Updated Bulletin 5 – Policy for Grant Issuance and Monitoring
Please take note! The Agency of Administration has updated Bulletin 5, the Policy for Grant Issuance and Monitoring: Many of the updates align the policy with recent changes to OMB …
Advocacy
Common Good Vermont Brings Nonprofit Priorities to Capitol Hill
Twice this summer, Common Good Vermont’s manager of policy and strategic initiatives, Emma Paradis, has traveled to Washington D.C. to bring nonprofit priorities to members of our congressional delegation. These …
You’re Invited: Act 167 Healthcare Community Meetings
Rising healthcare costs and our state’s healthcare system impact both nonprofit employers and employees. The Green Mountain Care Board is hosting Healthcare Community Meetings across the state and virtually where …
2025 Health Insurance Rate Increases: Your Input is Needed
How are health care costs impacting nonprofits? For 2025, BlueCross BlueShield is proposing average rate increases of 16.3% for individual plans and 19.1% for small group plans. MVP is proposing …
Legislative Update: Closing out the 2024 Session
Last Friday 5/10, or rather in the wee hours on Saturday morning, the legislature adjourned, closing out the 2023-24 biennium. They will, however, likely return on June 17th for a …
Legislative Update 4/11/24
It’s a light update this week, but mostly positive news. Last Thursday, we spent a cozy day at the State House during the snow storm. Despite minor delays from periodic …
The Power of Perseverance, Government Grants Edition
From the National Council of Nonprofits: The 2024 overhaul of the federal grant rules prove the recently coined adage: if at first you don’t succeed, adjust your strategy and try, try, and …
Legislative Update 3/28/24
It’s been a rollercoaster couple of weeks since our last update. After sharing the good news of H. 140, the state grant reform bill, passing out of the Government Operations …
Community Services at Risk: House Appropriations Committee Blocks Bill that Would Improve Government-Nonprofit Partnerships
For decades, Vermont’s government has relied on nonprofits to provide vital services to communities including providing housing for vulnerable youth and families, responding to growing mental health needs, generating revenue …
Legislative Update 3/14/24
This is crossover week – all bills need to be voted out of committee by Friday to move forward this session (except “money bills” which have an extra week, until …