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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 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.
  • OUR WORK
    • 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.
    • Community VisitsA way for towns to engage community members in common goal-setting and access resources to help them take action on those goals.
    • PolicyWe convene Policy Councils around issues important to rural Vermont to identify concrete statewide recommendations for action.
    • SummitsAnnual summits convene Vermonters for cooperative goal-setting around key rural priorities and help leaders build skills, share opportunities, network, and learn.
    • 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.
    • Vermont Working Lands InitiativeSupporting the farm, forest, and value-adding businesses that are at the foundation of the working landscape that benefits all Vermonters.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
  • SUPPORT US
  • CONTACT
  • 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.
  • OUR WORK
    • 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.
    • Community VisitsA way for towns to engage community members in common goal-setting and access resources to help them take action on those goals.
    • PolicyWe convene Policy Councils around issues important to rural Vermont to identify concrete statewide recommendations for action.
    • SummitsAnnual summits convene Vermonters for cooperative goal-setting around key rural priorities and help leaders build skills, share opportunities, network, and learn.
    • 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.
    • Vermont Working Lands InitiativeSupporting the farm, forest, and value-adding businesses that are at the foundation of the working landscape that benefits all Vermonters.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
  • SUPPORT US
  • CONTACT

Author Archives: Margaret Gibson

Aug202019

Poultney Comes Together Report and Action Plan – August 2019

ReportsAugust 20, 2019

Over 200 residents came together to think about the impacts of the closing of Green Mountain College on their community and the actions community members could take to advance community and economic development projects that could improve the prospects ahead. Five key directions have been established and task force groups have been formed to: Expand…

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Aug192019
VCRD in the News

Leadership Summit Emphasizes Importance Of Collaboration

News and AnnouncementsAugust 19, 2019

“A leader doesn’t want to be the best in the world, but the best for the world,” said Paul Costello, executive director of Vermont Council on Rural Development, while speaking to a crowd of over 500 leaders, politicians, CEO’s, directors and Vermonters who packed the halls of Vermont Technical College on Aug. 12.

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Aug142019
Gus Seelig

Seelig and Maclure receive awards at VCRD’s Community Leadership Summit

News and AnnouncementsAugust 14, 2019

At VCRD’s Community Leadership Summit Today, VCRD Awards its Annual Vermont Community Leadership Award and Community Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Aug142019
2019 VCRD Leadership Summit Logo

Leadership summit to promote skill sharing, idea exchange

News and AnnouncementsAugust 14, 2019

Gov. Phil Scott and U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will address the second Vermont Community Leadership Summit at Vermont Technical College in Randolph on Monday.

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Vermont Council on
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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