions impacting …
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Common Good Vermont & Partners Launch Federal Impact Survey
Common Good Vermont, in partnership with other hub organizations representing a variety of nonprofit sectors, has launched a new Federal Impact Report Form for Vermont nonprofits and community-serving entities. We …
Legislative Update 5/1/25
On this first day of May, the budget and other “must pass” bills are on track to pass ahead of schedule, but legislators won’t be done with their work until …
Nonprofit Legislative Day 2025 Recap
On April 22, 2025, more than 50 nonprofit leaders from across Vermont convened in Montpelier for Nonprofit Legislative Day to engage with policymakers and their peers around key issues impacting their …
Sign-On Letter: An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations
Join Common Good Vermont in signing on to this letter coordinated by National Council of Nonprofits, Public Citizen, State Democracy Defenders Fund, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, ACLU, …
Legislative Update 4/4/25
As the dust from crossover settles, we now have a better picture of what bills have a chance of advancing in 2025. We are particularly excited that the House Government …
Legislative Update 3/14/25
Today, March 14th, is the crossover deadline, when bills must be voted out of their committee(s) of jurisdiction to pass from one legislative chamber to the other in order to …
Nonprofit Collaborative Survey
From Sarah Henshaw, Leaves of Change VT As we enter a darker time with reductions in funding, ability to do our critical work, and high levels of uncertainty, I truly …
2025 Town Meeting Day Update
Vermont’s longstanding tradition of Town Meeting Day (TMD), where communities come together to discuss and vote on important local issues, persists but has evolved with the times. While historically town …
Committee Hearing on State Grants Bill
On Wednesday, the House Government Operations Committee took up H. 233 – An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants. They heard from the bill’s sponsor, Representative Kate Nugent, two …