Vermont Common Good News 11/18/2009
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COMING UP!
* Tomorrow, Thursday, 11/19 - Media Maven: Strategies for Reaching Women (and Men)
* Windham County Events-
Friday, 11/20 - Workshop: Managing and Retaining Employees in Hard Economic Times
Monday, 11/30 - Forum: Building Bright Futures Council of Southeastern Vermont's 12th Annual Legislative Forum
* Thursday, 12/10 - Webinar: Philanthropy Journal Presents Building Donor Loyalty
Dear Colleagues,
Turkey Day is upon us! Not to mention one of the busiest times of year for the nonprofit community. With end of the year fundraising drives gearing up as well as budget season, try not to forget about the holidays!
Here's the latest from Common Good Vermont, and as always, don’t forget that you can use the Common Good Vermont listserv to share your own insights, resources, happenings and questions!
The next installment of the Common Good Vermont News for Nonprofits will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.
Tomorrow! Thursday, 11/19 -Media Maven – Marketing to Women (and Men) – Learn more about your audience! Join us for Media Maven Lunch: Strategies for Reaching Women (and Men)- Thursday 11/19 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. @ Channel 17's studios, 294 North Winooski Ave, Burlington. RSVP here to attend or RSVP to watch the live webcast online. Come mingle with nonprofits and meet our esteemed presenter, Andrea Learned, co-author of “Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy – and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market”. Lunch is served for $5.
Friday, 11/10- Workshop: Managing and Retaining Employees in Hard Economic Times- 11:30 a.m. at Brattleboro Savings and Loan, 221 Main Street Brattleboro. Sponsored by Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. Spence Putnam from Green Mountain College and Nancy Lynch Executive Director of Peace and Justice center will be presenting. RSVP to Tara Pfeiffer-Norrell at tarap [at] vbsr [dot] org Send checks to VBSR, 60 Lake Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401 For Credit Card Payment call: 862-8347 and speak with Calen King
Monday, 11/30- You're Invited- “Desperate Times Call for Creative Measures: How will Vermonters fund essential services for children and their families during a recession?” 4- 6 p.m. at the International Center on World Learning Campus in Brattleboro. Join area legislators, parents, early childhood service providers, employers, and other community members for a discussion of the state’s budget situation, its impact on children and families, and ways to continue to provide essential public services during this recession. Staff from the Public Assets Institute will help guide the discussion. For more information (including information on childcare), please contact Sandy Stark @ 254-3742 ext. 171
Thursday, 12/10- Webinar: Building Donor Loyalty- Presented by the Philanthropy Journal, Adrian Sargeant, Robert F. Hartsook Professor of Fundraising at Indiana University, explains the main reasons people quit giving, along with practical steps nonprofits can take to retain givers. RSVP Here
Learning Center: Extending the Life of Your Computer- Part of TechShoup's GreenTech Initiative, article offers tips on how to prolong the prolong the efficiency of your PC. Read more here!
From the Community- IdealWare Social Media Survey: Are you on staff at a nonprofit? Are you using any social media channels (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, video sites, blogs) - or even just starting to experiment with it? If so, please take the Idealware social media survey today. Idealware has embarked on an intense, year-long social media research initiative which will ultimately result in a Social Media Decision Making Guide for Nonprofits. Take the survey here
Have a question you'd like to pose to the nonprofit community? Post it to the Facebook page here and the Common Good listserv here (How? Check out our FAQ)
-Share Your Events here.
Be sure to tag them "npvt" and we'll be able to automatically pull them from there to post on the upcoming Common Good Vermont website!
Keep us posted! Have a great day!
Your friends at Common Good Vermont,
Kathleen Swanson kathleen [at] cctv [dot] org
Nick Carter ncarter [at] cctv [dot] org
Lauren-Glenn davitian [at] cctv [dot] org