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Jessica Oski, lobbyist with Necrason Group and Stephanie Yu with the Montpelier based think tank, Public Assets Institute give overviews on legislative priorities this session as well as a walk through of funding and budget processes. Common Good Vermont's annual legislative day will introduce new legislative leaders, issue briefings and focus on the changing federal impact on local resources.

Liz Ruffa, special projects with Common Good VT, presents a briefing on the impact, effect and process of using social impact bonds to fund the work of nonprofits. Common Good Vermont's annual legislative day will introduce new legislative leaders, issue briefings and focus on the changing federal impact on local resources.

VT Governor Phil Scott welcomes attendees and gives his perspective on the partnership between nonprofits and state government. Common Good Vermont's annual legislative day will introduce new legislative leaders, issue briefings and focus on the changing federal impact on local resources.

Panelists discuss the impact of President Trump's proposed budget on VT, if it passes, and specifically how the nonprofit sector will be affected and needs to respond. Panelists include, John Killacky, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts; Martha Maksym, Deputy Secretary of Human Services; Kate Ash, Field Representative for Senator Leahy; Amila Merdzanovic, Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. Common Good Vermont's annual legislative day will introduce new legislative leaders, issue briefings and focus on the changing federal impact on local resources.

Amy Shollenberger, lobbyist with Action Circles and Danielle Lindley of Northwest counseling and Support Services give an overview of their legislative advocacy on behalf of Vermont's parent child centers. Common Good Vermont's annual legislative day will introduce new legislative leaders, issue briefings and focus on the changing federal impact on local resources.

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger speaks with Burlington Electric Department (BED) General Manager Neale Lunderville, BED Community Program Coordinator Destenie Vital, and Vermont Gas Systems Vice President of Customers and Communities Tom Murray. 

Host Joey Donovan speaks with Stephanie Yu, of the Public Assests Institute, about tax reform.

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

Host Robert Maynard speaks on Robert Maynard St. Patrick’s Day and the Celtic Christian contribution to our western heritage in general and the notion of individual liberty in particular.

For more info visit: www.truenorthreports.com

Susan believes that “balance” is a misnomer for what most of us are seeking in life: instead, she’s a fan of what some have called work-life integration.  The idea is to craft ways of integrating your major activities so that your work enriches the development your mind, body and spirit in ways that serve your personal growth; and reciprocally, so that your personal life energizes and propels your work. The goal, then, becomes generating a virtuous cycle of renewal as opposed to “managing” competing demands.  We’ll discuss with Susan some recommended strategies for promoting our integration and renewal, including the practice of spending an hour every day – combined – attending playfully to our bodies, our creativity, and our spirit (i.e. connecting with someone or something larger than ourselves).   

Susan Palmer is an international leadership coach and consultant who specializes in helping change agents increase the potency of their authentic presence in order to achieve more of the results they seek for themselves, their teams and organizations.  She is the author of Seasons of Leadership: A Self-Coaching Guide, a handbook with essays and coaching questions that explores how the cycle of leadership mirrors the cycle of the seasons

Fair Housing Project (FHP): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, referrals, education and outreach, enforcement, and information regarding Housing Discrimination issues.

Mobile Home Project (MHP): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, tenant organizing, referrals, counseling, and information for Manufactured Home Owners who are renting lots - especially those in Mobile Home Parks.

Vermont Tenants (VTI): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, organizing, advice, tenant counseling, training, and information regarding Residential Tenancy.

The Burlington Public Works Commission represents the citizens of Burlington in determining and demanding appropriate departmental performance.

For more information contact Chapin Spencer at (802) 863-9094.

Normal meeting date is the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Host Peggy Luhrs discusses the Trump administration, transgender issues, and the bathroom dilemma in this episode of the Feminist Media Review.

Tech forward organizations are moving their bookkeeping into the cloud. What does that require/ How does it fit into your strategic plans? How do you make the move and remain audit ready? Wendelyn Duquette of QuickStart outlines the approach, pros and cons, and operational details of making the transition into cloud based bookkeeping and accounting.

Wendelyn Duquette is the President and founder of QuickStart based in Stowe, Vermont, and has worked with more than 500 organizations to set up and maintain QuickBooks Financial, and Enterprise Solutions software. Her practice focuses on the particular needs of nonprofits. She has worked with organizations with fifty or more employees and revenues of up to 5 million dollars, to solo practitioners. Wendelyn works with clients throughout Vermont and New Hampshire to ensure that they have timely, relevant, and reliable financial data and was recently named one of the Top 100 ProAdvisor by Intuitive Accountant for 2015.

Learn how to use a variety of data access tools available online at census.gov that can quickly provide a snapshot of your community. Alexandra Barker, Data Dissemination Specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau, shows us how to use easy to generate reports developed for journalists that quickly visualizes U.S. Census data, including QuickFacts, American FactFinder Data Profiles, Interactive Maps, and Census Reporter.

Hosts Ibnar Avilix Stratibus, Kylie Dally, and Jamie MacKinnon speak with Edward Burke.

Ibnar reads from late local poet Marylen Grigas's book of poems called "Shift."

More information at www.avilix.org and sossblogdotcom.wordpress.com