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Common Good Vermont asks legislature for technical assistance funding to stabilize nonprofits facing federal funding shifts
Summary
Common Good Vermont requested $295,665 one-time and $267,777 ongoing to provide triage, legal and shared-services support to nonprofits statewide. United Way and other partners backed the proposal; legislators asked about selection criteria and vetting of politically active organizations.
Emma Paradise, incoming co-director of Common Good Vermont, told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on Jan. 7 that the organization seeks one-time funding of $295,665 and base funding of $267,777 to support nonprofit preparedness amid federal policy changes. Paradise said the funding would deliver technical assistance to about 100 of the nonprofits most exposed to federal funding cuts and would support longer-term capacity-building to improve grant management across the sector.
"This proposal requests 295,665 in one-time funding, and…
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