Summits convene state and federal leaders and encourage their cooperative goal-setting and mutual investment in response to key rural priorities in Vermont.
Summits History of VCRD Summits Leadership Awards Recent Past Summits 2025 6th Vermont Community Leadership Summit 2024 5th Vermont Community Leadership Summit 2023 4th Vermont Community Leadership Summit 2022: 3rd Vermont Community Leadership Summit 2021: Summit on the Future of Vermont Agenda | Program | Session Matrix & Map | Speaker Bios | Participant List…
The Vermont Council on Rural Development welcomed 500 leaders from across the State to the August 10, 2022 Vermont Community Leadership Summit held at Vermont Technical College to build their skills, share opportunities, network, and learn. We are inspired and are honored to be working on behalf of rural communities – and their leaders –…
The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) today announced the recipients of the Vermont Community Leadership Award and Vermont Lifetime Leadership Award. These awards will be presented at VCRD’s 2022 Vermont Community Leadership Summit on August 10 at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph. The VT Community Leadership Award is presented each year to celebrate…
The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) is inviting Vermonters of all backgrounds who are working with a goal of improving life in their community to attend the 2022 Community Leadership Summit on Wednesday, August 10, at Vermont Technical College. Registration is now open for $50 per person, with options available on the registration website…
On May 26 and 27 2021, the Vermont Council on Rural Development welcomed 700 participants from all backgrounds and corners of the state to the Summit on the Future of Vermont to review The Vermont Proposition draft from all sides and consider ways to move each element forward. This report includes some background on the…
See story on WCAX: https://www.wcax.com/2021/05/20/group-releases-blueprint-ahead-of-future-of-vermont-summit/ BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Council on Rural Development has just completed a blueprint designed to drive discussion for their upcoming Summit on the Future of Vermont next week. VCRD officials say the Vermont Proposition was compiled from the comments of thousands of Vermonters and will be a key…
Next week, hundreds of Vermonters including state leaders, business owners and advocates will gather virtually for a summit on the future of the state.
As the state finalizes its budget for next year, the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) releases its summary of feedback from thousands of Vermonters who weighed in with their ideas of what we need to do in the next few years in order to have a prosperous and sustainable Vermont over the next 30.
A Vermont nonprofit is looking to create a blueprint for the state’s future priorities. The Vermont Council on Rural Development is hosting the Summit on the Future of Vermont.
MONTPELIER, VT – The Summit on the Future of Vermont on May 26-27 will bring Vermonters together virtually to consider “The Vermont Proposition” – a set of bold and transformational ideas for the state’s economy, environment and people by mid-century. The Summit is produced by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD). For 30 years this non-profit and…