Low Joblessness Hides More Troubling Signs
Thank you, Public Assets Institute, for sharing: Vermont has gone from a record high of 25,059 people unemployed in May 2009 to a record low of 7,565 unemployed last month. …
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Vermont Story Lab to Host Five Regional Storytelling Skill-Building Labs
Burlington, VT – Vermont Story Lab will host five storytelling skill-building labs for nonprofit professionals, May-July 2019, in Waterbury, Burlington, North Bennington, and Grand Isle, Vt. Two of the labs …
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WEBINAR SERIES: What’s White Got To Do With It? Disrupting Race-Based Inequities in Well-Intentioned Nonprofits
Common Good Vermont is partnering with the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits for this 2-part webinar:What’s White Got To Do With It? Disrupting Race-Based Inequities in Well-Intentioned Nonprofits. May 22, …
The Vermont Women’s Fund Announces $103,000 in Competitive Grants
The Vermont Women’s Fund awarded $103,000 through its competitive grant program to 15 nonprofit organizations that work to improve the economic security of women and girls in Vermont. “Philanthropy is …
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Nominations Open for 2019 Con Hogan Community Leadership Award ($15,000 Cash Prize)
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 …
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High Meadows Fund Awards Grants to Improve Forest Ecosystem Health and Integrity
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 …
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Tax Reform & Charitable Giving in VT Update
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 …
2018 Individual Giving Data: What’s the Bottom Line?
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 …
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VBSR: Committee Advances Scaled-Down Paid Leave Bill
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 …
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New Report Presents Strategies to End Childhood Hunger in Vermont
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 …
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