General
As leaders in the fields of early childhood education, microenterprise and asset development, weatherization, workforce development and more, we help to build the understanding of strong practices through evaluation, participatory processes, and documenting successful program models.We are committed to measuring the impact of our work.
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Income to Assets - Tax Preparation and Assets Formation in Vermont
EITC/IDA Evaluation Report by Center for Rural Studies, University of Vermont, September 2009.
 
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IDA Toolbox - Lessons from Community Service Networks Involvement with IDAs
A Toolbox for Community Action Agencies: Helping People Move Toward IDAs and Family Self Sufficiency
by Mary Niebling, Director of Community Economic Development - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
With support from the Office of Community Services of the US Department of Health and Human Services -

Self-Employment Tax Initiative: Tax Preparation and Assets Formation Practices of Self-Employed Vermonters
Evaluation Report by Center for Rural Studies, University of Vermont, July 2009.
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Post Start-Up Microenterprise Services, Evaluation Report, 2006-2009
Prepared by the Center for Rural Studies, University of Vermont, December 2009.
Summary: Looking at new positions created during the 3-year grant period, 98.5 FTE positions (58 FT and 84 PT jobs) were created after the client started working with Micro Business Development Program. Including 29 full-time new owner positions and 14.2 FTE owners working less than full-time, a total of 141.7 FTE new jobs were created by businesses during the grant period, exceeding the grant goal (65 FTE).

