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Common Good Vermont: Public Benefit Corporation - Ken Merritt 05/18/2011

Common Good Vermont's Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Ken Merritt of Merritt & Merritt & Moulton on public benefit corporations which can now be formed in Vermont (as of July 1 2011). Vermont is the fourth state to allow the establishment of these corporations which can concern themselves with general public benefit as well as the financial "bottom line". For more details, see Ken Merritt's presentation to VBSR Conference in May 2011.

Common Good Vermont: Health Care Tax Credits for Nonprofits 05/18/2011

Common Good Vermont's Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Tim Cope of Fleischer Jacobs Group about health care tax credits and rebates available for Vermont's nonprofit sector. More information is available from the IRS here.

The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. An enhanced version of the credit will be effective beginning in 2014. The new law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was passed by Congress and was signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010.

Common Good Vermont: Financial Brass Tacks for Nonprofits 05/04/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Chris Bixby, CFP, Senior Financial Planner for Key Bank on what potential donors might be discussing about with their attorneys and CPAs in regards to charitable giving, and the types of programs in the marketplace and the pitfalls.

Common Good Vermont: Health Care Tax Credit Available to Nonprofits in 2011 04/26/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Tim Cope of Fleischer Jacobs discusses the new health care tax credit available to nonprofits in 2011.

Common Good Vermont: Nonprofit Leadership Development 03/31/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Mark Furnari, executive coach, about the basics of being an effective organizational leader.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Non Profit Conference Promo - Measuring, Marketing, Money! 03/15/2011

Lauren-Glenn Davitian and Nick Carter share the basic information on Vermont Nonprofit Conference, 'Measuring, Marketing & Money' to be held on April 14th at 9 Vermont Interactive Television sites. For more information: http://npvt11.eventbrite.com 802.862-1645 ext.21 coordinator@commongoodvt.org

Common Good Vermont: Redirecting Boards: A New Vision of Governance 03/08/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Jim LeFevre, nonprofit consultant. This presentation is part of an intensive Partners in Leadership workshop, designed for directors and chairs to attend together, helps staff and Board into strategic alignment.

Common Good Vermont: Cultural Competency Basics 01/25/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks Paij Wadley-Bailey, Racial Justice Activist, and Denise Dunbar, Educational Consultant for Just Transformations.

Common Good Vermont: Income Tax Filing Season 01/24/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Peggy Riley of the Internal Revenue Service on last minute changes, delays in filing, e-file and Free File as well as the many ways that taxpayers can get free tax assistance this year.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Community Foundation - How to Apply for Spring 2011 Grant Round 01/12/2011

Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Philanthropic Advisor, Vermont Community Foundation, on the Spring 2011 Grant Round and how non-profits might participate.

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.