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Potential Projects

Provided are some ideas upon which you could base your fellowship proposal and a list of organization in the Upper Valley.

 

Potential organizations you could work with in the Upper Valley.

 

Aloha Foundation Oversees 5 camps for children, adults & businesses	Fairlee	VT	802-333-3405	Marty Jacobs marty@systemsinsync.com 802-785-2611 (work) 603.208.8200 (cell)
BONNIE CLAC provides financial literacy training, car buying assistance and loan guarantees	Lebanon	NH	603-443-9701	Chris Weiss chris.weiss@dynamicclinical.com 603-252-7510 (c) 603-397-3637 (w)
Center for School Success Provides learning assessments, teacher training, & community workshops. Contact Leslie Williamson	W. Lebanon	NH	603-298-6700	Jan Tarjan Jan.tarjan@dartmouth.edu 603-646-3419 (w)
COVER Home Repair Provide funds to the Home Repair Program, divert items from the landfill to good use, & offer good merchandise at affordable prices to those who would otherwise not be able to afford them.	White River Jct.	VT	802-296-7241	Jan Tarjan
David's House To provide a home-away-from-home for families with children receiving treatment through CHaD (Children's Hospital at Dartmouth)	Lebanon	NH	603-643-2298	Kevin Peterson kp@nhcf.org 603.653.0387, ext. 1270 (w)
Enfield Shaker Museum foster public knowledge and understanding of the cultural, religious, and economic history of New England	Enfield	NH	603-632-4346	Julia Hadlock Julia@uvuw.org 603.448.2766 (w) 603.448.3578 (f)
Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley provides a supportive friend during this special time answering questions,  respite child care, providing transportation, preparing meals, doing light chores, running errands, linking families to community resources	Lebanon	NH	603-448-1597	Julia Hadlock
Good Neighbor Health Clinic Basic primary medical care, referrals to specialists, colon cancer screening, dietary counseling (diabetes, obesity, & healthy eating habits), OB/GYN exams—free PAP tests, etc.	White River Jct.	VT	802-295-1868	Julia Hadlock
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council Programs and services help older adults to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible. Contact Roberta Berner.	Lebanon	NH	603-448-4213	Julia Hadlock
Headrest To assist those who are addicted, in crisis or without support by developing, maintaining and delivering effective programs.	Lebanon	NH	603-448-4872	Julia Hadlock
High Horses Therapeutic Riding Program nationally certified therapeutic riding program that provides excellence in equine-facilitated activities	Sharon	VT	802-765-4433	Julia Hadlock
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation provide support for the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study and develop new initiatives linking ecosystem science and public policy.  Contact David Sleeper.	Hanover	NH	603-653-0390	Julia Hadlock
Listen Community Services provides services and support to meet the critical needs of Upper Valley individuals and families.	Lebanon	NH	603-448-4553	Jan Tarjan
Montshire Museum of Science hands-on museum located in Norwich, Vermont, offering dozens of exciting exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology.	Norwich	VT	802-649-2200	Julia Hadlock
Opera North Offers opera shows in conjunction with many volunteers	Lebanon	NH	603-448-4141	Kevin Peterson
Stern Center for Language and Learning Is dedicated to literacy for all.  Contact Edward R. Wilkens	White River Jct.	VT	802-295-8773	Kevin Peterson
Student Conservation Association offers conservation internships and summer trail crew opportunities to more than 3,000 people each year	Charlestown	NH	603-543-1700	Kevin Peterson
Twin Pines Housing Trust dedicated to perpetually affordable housing	White River Jct.	VT	802-291-7000	Jan Tarjan
United Way of the Upper Valley study local community needs and then allocate resources to best meet those concerns	Lebanon	NH	603-448-2766	Julia Hadlock
Upper Valley Business Education Partnership connects classrooms, communities and careers in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont.  Contact Kathi Terami.	Hanover	NH	603-643-3431 x307	Kevin Peterson or Julia Hadlock
Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity Eliminate substandard housing and homelessness in the Upper Valley community.	Hanover	NH	603-643-3256	Jan Tarjan
Upper Valley Haven Provides shelter for homeless families, and food and other services to those in need	White River Jct.	VT	802-295-6500	Jan Tarjan
Upper Valley Humane Society Promote a humane community by inspiring compassion for all living creatures and strengthening the bond between animals and humans.	Enfield	NH	603-448-6888	Jan Tarjan
Upper Valley Land Trust conserving our region’s rural landscapes and wild places. Contact Jeanie McIntyre.	Hanover	NH	603-643-6626	Kevin Peterson
Vermont Institute of Natural Science Protect natural heritage through education…Contact John Dolan and Teresa Mitchell.	Quechee	VT	802-359-5000	Kevin Peterson
Vital Communities works to engage citizens in community life and to foster the long-term balance of cultural, economic, environmental and social well-being in our region.	White River Jct.	VT	802-291-9100	Marty Jacobs
Women's Information Services To empower victims of domestic & sexual abuse violence to become safe & self-reliant through support services.	Lebanon	NH	603-448-5922	Marty Jacobs

 

 In a survey provided to organizations in the Upper Valley, here are some of their responses when asked about further development in resource- or revenue-development projects, and outreach and/or communications in their organizations.

 

Stern Center for Language and Learning:

The Stern Center wishes to expand its service to learners, families, and education, medical, child-care professionals in the greater Upper Valley region. The need for our literacy services of evaluation/instruction, professional development and research has become clearer throughout southern Vermont and New Hampshire.           

As part of expanding our service depth in the Upper Valley Region we hope to develop a network of Stern Center Friends to help establish a broader community sense of the Stern Center as an educational resource to the community and its public and private education and medical systems. 

 

Upper Valley Business Education Partnership:

UVBEP wants to review its Partner School fee structure which has not changed since we incorporated in 1999, despite significant changes in program scope and impact. In addition, we want to research and suggest alternative sources of funding for schools to cover their fees. We also want to adjust our corporate funding levels to offer more opportunities for giving to specific initiatives. Our Advancement committee is just beginning to brainstorm ideas for moving forward with both issues.     

UVBEP initiated a Community Outreach committee this year to explore school administrator relations in an effort to sustain partnerships with schools. We also want to create a regular newsletter with program spotlights for our stakeholders. While these are two specific outreach/communications projects, we also want to create an overall outreach/communications strategy. 

 

Center for School Success:

Need to collate and evaluate learning "trends" we have collected over past 5 years and create way to present findings (posters, charts, graphs). Also would like to create a database of customers and donors and increase the organization's networking structure.  

We are a small organization with limited capacity to pursue the outcomes of our work despite our desire to do so. One project might include having a student serve as an "outside" impartial evaluator who visits the schools we work with and interviewing teachers to learn which elements of CSS work have been most beneficial. 

 

Vermont Institute of Natural Science:

Certain new environmental education programs (e.g., teacher professional development) require up-front investment in content development and marketing before they can be launched and begin to earn steady revenue through fees and sponsorships. We often pursue such content development and marketing work on "nights and weekends," which prolongs the launch period for the new programs.    

VINS has established Outreach Presentations for stimulating interest in our formal environmental education programs among school children and their teachers. We're not sure these presentations are always the best, most cost-effective way to communicate with these target audiences. We are evaluating alternative outreach/communication projects that may be more effective. 

 

Hubbard Brook Research Foundation:

Research on foundation grants and on development software systems.       

Newsletters, both web based and paper; other reports. 

 

Upper Valley LandTrust:

We would like to develop a visible annual fundraiser, perhaps a point to point trail run or hike.     

We need to more fully develop our website and establish an integrated e-newsletter. 

 

Grafton County Senior Citizens Council:

Inadequate staffing for marketing and development--a promising corporate sponsorship program, updating the website, following new leads for fund-raising...       

Regularly updating the website! 

 

BONNIE CLAC:

We need to develop additional relationships with nonprofits to have them use Bonnie CLAC's expertise to buy cars and have lacked the capacity to be able to implement this service.

Bonnie CLAC needs to communicate better with our target low income and vulnerable individuals. This will help us develop new business and come closer to becoming self sustaining

 

Twin Pines Housing Trust:

Grant-writing, grant research, other.

Revamping our membership structure and communicating that to constituents.

 

Student Conservation Association:

As a national nonprofit based in the UV, we always have needs to pursue projects that will increase awareness, outreach and revenue in the region. Specifically, we are currently building a high performance facility for which we need to secure underwriting for various green elements especially from area businesses.    

As with the above question, we can use help focused on increasing awareness and understanding of our organization's role in the area. With the construction of our LEED building we would like to have an educational curriculum developed and delivered on our website illustrating the benefits of high performance buildings.