Vermont Nonprofits Go To Montpelier on 2/11

Take Action! Join Common Good Vermont and its allies on February 11th from 8 - 2: 30 p.m. at the Vermont State House for Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day!

RSVP Today! Come to the State House in Montpelier, mingle with your nonprofit colleagues, meet your legislators, and tell the story about the vital work that you are doing to maintain and advance Vermont's commitment to its people and environment. Cost: $10.

Prepare Now: Make an appointment with your legislator. Let them know you are coming and that you'd like to speak with them while you are there. They will be on the look-out for you. Check out these helpful resources. Start with the list of Vermont State Legislators  and test drive the Nonprofit Advocacy Tool Kit first developed by the Snelling Center for Government.

Save the Date and Time!

8 – 2 p.m.  Registration Open/ Visit Partner Tables – Room 11, Vermont State House

8: 30 a.m  Meet with Candidates for Governor, Cedar Creek Room (co-hosted with the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger)

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Visit Committees, Legislators and Nonprofit Colleagues.

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Workshop: Tested Ways to Mobilize the Legislature. Presenters include Kevin Ellis of Kimball, Sherman, and Ellis; Sarah Kenney of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Johanna Miller of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, and  Sarah Robinson of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.

12 p.m. Welcome: House Speaker Shap Smith and Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin

12:10 – 1 p.m. Forum: What is the Future for Vermont’s Nonprofit Sector in Tough Economic Times? (Room 11) - Moderated by Bill Schubart with Stuart Comstock-Gay Vermont Community Foundation, Tim Shea, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, Senator Susan Bartlett, Chair Senate Appropriations, Rep. Ann Pugh, Chair House Human Services.

1 p.m.  Vermont Nonprofit Resolution co-sponsored by Rep. Sarah Edwards and Senator William Doyle (Floor of the House).

2 p.m.  Meet with Governor Douglas (Ceremonial Office, 2^nd Floor)

Special thanks to the Vermont Legislature, Vermont Community Foundation, A.D. Henderson Foundation, Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, Champlain/ Marlboro Nonprofit Management Program, United Ways of Vermont, Vermont Legislative Council and Sargent-at-Arms, the Governor's Office and many nonprofit partners.

For more information contact Nick Carter, coordinator [at] commongoodvt [dot] org