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Vermont Council on Rural Development
Helping Vermonters and Vermont communities develop.
Vermont Council on Rural Development
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    • About VCRDLearn more about VCRD, a nonprofit dedicated to the support of the locally-defined progress of Vermont’s rural communities.
    • Meet Our TeamLearn more about the team and how to connect.
    • Reports & ResourcesReports and resources from current and past programs and events.
    • Video LibraryFrom VCRD’s YouTube feed.
    • AwardsCelebrating Vermonters who exemplify dedication, integrity and honorable service to community and to rural Vermont, and who have had a transformational effect on their communities.
    • Past InitiativesAn archive of some past VCRD projects and initiatives including the Vermont Digital Economy Project, e-Vermont, and more. Resources remain available for communities throughout Vermont.
  • OUR WORK
    • Community VisitsA way for towns to engage community members in common goal-setting and access resources to help them take action on those goals.
    • Climate Economy InitativeDesigned to help communities and leaders build and implement priority actions that increase economic vitality and affordability in a time of climate change.
    • PolicyWe convene Policy Councils around issues important to rural Vermont to identify concrete statewide recommendations for action.
    • Vermont PropositionA set of transformational goals designed to optimize the best of Vermont at mid-century — for our economy, environment, communities, and people.
    • Vermont Community Leadership NetworkConnecting and supporting local leaders – with or without an official position – as they build local projects, organizations, and systems that serve their communities and Vermont’s urgent and long-term needs.
    • Village Trust InitiativeExpertise and funding to help 20 small towns create or bolster a local community trust organization and take on a transformational revitalization project in the village.
    • MTAP ServicesFree facilitation and technical support services to help towns prioritize projects and connect to support for grant-writing, permit applications, regulatory compliance, and more.
    • Working Communities ChallengeAdvancing local collaborative efforts that build strong, healthy economies and communities in Vermont’s rural towns and regions, by supporting teams of leaders as they tackle complex challenges.
    • Vermont Working Lands InitiativeSupporting the farm, forest, and value-adding businesses that are at the foundation of the working landscape that benefits all Vermonters.
    • SummitsAnnual summits convene Vermonters for cooperative goal-setting around key rural priorities and help leaders build skills, share opportunities, network, and learn.
  • SUPPORT US
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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • About VCRDLearn more about VCRD, a nonprofit dedicated to the support of the locally-defined progress of Vermont’s rural communities.
    • Meet Our TeamLearn more about the team and how to connect.
    • Reports & ResourcesReports and resources from current and past programs and events.
    • Video LibraryFrom VCRD’s YouTube feed.
    • AwardsCelebrating Vermonters who exemplify dedication, integrity and honorable service to community and to rural Vermont, and who have had a transformational effect on their communities.
    • Past InitiativesAn archive of some past VCRD projects and initiatives including the Vermont Digital Economy Project, e-Vermont, and more. Resources remain available for communities throughout Vermont.
  • OUR WORK
    • Community VisitsA way for towns to engage community members in common goal-setting and access resources to help them take action on those goals.
    • Climate Economy InitativeDesigned to help communities and leaders build and implement priority actions that increase economic vitality and affordability in a time of climate change.
    • PolicyWe convene Policy Councils around issues important to rural Vermont to identify concrete statewide recommendations for action.
    • Vermont PropositionA set of transformational goals designed to optimize the best of Vermont at mid-century — for our economy, environment, communities, and people.
    • Vermont Community Leadership NetworkConnecting and supporting local leaders – with or without an official position – as they build local projects, organizations, and systems that serve their communities and Vermont’s urgent and long-term needs.
    • Village Trust InitiativeExpertise and funding to help 20 small towns create or bolster a local community trust organization and take on a transformational revitalization project in the village.
    • MTAP ServicesFree facilitation and technical support services to help towns prioritize projects and connect to support for grant-writing, permit applications, regulatory compliance, and more.
    • Working Communities ChallengeAdvancing local collaborative efforts that build strong, healthy economies and communities in Vermont’s rural towns and regions, by supporting teams of leaders as they tackle complex challenges.
    • Vermont Working Lands InitiativeSupporting the farm, forest, and value-adding businesses that are at the foundation of the working landscape that benefits all Vermonters.
    • SummitsAnnual summits convene Vermonters for cooperative goal-setting around key rural priorities and help leaders build skills, share opportunities, network, and learn.
  • SUPPORT US
  • CONTACT

Daily Archives: April 5, 2013

Apr52013
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Reflections on Our First Team Visits to Flood-Impacted Towns

UncategorizedApril 5, 2013

Every time I commute to the Vermont Council of Rural Development office in Montpelier, I head north out of my hometown of Ludlow along Route 100 and pass through Plymouth, Bridgewater, Killington, Pittsfield, Stockbridge, Bethel, and Royalton to get to I-89. The bumpy roads en route include multiple bridges still under construction and some houses…

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Apr52013
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Internet Interns: How to Help Bridge the Digital Divide

UncategorizedApril 5, 2013

Guest post by Christine Friese, Assistant State Librarian Vermont Department of Libraries is pleased to be partnering again with VCRD and others in the Vermont Digital Economy Project. The Department will work with participating libraries in the areas of digital literacy and emergency preparedness. In partnership with Community College of Vermont (CCV), we will continue…

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Apr52013
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“Traditional” vs. “Future” Vermont: Is there really a divide?

UncategorizedApril 5, 2013

I was interviewed by a local TV program recently on the work of VCRD. The host thought it was interesting that our organization was working this year to support farm and forest business development, which he saw as supporting “traditional Vermont,” alongside the work of the Vermont Digital Economy Project, which is helping businesses, municipalities,…

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Rural Development

9 Bailey Ave | PO Box 1384
Montpelier, VT 05601-1384
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Helping Vermont citizens build prosperous and resilient communities through democratic engagement, marshalling resources, and collective action.

 

 

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