Economy & Business

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 03/01/2012

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.

St. Michael's College: Are Corporations People? Citizens Respond to Citizens United 02/27/2012

Are Corporations People? Citizens Respond to Citizens United is the topic. Discussing the issue are: John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and Director, Free Speech For People; Jerry Greenfield, Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc.; Anthony Iarrapino, Esq., Citizen Activist; VT State Senator Virginia “Ginny” Lyons; Moderator: Dr. Paul Olsen, Saint Michael's College

Sponsored by:
Clean Yield Asset Management - Common Cause of Vermont - Free Speech For People - Green Mountain Global Forum - Move To Amend Coalition - Peace & Justice Center - Saint Michael's College Department of Business Administration and Accounting - Saint Michael's College Edmundite Center for Peace and Justice - Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) - Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)

Ad Hoc Community Task Force on Burlington Landlord/Tenant Issues 02/23/2012

Burlington Ad Hoc Community Task Force discuss Landlord/Tenant Issues following the Burlington City Council proposed Ordinance Change.

Common Good Vermont: VCF Innovations & Collaborations Grant Program 02/22/2012

Christopher Kaufman-Ilstrup, Philanthropic Advisor for the Vermont Community Foundation unveils one of its new grant program, Innovations & Collaborations, designed to foster nonprofit innovation and collaboration across issues and regions of the state. He summarizes the goals, criteria, eligibility and indicators of success. The grant deadline is April 3, 2012. More information can be found at www.vermontcf.org or by contacting CIlstrup@vermontcf.org

Colchester Schoolboard Candidates Forum 02/13/2012

Candidates for Colchester Schoolboard in the 2012 Town Meeting Day elections.

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Colchester Selectboard Candidates Forum 02/13/2012

Candidates for Colchester Selectboard in the 2012 Town Meeting Day elections.

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Under the Dome: Legislative Breakfast - Congressional Delegation 02/13/2012

Vermont's Congressional Delegation provides the latest on what's happening in Washington, D.C.. Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Peter Welch. This is the second of the 2012 Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce's annual Legislative Breakfast Series.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2012 Interviews and Testimonies 02/09/2012

Participant interviews, testimonies and Peter Gilbert's devotional on behalf of the nonprofit sector from the 3rd Annual Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day held in the State House on February 9th, 2012.

Over 100 nonprofit staff, board members, funders, volunteers, students, legislators and professional advocates made a strong showing in the “People’s House” with our presence, testimony in House and Senate Committees and devotional on the floor of the House. Read the Full Report & Additional Video

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2012 Part 2: Secrets of Successful Advocacy 02/09/2012

Common Good Vermont hosted the Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Da 2012, including panels on advocacy and successful legislative campaigns. In this afternoon panel, James Haslam/ Vermont Workers Center, Floyd Nease/ Director of VT Association for Mental Health and Jacqueline Majoros/State Ombudsman for VT Legal Aid talk about their legislative lessons. Followed by Q & A with Governor Peter Shumlin on Challenges facing the nonprofit sector. More programs from the day can be found here.

Open Forum - NYC Wall Street Members 02/09/2012

Ben & Jerry’s hosts members of New York City’s Occupy Wall Street movement to share their experiences, what the group is doing, and where the movement is currently headed. Ben & Jerry’s will also briefly share why they support the OWS movement and why they feel it is good business to do so. WHO: Nelini Stamp – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Jonathan “Matt” Smucker – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Sam Corbin – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Jostein Solheim - Ben & Jerry’s CEO, Jerry Greenfield - Ben & Jerry’s Cofounder.

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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!