Nominations are now being accepted for the $15,000 Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial Community Leadership. Initiated in 2015, the annual award is a tribute to Con Hogan’s life’s work …
Read MoreNominations Open for 2019 Con Hogan Community Leadership Award ($15,000 Cash Prize)
In collaboration with the Vermont Community Foundation, the High Meadows Fund is putting $218,000 into action over the next two years to launch a new initiative supporting statewide and local …
Read MoreHigh Meadows Fund Awards Grants to Improve Forest Ecosystem Health and Integrity
There is still much to be learned about the impact of recent national and state tax reform. As Rick Cohen of the National Council of Nonprofits explains, “Depending on what you read, overall …
Rick Cohen , National Council of Nonprofits The last few weeks have been filled with headlines about the state of individual giving to nonprofits in 2018. Depending on what you …
Read More2018 Individual Giving Data: What’s the Bottom Line?
Thank you, VBSR, for sharing this legislative update: The House Ways & Means Committee voted 7-4 Friday to advance H.107, a bill creating a paid family and medical leave system …
Read MoreVBSR: Committee Advances Scaled-Down Paid Leave Bill
Montpelier, Vermont – A new report funded by the National Life Group Foundation, “Evidence-Based Strategies to End Childhood Food Insecurity and Hunger in Vermont,” details what’s working well, gaps and …
Read MoreNew Report Presents Strategies to End Childhood Hunger in Vermont
National Governors Association publishes Rural Action Guide for Governors and States Montpelier–A study released today by the National Governors Association suggests that “By using the creative sector–specifically, arts and culture …
Read MoreNational Study on Rural Arts Features Vermont’s Creative Economy
J.M.K. Innovation Prize Seeks Early-Stage Ideas with Potential for Large-Scale, Transformative Results in Environment, Social Justice and Heritage Conservation New York City – On January 29, The J.M. Kaplan Fund …
Read MoreJ.M. Kaplan Fund Announces Open Call for Applications to 2019 Innovation Prize
Thank you to National Council of Nonprofits for sharing: With legislative action by Congress and a signature by the President, politicians finally called a truce, but not a complete end …
Read MoreMoving Forward from the Federal Government Shutdown
The Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security Unit is now accepting applications for the 2019 Nonprofit Security Grant Program. All information regarding this funding opportunity can be found on the Homeland …