Economy & Business

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day 10/18/2012

The Vermont Clean Cities Coalition Odyssey event will include an array of alternative fuel vehicles including plug-in electric, natural gas, biodiesel, propane, and human-powered vehicles. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about their vehicle’s performance, costs, maintenance, and availability. With guests Mayor Miro Weinberger and Representative Kesha Ram

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 10/18/2012

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. Ward5 meet Department of Public Works Building, 645 Pine Street.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Hackathon 10/12/2012

Tim Kenney, COO with MyWebGrocer, speaks about the Vermont Hackathon, sponsored by MyWebGrocer.com. Friends and complete strangers work to build a killer app for the state of Vermont in 24 hours, Friday October 19th - Saturday, October 20th. Participants will have access to open data sources on topics ranging from public transit, to population density, to the local distribution of breweries — all with the goal of building something useful for the Vermont community in only 24 hours.

Common Good Vermont: Achieving Sustainability Through Annual Giving 10/11/2012

Speakers: Mike Spencer, Spencer Group

Luncheon & Funders Panel:

- What motivates a major donor to give?

- What treatment does a major donor expect?

- What should organizations do to gain the trust of a major donor?

Lesli Blount, Director of Corporate Support, Vermont Public Radio, Beth Rusnock, Community Relations, National Life Group Foundation, and Brenda Bisbee, Philanthropist.

Organic Money 10/10/2012

This film is by artist/activist Emily Peyton describes methods for democratic involvement in the monetary system. It was shot primarily in Vermont and Massachusetts. Emily Peyton continues her work to educate and lead. She joins the political arena to support the banking bills that have been proposed since she ran on this issue in 2010, and as well, to reintroduce industrial hemp agriculture. For more information, visit her website www.emilypeyton.org.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 10/04/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Community Foundation: Small and Inspiring Grants 10/03/2012

Jen Peterson, Vice President for Community Grantmaking for the Vermont Community Foundation provides an update on the VCF's Small and Inspiring Grant program along with Dan Hock who runs the Bike Recycle Vermont program of LocalMotion.

Lake Champlain Chamber: Chamber University 09/28/2012

Cari Kelly, Director of Leadership Development and Work Force Education, shares insights into the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber University.
Chamber University is a secure, private social network that uses education to expand and support the educational and human resource needs of the business community.

For More information cari@vermont.org lcrcc.globalclassroom.us For more on Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce - www.vermont.org

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 09/26/2012

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. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 09/20/2012

Featured Story

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!