Technology

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 04/08/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

NPO Maven: NPO Maven: Make Strategic Planning Work for You 04/01/2010

Strategic Plans are living documents meant to guide your organizational priorities and future direction. Join this panel of experienced nonprofit leaders for an informative and engaging discussion of why and how strategic thinking + planning can improve your nonprofit's outcomes.

Common Good Vermont kicks off its NPO Mavens series with this lunch-time panel of notable nonprofit leaders, on hand to discuss why, when and how strategic thinking and planning can tighten up your operations and improve your outcomes. Join Jim LeFevre, Julie Broadway (American Morgan Horse Association) and Nick Richardson (Vermont Energy Education Program/ VEIC) as they present the basics of strategic planning and discuss how strategic thinking can transform your organization.

Local Matters: Democratic Republic of Congo Update 03/31/2010

Host Rob Reiber speaks with Cleophace Mukeba and Pierre Mujomba, local Congolese activists, on their efforts to bring awareness to the issues of the Congo and the current situation faced by the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Interview and Press Conference with Dr. Helen Caldicott 03/29/2010

Dr. Helen Caldicott is internationally renown for her work to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and the necessary changes in human behavior to stop environmental destruction. She is interviewed by Nick Carter and Sam Mayfield on her visit, followed by a press conference addressing Vermont's future relationship with Vermont Yankee.

Media is invited to a press conference with Dr. Caldicott on Monday, March 29th, 3:30-4:00 pm at Main Street Landing in Burlington (in the lobby area). Contact Jarred Cobb/Greenpeace for press conference details: or 802 881 0315/Cell: 603 770 8679.

Preservation Burlington: Energy Efficiency for Older and Historic Homes 03/25/2010

Monthly call in show hosted by Preservation Burlington. This month's show features guest David Keefe. Dave is the Manager of Training Services for the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, and a former contractor who now provides consulting and training services related to building performance.

The Burlington Power Program - Solar Financing Made Easy 03/24/2010

DC Energy Innovations, quality installers of solar electric and wind energy systems, presents a free seminar focusing on the Burlington POWER program. The POWER program was recently approved by city voters this past Town Election Day. It is the first of its kind in Vermont. It allows the Burlington Electric Department to borrow money and loan it to city property owners (homeowners or businesses) who pay property taxes to invest in solar electric and other energy efficiency systems for their buildings. The loans are long term (up to 20 years) and at a low interest rate. The seminar will cover basic information about solar electric systems - what they look like, how they work, how much power they produce and ballpark costs. We will then be joined by Chris Burns, from the Burlington Electric Department, who will talk about the POWER program in detail. He will discuss the goals of the POWER program, how it will work and where BED is in the process of developing it.

Nuclear Free Future: How Much Does Vermont Yankee Cost Vermonters 03/22/2010

Host Margaret Harrington is joined by Representative Suzi Wizowaty and Maggie Gundersen to discuss the financial and other costs associate with Vermont Yankee.

Media Maven: Accidental Techies: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know to Protect and Manage their IT Assets 03/18/2010

This workshop is for those special members of the nonprofit and small busines team, who we rely on to answer our questions and make our "stuff" and systems work. These "accidental techies" are great problem solvers--but may lack the support they need to address the range of issues that we expect them to help us with!

Presented by David Rose of Rose Technology Services. Have you stopped to consider how much you rely on technology to get your work done? From your mobile phone to your desk top computer, office network, email and internet access--we've developed a broad set of skills to make sure it all works when we need it to! This workshop is for those special members of the nonprofit and small business team, who we rely on to answer our questions and make our "stuff" and systems work.

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

Andrea Learned, co-author of Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy – and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market (AMACOM, 2004), will give some marketing tips. Andrea is an internationally respected gender marketing expert, speaker and writer. While she focuses on women as the leading indicators of consumer behavior, she also emphasizes that 21st Century men are starting to travel similar buying paths. Andrea believes that storytelling and cause marketing are key ways to present a brand’s facts and attributes to today’s consumer – no gender about it. Andrea contributes to a wide range of publications/blogs, including HuffingtonPost.com, MPDailyfix.com, TomPeters.com, Women-omics.com, and LearnedOnWomen.com - where she presents her most current analysis of consumer/cultural shifts and marketing best practices. She presents regularly to global business audiences, and her opinions have been cited in publications from Adweek to the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Andrea has a B.A from the University of Michigan, and resides in Burlington, Vermont. Find her at: http://learnedonwomen.com , or on Twitter: @AndreaLearned. Join us for 90 minutes of stimulating talk and a good lunch (for only 5 bucks). Maybe you'll think-- "we should become members of CCTV!" (We'd love that!)

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 03/16/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Attn: The middle part of the meeting is missing due to a damaged tape.

Public Meeting on Potential Google Partnership for Burlington Telecom 03/04/2010

The City of Burlington held a public meeting for residents, businesses and community organizations to provide input on a potential partnership with Google on a fiber-optic network in Burlington. More information about the Google effort can be found at: www.ci.burlington.vt.us/mayor/google - www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/ or by calling the Mayor's office at 865-7272.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!