VCRD 2013 Annual Report
Read the 2013 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2013, and what we’re looking forward to in 2014.
The VCRD Website Got an Update!
Maybe you’ve noticed, but our website just got an overhaul. The old VCRD home page vs the new VCRD home page Throughout the Vermont Digital Economy Project, we have been working with nonprofits and small Vermont businesses to help them to take advantage of online tools, and to present themselves professionally and effectively online. One…
Support Us
Donate NowAt VCRD, we believe that the best solutions come from the ground up, from neighbors gathering in town halls to local leaders stepping up with bold ideas. Local democracy is alive in Vermont, and it needs your support. For over 30 years, VCRD has helped Vermonters take charge of their future by building community-driven…
VCRD Hosts State Rural Policy Roundtable
Last week, VCRD hosted a “State Rural Policy Innovation Roundtable” reviewing key rural development action led by states and how this work can contribute to national rural policy. We had folks from California, Wyoming, Oregon, Vermont, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, Idaho, Arizona, Maine, Texas, Minnesota, Utah, Wisconsin, Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Washington…
Board of Directors
One of 40 Councils nationwide, the VCRD is an independent non-profit with a 24 member Board of Directors representing federal, state, local, private, and non-profit partners working together to promote the progress of rural Vermont. Federal John Roberts, USDA Farm Services Agency John Sinclair, Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forest Sarah Waring, USDA Rural…
Our Team
Staff | Board of Directors Staff Laura Cavin Bailey Climate Economy Program Director [email protected] 802-234-1646 Laura strives to continually engage with systems thinking and community-based initiatives to advance collaborative, healthy, energy efficient, and adaptable places. Laura’s diverse work experience includes solar electric system design and installation, biodiesel production, a research fellow at the Energy Studies…
About VCRD
Unleashing the power of Vermonters to create a better future! The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of the locally-defined progress of Vermont’s rural communities. VCRD is a dynamic partnership of federal, state, local, nonprofit and private partners. Actively non-partisan with an established reputation for community-based facilitation,…
VCRD 2011 Annual Report
Read the 2011 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2011, and what we’re looking forward to in 2012.
VCRD 2010 Annual Report
VCRD 2010 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2010, and what we’re looking forward to in 2011.
VCRD 2008 Annual Report
Read the 2008 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2008, and what we’re looking forward to in 2009.