Knowledge Bites “SoVT Get on Board Preview”
Learn while you lunch! The Knowledge Bites webinar series is designed to bring you quick, interactive intros to practical sources of training and assistance that you can access during a lunch hour, to help you improve operations and move projects forward. Feel free to eat (camera off is ok!) while you listen. In this webinar, […]
Financial Strategies for Strong Nonprofits
Join fellow Southern Vermont nonprofit leaders for a dynamic workshop focused on building stronger, more sustainable organizations in today’s funding landscape. The day begins with a series of engaging presentations covering essentials of nonprofit financial sustainability, including: writing a business plan for your nonprofit operation, building budgets and development strategies that account for true costs […]
Southern Vermont Municipal Leaders Network: Capital Planning Roundtable
In the current funding environment, developing a Capital Plan for your municipality isn’t just a ‘good thing to do’ – it is essential! This workshop will cover best practices for capital planning as a key part of municipal finance for VT Communities. Expert presenters from Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the VT Bond […]
Knowledge Bites: Submitting Your Project for Regional Consideration
Each year, regional partners BDCC and BCRC issue a call for projects as part of two coordinated regional processes: the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) update and the Regional Priority Project (RPP) program. Submitting your project is an important opportunity to raise awareness of your project with regional economic development professionals and funders, and designation […]
Knowledge Bites: Strategic A.I. Adoption for Nonprofit Organizations with NTEN
Learn while you lunch! The Knowledge Bites webinar series is designed to bring you quick, interactive intros to practical sources of training and assistance that you can access during a lunch hour, to help you improve operations and move projects forward. Feel free to eat (camera off is ok!) while you listen. As you explore […]
Southern VT Municipal Leaders Network: Building Community Through (Better) Public Engagement
The Municipal Leaders Network is an ongoing series that is designed to set Southern Vermont’s town leaders up for success in supporting community and economic development in their towns. Topics are based on a survey of the issues that are top of mind for our local leaders. In the face of changes that are often […]
9th Annual Southern Vermont Economy Summit
The Annual Southern Vermont Economy Summit is the flagship event of BDCC’s Southern Vermont Economy Project, which helps build capacity, expertise, and shared resources across the Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone. The Summit is the best opportunity of the year for Southern Vermonters to connect with peers, listen to experts, ask questions, and learn effective […]
Knowledge Bites: Data Resources for Your Town or Community Projects
In this webinar, Alison Peoples of Argonne National Laboratory will show us how to access new data resources developed with the needs of community and economic development practitioners in mind. From planning to grant applications, the National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE) is a powerful but easy-to-use tool that will get you right to the […]
Knowledge Bites Webinar: Hosting a Successful Internship at Your Community Organization
With Kristen Andrews, UVM Career Center How can your organization make the most of having an intern, while also providing a young Vermonter with valuable work experience? Kristen Andrews, UVM’s Internship Outreach and Engagement Professional, will share guidelines and pointers to help nonprofits and municipalities define potential internship projects, publicize the opportunity, and find a […]
Finding Your Next ED: Succession Planning for Small Nonprofits
For small organizations, finding a new leader can be a difficult process, especially in a rural region with a small workforce to draw on. Lacking the capacity for full-blown executive search, what’s an org to do? Can you hire someone with intersectional experience and train them to be great for the job? Can you create […]