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
National tax-reform has changed the landscape for nonprofits, including the new 21% tax burden on transportation benefits and employee parking. Unrelated Business Income Taxes (UBIT) | Nonprofit Transportation Benefits In …
Read MoreAdvocacy Action Alert: New Tax Will Divert Funds from Mission-Related Work
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
The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, a program of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, awarded a total of $268,684 to nine Vermont farms in March through its most …
Waterbury Center, VT: The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is currently seeking applications for its At-Risk Children grant for Fall 2019. Organizations serving low-income, at-risk, and rural kids in Vermont and New …
Read MoreChildren’s Literacy Foundation Seeks Applications for At-Risk Children Grant for Fall 2019
The Snelling Center for Government is currently accepting applications for the Vermont Leadership Institute. As Vermont’s premier civic leadership development program, the Vermont Leadership Institute has been offering intensive programs …
Read MoreThe Snelling Center for Government Accepting Vermont Leadership Institute Applications