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Vermont Parks Forever 04/30/2018

Mariah Riggs, Director of the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, interviews Sarah Alberghini Winters, Executive Director for Vermont Parks Forever.

For more info visit: http://vermontparksforever.org/

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: The Granite Cutters’ Story - A History of Vermont’s 200-Year-Old Granite Industry 04/27/2018

Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director of the Vermont Granite Museum, talks about the industry's history.

Part of the Education and Enrichment for Everyone series in South Burlington, Vermont. For more information visit EEEVermont.org.

Common Good Vermont: Nonprofit Legislative Day 2018 - Nonprofit Leaders at Senate Finance Committee Testify on Charitable Tax Policy 03/22/2018

Vermont nonprofit leaders testify on recently passed tax policy (H.911) before the Vermont Senate Finance Committee.

Witnesses include: Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Common Good Vermont; John Killacky, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts; John Sayles, Vermont Food Bank; Jesse Bridges, United Way of Northwestern Vermont; Doreen Kraft, Burlington City Arts; Andy Robinson, Nonprofit Consultant; Rick Blount, Burlington YMCA; Kate McGowan, Center for New Leadership at Marlboro College.

Common Good Vermont: Nonprofit Legislative Day 2018 - Impact of Federal Policy and Budget on Vermont 03/22/2018

Presented by Common Good Vermont, Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day is an opportunity for nonprofit organizations and community leaders to raise awareness about the crucial role the nonprofit sector plays in supporting communities, strengthening our economy, and making Vermont a better place to live.

Nonprofit Legislative Day begins with a welcome from Kate McGowan, Director of the Center for New Leadership, and Morgan Webster, Director of Common Good Vermont.

Speaker of the House Mitzi Johnson provides a brief update on legislative proceedings and policy discussions.

The second panel of the morning begins with a State Legislative Briefing by Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe (D-Chittenden), and a panel on the Impact of Federal Policy and Budget on Vermont where national and state level leaders shed light on the consequences of federal actions and discuss actions your staff and board can take to protect the programs you deliver and the people you serve.

Congressional View: Erica Campbell, Outreach and Policy Staff, Senator Bernie Sanders
Tax Policy: Paul Cillo, Executive Director, Public Assets Institute
Human Services: Jesse Bridges, Executive Director, United Way Northwestern
Vermont Water Quality and Environmental: Lori Fisher, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Committee
Governor’s View: Jason Gibbs, Chief of Staff, Governor Phil Scott
Moderator: Scott Johnson, Lamoille Family Center

Common Good Vermont: Nonprofit Legislative Day 2018 - Advocacy Matters - Vermont Legislative Update 03/22/2018

Presented by Common Good Vermont, Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day is an opportunity for nonprofit organizations and community leaders to raise awareness about the crucial role the nonprofit sector plays in supporting communities, strengthening our economy, and making Vermont a better place to live. Nonprofit Legislative Day begins with a Welcome from Kate McGowan, Director of the Center for New Leadership and Morgan Webster, Director of Common Good Vermont. Speaker of the House Mitzi Johnson provides a brief update on legislative proceedings and policy discussions.

The first panel of the morning, Advocacy Matters: Vermont Legislative Update provides a look at how advocates are working within this year’s legislature to improve the quality of life for all Vermonters within tight financial limitations, the panel includes:

Moderator: Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Common Good Vermont
Equity Matters: Christine Longmore, Constitutional Council for Accountability with Law Enforcement Officials
Labor Issues: David Mickenberg, Senior Strategist, Necrason Group
Energy and the Environment: Robert Dostis, Vice President Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power
Amy Shollenberger, Principal, Action Circles

Common Good Vermont: Finance Friday - Is Social Impact Investing for Your Organization? A Vermont Update 02/16/2018

As a strategy to realize both positive social and financial returns, impact investing is gaining traction as an effective way to advance the work traditionally taken up by nonprofit organizations.

Join Common Good Vermont and Simeon Chapin, Director of Social & Community Development for Vermont State Employees Credit Union; Jake Ide, Director of Investment & Philanthropy for the Vermont Community Loan Fund; Mark Redmond, Executive Director Spectrum and Detail Works; and Laura Jacoby, Executive Director Old Spokes Home, to learn more about opportunities for opportunities for Vermont-loving impact investors.

Learn more about Social Impact Investing at www.commongoodvt.org.

A Visit With: Off the Wall Visits the Burlington Mayor's Office 01/02/2018

Community Producer Margaret Harrington heads to Burlington's City Hall with Albert Petrarca, of Off the Wall Coalition, to find out how the Mayor will respond to the Church Street mural accusations of racism and white supremacy. Off the Wall Coalition presents Mayor Miro Weinberger's Chief of Staff, Brian Lowe, with the demand that the mayor withdraws his consent to being in the existing Marketplace Mural.

Bilingual Education in a Bilingual Burlington 12/27/2017

Host Steve Norman, francophile and activist, speaks with Fabrice Jaumont, author of the book "Bilingual Revolution," alongside Cleophace Mukeba, Vermont Ibutwa Initiative founder, and Burlington City Council President Jane Knodell about the benefits and efforts to create a bilingual educational experience in the school system of Burlington.

FOCUS: Selected Delanty - A Visit With Poet Greg Delanty 12/15/2017

Host Margaret Harrington talks with Burlington, Vermont, poet Greg Delanty who reads selections from his new book "Selected Delanty." The poems embrace a four-decade span in the life of the poet and follow his experiences as an emigrant from Ireland, an immigrant in America, a son, a father, a lover, and a friend. With spectacular intensity, Delanty invites the reader/listener into his world providing insights and revelations. Delanty cares about the fate of the earth both as a poet and an activist with 350Vermont.

RAD-TV Presents: Local Ownership and Burlington Telecom 10/27/2017

This episode is hosted by Noah Detzer with guests Max Tracy and Eric Maier to report back on our work over the past month, talk about the current campaign to Keep Burlington Telecom Local, and to let folks know about our upcoming Movement Politics Training and Membership Assembly.

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!