Economy & Business

Common Good Vermont: Key Bank Announces Build a Stronger Vermont Grant Challenge 09/24/2013

Common Good Vermont interviews Brigitte Ritchie, Key Bank Foundation's Director of Community Relations about a new grant giving competition. Co-sponsored with FreePressMedia, the Build a Stronger Vermont grant giving competition; offers grants to three Vermont non-profits, ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. All eligible Vermont nonprofits are invited to submit a plan detailing their efforts to improve financial literacy or workplace development and how they would use the grant funds to aid in this process. Submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 2013. As part of Build a Stronger Vermont, a select panel of judges will narrow the field of entries to a maximum of eight finalists. Vermont residents are charged with the process of selecting the final grant recipients by voting for their favorite plans online or using the ballot in the Burlington Free Press. Ballots may be dropped off at any KeyBank branch or mailed in. Voting begins on November 18, more details can be found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/legacy/customers/MD/KeyBank/KeyBankApplication.pdf

The nonprofit with the most votes will receive a one-time $25,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation. The first runner up will receive a $15,000 grant and the second runner up will receive a $10,000 grant.KeyBank Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable foundation that through its: civic programs, corporate contributions, and volunteerism; supports organizations and programs that foster economic self-sufficiency.Qualifying non-profits can request more information from brigitte_ritchie@keybank.com or call 802-660-4223.

More details may be found here.

Lake Champlain Chamber: My Chamber Membership Episode Four: Strong Businesses, Strong Vermont 09/23/2013

One reason many businesses join the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce is because they feel a sense of pride in contributing to the community. The Chamber runs many educational and economic development programs designed to benefit member businesses, their employees, and the wider community. Our volunteer Board of Directors strives to promote civic, commercial, industrial, and agricultural progress within our region, and to work diligently with community partners for the establishment of sound legislation and efficient administration at all levels of government.

In this episode of My Chamber Membership, you’ll hear how joining the Chamber helps make the community a better place to work, live, visit, and do business…and it’s a great decision for your business! Watch more at vermont.org/chamber/about-chamber/testimonials.

Vermont Workers' Center: People's Budget Workshop 09/20/2013

A workshop to see how human rights might be used to change the way Vermont's budget is decided. Attendees learn about participatory budgeting and discuss the Workers' Center's next steps in the campaign, ensuring Vermont gets a People's Budget based on human rights.

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 09/19/2013

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.

Common Good Vermont: Paul Schmitz - Everybody Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up 09/19/2013

Where is the leadership we need to solve our most pressing community problems? It's all around us. Public Allies CEO, Paul Schmitz, author of 'Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up', inspires new leadership possibilities within yourself and your communities. Common Good Vermont hosted his presentation to the Vermont nonprofit community on September 19, 2013 as part of the kick off of its Leadership Vermont initiative.

St. Michael's College: Dr. Maura Cullen on Diversity and Inclusion 09/17/2013

Dr. Cullen, author of 35 Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say: Surprising Things We Say That Widen The Diversity Gap, has 25 years’ experience as a diversity trainer/speaker at over 500 universities and organizations. She reaches her audience with wonderful humor and real-life stories.

Learn What Matters at Saint Michael's College, The Edmundite Catholic liberal arts college, www.smcvt.edu

Speaking From Experience: John Abele, Co-founder of Boston Scientific 09/05/2013

John Abele, co-founder of Boston Scientific will talk about his quest to solve the mystery of the USS Grunion, a World War II submarine that sank without a trace off the Aleutian Islands. All hands were lost, including John's father, the commander of the sub. For decades, the U.S. Navy was unable to reveal further information about the sub's fate—it had simply vanished. But Commander Jim Abele's family never gave up their quest to discover the truth. They repeatedly applied to the Navy, corresponded with the families of crew members, consulted with Japanese sources, and finally undertook the quixotic task of locating the Grunion herself. More than six decades after the submarine's loss, Jim Abele's three sons astonished the experts by locating the lost submarine 3,000 feet below the surface of one of the world's most dangerous bodies of water. Part of Champlain Colleger's Speaking From Experience Lecture Series.

Lake Champlain Chamber: My Chamber Membership Episode Three: Getting Exposure 09/05/2013

Today’s business leaders face major decisions about exactly where, when and how to market and promote. With so many avenues and platforms now available, traditional and digital alike, how do you find the best way to reach your unique target audience? The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce is here to help. Our highly experienced sales team helps you pinpoint the optimum marketing solutions for your particular business. Best of all, we find exposure solutions to fit any budget.

Each and every LCRCC member is listed in our Member Directory, which is featured prominently on the front page of our newly launched website for tourists and locals alike, Vermont.org. The direct link from our directory to your business' site gives you a significant edge, though it barely scratches the surface of the advertising, sponsorship and other exposure opportunities the Lake Champlain Chamber offers.

To explore exposure opportunities visit vermont.org/chamber/your-chamber-membership or contact Lauren Madden at lauren@vermont.org.

We're All In This Together - A Drive for Universal Healthcare 09/04/2013

Doctor Betty Keller interviews filmmakers Terry Sterrenberg and Laurie Simons about their movie "The Healthcare Movie". She also interviews Sue Saltmarsh about "The Drive for Universal Healthcare" (DUH). First of two new episodes.

Addition to Williston Selectboard Meeting 09/03/2013

Addition to Williston Selectboard, after the meeting was produced.

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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!