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What's the Future of Vermont Philanthropy?
Millennials are less interested in giving than doing. That's one of several trends worrying Vermont's nonprofit leaders. -
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Vermont Cops Partner with Nonprofits to Fight Sex Crimes
The Special Investigations Units that pursue sex crimes in Vermont are affiliated with 501c3 organizations. -
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Search and Replace: Hiring New Nonprofit Leaders Isn't Easy
Many of Vermont’s most iconic ones are in the process of passing the baton to a new generation of leaders — or at least thinking about it. -
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How a Vermont Fly-Fishing Museum's Lawsuit Changed the Definition of a Nonprofit
The American Museum of Fly Fishing fought hard for tax-exempt status, and eventually won a landmark Vermont Supreme Court case. -
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Nonprofit News: The Rise of Vermont Public Media
Vermont’s rapidly evolving media ecosystem is increasingly dominated by nonprofits: Vermont Public Radio, Vermont PBS and VTDigger. -
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Meet the ‘Frequent Fliers’ of Vermont’s Nonprofit Boards
The executive directors who run Vermont’s nonprofits are paid for their efforts. The people who hire and fire them, however, are mostly volunteers. -
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Some Vermont Nonprofits Loan Money to Employees and Board Members
10 nonprofits in Vermont in 2016 were owed a total of about $900,000 from individuals listed as “interested persons.” -
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Collects Millions From Vermonters Each Month. It’s Also a Nonprofit
“We’re not a typical nonprofit,” company spokesperson Sara Teachout said of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont. But that’s how the state classifies the locally incorporated insurance company. -
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Massachusetts Republican John Kingston Runs a Christian Retreat in Vermont
Before he started his campaign to defeat Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Republican John Kingston established a “creative sanctuary” near Woodstock and loaned it $4 million. -
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Is Anyone Watching Vermont's 6,000-Plus Charitable Organizations?
Vermont's nonprofit sector gets minimal government scrutiny. Next door in New Hampshire, it's a different story. -
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Does Vermont Have Too Many Nonprofits?
Only a few Vermont nonprofits have followed the urge to merge. What's stopping them? -
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Professional Fundraisers Keep a Large Cut of the Cash They Bring In for Nonprofits
Just 37.2 percent of the $33 million raised by paid fundraisers in Vermont since 2006 has made its way to the intended charities. -
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The Champlain Valley Fair Is a Rite of Summer — and a Nonprofit
The Champlain Valley Expo owns the 130 acres on which the fair is held, and rents out the grounds when the fair's not in session. -
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Mission Mashup Quiz: Connect the Vermont Nonprofit With Its Purpose
Can you match the mission statement with the Vermont organization? -
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Too Big to Measure? Inside Vermont's Nonprofit Shadow Government
Who cares for Vermonters in need? The state has increasingly outsourced those jobs — and hundreds of millions of dollars — to an ad hoc network of private nonprofits. -
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Why Vermont Nonprofits Lobby the Legislature That Funds Them
The three highest individual spenders on lobbying during Vermont's 2018 legislative session were all nonprofits. -
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Vermont Charities Take a Chance on Break-Open Tickets
Nonprofit gaming is a surprisingly large industry in Vermont — one that hauls in millions of dollars with little regulation or oversight. -
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The Olde Northender Isn't Just a Pub — It's a Nonprofit, Too
Bob Beauvais distributes proceeds from break-open tickets sold at his tavern through his nonprofit, Old North End Charities. -
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Burlington Boosts Funding for Social-Service Nonprofits
Where the United Way of Northwest Vermont is cutting back, the city of Burlington is giving more. -
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How Vermont’s Nonprofit Sector Became a $6.8 Billion Industry
According to IRS filings, the state's 6,044 nonprofits reported annual revenue of $6.8 billion and assets of $13.2 billion. These public-private hybrids, funded by the wealthy and the state, have become a sort of shadow government. -
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Some of Vermont's Highest-Paid Execs Run Nonprofits
Eighty one Vermont nonprofits paid at least one staff member more than $200,000 in 2016. These high earners include the leaders of Vermont's top hospitals and colleges. -
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So You Want to Start a Nonprofit? Here's What It Takes
In Katie Jickling's do-it-yourself case — no lawyer involved — it took four months, two dozen forms, a handful of phone calls and $400 to turn Girls Empowered, Motivated, Strengthened into a 501c3. -
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Why Are Fraternities and Sororities Exempt from Federal Taxes?
It's not just animal shelters, churches and food shelves. The host of that kegger you crashed in college might have been a nonprofit. -
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These Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates Have Nonprofit Roots
Three of the four Democratic candidates in this year's gubernatorial race are nonprofit leaders. -
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Food + Drink
New Salvation Farms Manager Devoted to Food Security
Bob Hatton has joined Salvation Farms, a nonprofit based in Morrisville that collects and distributes surplus farm crops, as the organization's Vermont commodity operations…
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