Vermont Common Good News 1/20/2010
Networking People, Knowledge and Nonprofits for the Common Good
EVENTS
Improve Your Online Efficiency- Tag It! Tame the Internet Firehose Media Maven
Tomorrow, January 21 Featuring the new CommonGoodVT.org - 12 - 1:30 p.m., Channel 17/CCTV Studios, 294 North Winooski Ave in Burlington
Tag It! takes on the "how" tagging pictures, video, listings, blog posts, group book marks, twitter and Facebook updates creates a community brain trust larger than we ever imagined. Use the internet more efficiently and with focus! RSVP here
Nonprofits Unite - Vermont Nonprofit Advocacy Day
Thursday, February 11 - Take Action at the Statehouse - 8:00 - 3:00 p.m.,
State House, Montpelier
Join Common Good Vermont, the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, and nonprofit allies at the Vermont Statehouse as we build a case for the vital work of Vermont's independent sector, meet with legislators (including those running for governor), and learn advocacy best practices. Event is $10.00, please RSVP here
Strengthen the Lamoille Valley Network
Friday, January 29 - Harnessing Common Good Vermont to empower the Lamoille Valley Nonprofit Network - 10:00 - 1:00 p.m.,
Dewey Campus Center, Johnson State College
PIP and Johnson State College invites its members and interested allies of the Lamoille Valley to think strategically about partnership opportunities within and outside of the immediate network, to learn how to use CommonGoodVT.org to share knowledge and resources, weave networks, follow the news, access new skills and help to improve outcomes. RSVP here
Listed above are just a few of the great resources available to Vermont's nonprofit community. Visit www.commongoodvt.org for more workshops, trainings, and events hosted by the entire nonprofit sector in Vermont
LEARNING CENTER
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON COMMONGOODVT.ORG
Video of the January 11th Common Good Vermont Annual Meeting
Featuring "Giving in Vermont" with Stuart Comstock - Gay. The annual Common Good Vermont meeting featured a current VCF report on the state of Vermont philanthropy. In addition, the Spencer Group reported on the development of a new nonprofit database and CCTV's Lauren-Glenn Davitian unveiled the new Common Good website (www.commongoodvt.org)
UPCOMING WEBINARS & COURSES
Available via Webinar - The Small Development Office
Thursday, February 4 - Doing it all without burning out - 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Presented by the Philanthropy Journal
Take a Course - University of Vermont Continuing Education Courses for 2009
January - May 2010 - Grant Writing and Nonprofit Department
Enroll - Champlain College Certificate in Nonprofit Management
March- June 2010 - Program will be held in Burlington and Springfield, Vermont.
WORTHY READING
"Vermont nonprofits can count on next generation"
From the Burlington Free Press
FROM THE COMMUNITY
Environmental Literacy for Vermont Public Meetings
From Lisa Purcell of the Statewide Environmental Education Programs (SWEEP) alliance: Attend one of fourteen public dialogues on Environmental Literacy for Vermont. Our goal is to gather stories about these model environmental practices and projects to help draft a roadmap to environmental literacy for Vermont. Please come share ideas from your workplace or community. The first of the fourteen dialogues (one in each county) will be on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury, VT. For more info visit: www.environmentalliteracyvt.org.
FEATURED NETWORK
Northshire Nonprofit Network
This month www.CommonGoodVT.org is featuring the Northshire Nonprofit Network. NNN is an informal network founded in 2006 as a way for local area non profits to gather to collaborate and learn from each other and with others. Made up of 60+ non profits from mostly Bennington County, the NNN meets the first Friday of every month at 8 a.m. Contact: Seline Skoug, (802) 375- 4568, seline [at] selineskoug [dot] com