The film “Indian Point” by Ivy Meeropol was shown at the Green Mountain Film Festival in March 2016. The video below is of the panel discussion that occurred after the film. The panel included Amy Shollenberger of Action Circles as Moderator; Christopher Recchia, Commissioner of the VT Public Service Department; Marilyn Elie of the Indian […]
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A piece by Kathleen Enright on Huff Post Impact makes the case for non-profit organizations and foundations to engage in advocacy, and especially getting your board members involved in that advocacy. Kathleen writes, “Activating people who have connections that go beyond the direct sphere of influence for many nonprofits is a no-brainer. For this reason,
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Most non-profit organizations are 501(c)(3) organizations, which are prohibited by the IRS from participating in partisan politics such as endorsing particular candidates and parties. What many of these organizations don’t know is just how much lobbying on specific legislation they are allowed to do. Earlier this month, Action Circles had experts from the Alliance for
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