2022 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report

Read VCRD's 2022 Annual Report for an overview of our work in Community, Policy, Climate, and Leadership. Our work in ...
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Northfield Community Visit Report 2023

Northfield: Our Common Future – Report and Action Plan – July 2023

Through the Northfield: Our Common Future Community Visit process, Northfield community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster ...
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Putney Action Report 2023

Our Future Putney – Report and Action Plan – February 2023

Through the Our Future Putney Community Visit process, Putney community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local ...
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Let's Grow Concord - Report and Action Plan - October 2022

Let’s Grow Concord – Report and Action Plan – October 2022

Through the Let's Grow Concord process, Concord community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect ...
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Working Communities Challenge Initial Report – October 2022

This Initial Policy report provides an overview of the WCC program and keys to the initial success of 8 regional ...
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Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund 2022 Report

Climate Catalyst Innovation Fund – 2021-22 Report of Awardees

The Climate Catalyst Innovation Fund supports innovative local projects for which a small grant could have a meaningful impact at ...
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2022 Vermont Community Leadership Report

The Vermont Council on Rural Development welcomed 500 leaders from across the State to the August 10, 2022 Vermont Community ...
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Brownington Connects - Report and Action Plan - August 2022

Brownington Connects – Report and Action Plan – August 2022

Through the Brownington Connects process, Brownington community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect to ...
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2021 Annual Report

2021 Annual Report

Read VCRD's 2021 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2021, and what we're looking forward to ...
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Highgate Reaching New Heights - Report and Action Plan - July 2022

Highgate Reaching New Heights – Report and Action Plan – July 2022

Through the Highgate Reaching New Heights process, Highgate community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, ...
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Milton on the Move - Report and Action Plan - March 2022

Milton on the Move – Report and Action Plan – March 2022

Through the Milton on the Move process, Milton community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, ...
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Rochester Area Climate Initiative Report and Action Plan - February 2022

Rochester Area Climate Initiative Report and Action Plan – February 2022

The greater Rochester area participated in VCRD's Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP) in 2021. CEMCP is community-driven process with ...
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All In For Barre - Barre Report and Action Plan - December 2021

All In For Barre – Barre Report and Action Plan – December 2021

Through the All In For Barre process, Barre City community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local ...
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Moving Forward Together - Bradford Report and Action Plan - October 2021

Moving Forward Together – Bradford Report and Action Plan – October 2021

Through the Moving Forward Together process, Bradford community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect ...
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Mendon on the Move Report and Action Plan - June 2021

Mendon on the Move Report and Action Plan – June 2021

Through the Mendon on the Move process, community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect ...
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VCRD Annual Report 2020

2020 Annual Report

Read VCRD's 2020 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2020, and what we're looking forward to ...
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2021 Summit on the Future of Vermont Report: Ideas For Action

On May 26 and 27 2021, the Vermont Council on Rural Development welcomed 700 participants from all backgrounds and corners ...
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One Londonderry Community Visit Report and Action Plan - May 2021

One Londonderry Community Visit Report and Action Plan – May 2021

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Londonderry. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Expand Affordable ...
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Dorset Tomorrow Report and Action Plan - December 2020

Dorset Tomorrow Report and Action Plan – December 2020

Dorset participated in VCRD's Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP) in 2020. CEMCP is community-driven process with local leaders, VCRD, ...
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Community Leadership In Action: A Vermont Guide to Community Engagement, Project Development, & Resources

Community Leadership In Action: A Vermont Guide to Community Engagement, Project Development, & Resources

In democracy, all citizens are called upon to lead. Where leaders step up, towns achieve great things. Motivated by a ...
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VCRD 2019 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report

Read VCRD's 2019 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2019, and what we're looking forward to ...
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RAMP Into the Future Climate Economy Initiative Report - 2020

RAMP Into the Future Climate Economy Initiative Report – 2020

The Marshfield and Plainfield communities participated in VCRD's Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP) in 2019. CEMCP is community-driven process ...
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Let's Take Action: Rockingham Community Visit Report and Action Plan - March 2020

Let’s Take Action: Rockingham Community Visit Report and Action Plan – March 2020

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Rockingham. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Build a ...
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Wheelock's Future Report and Action Plan - March 2020

Wheelock’s Future Report and Action Plan – March 2020

Through the Wheelock's Future process, community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect to resources ...
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Poultney Comes Together - Update and Implementation Plan

Poultney Comes Together – Update and Implementation Plan

In March 2019, over 200 Poultney residents came together to discuss the impacts on the town associated with the closing ...
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Randolph Region Re-Energized Climate Economy Initiative Report - 2020

Randolph Region Re-Energized Climate Economy Initiative Report – 2020

Randolph participated in VCRD's Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP) in 2018. CEMCP is community-driven process with local leaders, VCRD, ...
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Westford's Future Report and Action Plan - November 2019

Westford’s Future Report and Action Plan – November 2019

Through the Westford's Future process, community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect to resources ...
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Greater Greensboro Report and Action Plan - November 2019

Greater Greensboro Report and Action Plan – November 2019

VCRD completed a 3-month Community Visit process in Greensboro where community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Build ...
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Greater Middlebury Climate Economy Initiative Report - 2019

Greater Middlebury Climate Economy Initiative Report – 2019

Middlebury was the second community to participate in VCRD's Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP). CEMCP is community-driven process with ...
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2019 Vermont Community Leadership Summit Report

2019 Vermont Community Leadership Summit Report

Over 500 leaders from towns throughout Vermont came together at the 2nd annual Community Leadership Summit to learn from each ...
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Poultney Comes Together Report and Action Plan - August 2019

Poultney Comes Together Report and Action Plan – August 2019

Over 200 residents came together to think about the impacts of the closing of Green Mountain College on their community ...
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Our 4-Town Future Community Visit Report - July 2019

Our 4-Town Future Community Visit Report – July 2019

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in the 4-Town region of Royalton, Sharon, Strafford and Tunbridge. Community members identified ...
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VCRD 2018 Annual Report

2018 Annual Report

Read VCRD's 2018 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2018, and what we're looking forward to ...
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Montgomery Thrives Community Visit Report - January 2019

Montgomery Thrives Community Visit Report – January 2019

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Montgomery. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Improve Village ...
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Wallingford Community Visit Report - 2018

Wallingford Community Visit Report – 2018

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Wallingford. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Support Business ...
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Proctor's Future Report and Action Plan - May 2018

Proctor’s Future Report and Action Plan – May 2018

Through the Proctor's Future process, community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect to resources ...
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ReNewport Community Visit Report - 2018

ReNewport Community Visit Report – 2018

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Newport. Community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Enhance and ...
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VCRD 2017 Annual Report

VCRD 2017 Annual Report

Read the 2017 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2017, and what we’re looking forward to ...
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Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit - 2017

Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit – 2017

Over 500 entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders attended the cc:econ Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit - a 3-day national ...
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Burke Community Visit Report - 2017

Burke Community Visit Report – 2017

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Burke. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Revitalize Village ...
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Empower Pownal Report - 2017

Empower Pownal Report – 2017

Pownal was the first community to participate in VCRD's Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP), named Empower Pownal. CEMCP is ...
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Lyndon Community Visit Report - 2017

Lyndon Community Visit Report – 2017

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Lyndon. Community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Support business ...
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VCRD 2016 Annual Report

VCRD 2016 Annual Report

Read the 2016 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2016, and what we’re looking forward to ...
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Brighton Community Visit Report - 2017

Brighton Community Visit Report – 2017

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Brighton. Community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Advance a ...
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Vernon Community Visit Report - 2016

Vernon Community Visit Report – 2016

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Vernon. Community members identified 3 priority areas and built task forces to ...
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2015 VCRD Annual Report

VCRD 2015 Annual Report

Read the 2015 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2015, and what we’re looking forward to ...
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Hardwick Community Visit Report - 2016

Hardwick Community Visit Report – 2016

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Hardwick. Community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Open a ...
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2016 Climate Economy Summit Report

2016 Climate Economy Summit Report

Over 420 participants came together on February 22, 2016 for VCRD’s 2nd Climate Economy Summit: IDEAS to ACTION. Participants reviewed ...
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Progress for Vermont: Report and Action Plan of the VT Climate Change Economy Council

Progress for Vermont: Report and Action Plan of the VT Climate Change Economy Council

Progress for Vermont is the final report and action plan of the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council (VCCEC) which was ...
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Craftsbury Community Visit Report - 2015

Craftsbury Community Visit Report – 2015

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Craftsbury. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Advance Craftsbury ...
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Final Report of the NEK Collaborative "Ideas for the Future of the NEK" Forum Series

Final Report of the NEK Collaborative “Ideas for the Future of the NEK” Forum Series

The “Ideas for the Future of the NEK” forum series was produced by the Vermont Council on Rural Development for ...
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St. Johnsbury Community Visit Report - 2015

St. Johnsbury Community Visit Report – 2015

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in St. Johnsbury. Community members identified 5 priority areas for future action: Improve ...
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Swanton Community Visit Report - 2015

Swanton Community Visit Report – 2015

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Swanton. Community members identified 5 priority areas for future action: Expand Outdoor ...
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VCRD 2014 Annual Report

VCRD 2014 Annual Report

Read the VCRD 2014 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2014, and what we’re looking forward ...
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Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change - 2015

Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change – 2015

The Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change brought together over 400 innovative business, non‐profit, and community leaders, ...
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Cambridge Community Visit Report - 2014

Cambridge Community Visit Report – 2014

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Cambridge. Community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Plan and ...
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Vermont Digital Economy Project: Online Report

Vermont Digital Economy Project: Online Report

The Vermont Digital Economy Project was created by the Vermont Council on Rural Development to address vulnerabilities of Vermont business ...
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Vermont's Digital Stories - Final Report of VCRD's Vermont Digital Economy Project

Vermont’s Digital Stories – Final Report of VCRD’s Vermont Digital Economy Project

VCRD launched the Vermont Digital Economy Project to offer free support to speed flood recovery, spur economic development and job ...
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Vergennes Community Visit Report - 2014

Vergennes Community Visit Report – 2014

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Vergennes. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Improve Transportation ...
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VCRD 2013 Annual Report

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 ...
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Guilford Community Visit Report - 2013

Guilford Community Visit Report – 2013

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Guilford. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Develop a ...
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Vermont’s Forest Economy: Advancing Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Value-Added Forest Products

Vermont’s Forest Economy: Advancing Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Value-Added Forest Products

Produced by the Windham Foundation and facilitated by VCRD. On August 14 and 15, 2013, a few dozen leaders in ...
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Final Report: NEK Today and Tomorrow: a Northeast Kingdom Summit Conference on Managing Change for the Best Future of the NEK - 2013

Final Report: NEK Today and Tomorrow: a Northeast Kingdom Summit Conference on Managing Change for the Best Future of the NEK – 2013

The NEK Today and Tomorrow Summit was designed by the Northeast Vermont Development Association and Vermont Council on Rural Development ...
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Manchester CV Report

Manchester Community Visit Report – 2013

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Manchester. Community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Develop a ...
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Cabot Community Visit Report - 2012

Cabot Community Visit Report – 2012

During the Community Visit process in Cabot, community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Develop a Cabot Agricultural ...
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e-Vermont Final Report

e-Vermont Final Report: Putting Broadband to Work for Vermont – 2012

In 2009, the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project, announced their Sustainable Broadband Adoption (SBA) grants ...
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Research data shows improvements in student engagement through 1:1 computing initiative

Research data shows improvements in student engagement through 1:1 computing initiative

Digital Wish's School Modernization Initiative (through VCRD's e-Vermont Community Broadband Program) put one-computer-per-child programs into 24 e-Vermont schools. Through the ...
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Bennington Community Visit Report - 2012

Bennington Community Visit Report – 2012

During the Community Visit process in Bennington, community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Advance a Bennington Community ...
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"Success for All Vermont Students” Governor Shumlin’s Workshop on Education ~ Report Available

“Success for All Vermont Students” Governor Shumlin’s Workshop on Education ~ Report Available

The Governor’s Workshop on Education, held June 12 and 13 at the Grafton Inn, was designed for the Administration and ...
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Vermont's Digital Future Conference Report

Vermont’s Digital Future Conference Report – 2012

The conversations convened in this conference followed topics that e-Vermont has heard discussed at community, state and national levels: Establishing ...
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VCRD 2011 Annual Report

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 ...
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e-Vermont Year Two Update - March 2012

e-Vermont Year Two Update – March 2012

In the months since the mid-year annual report was published, e-Vermont continued its ambitious projects. This report outlines its accomplishments ...
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e-Vermont Mid-Year Update - December 2011

e-Vermont Mid-Year Update – December 2011

In the months since the year-one annual report was published, e-Vermont continued its ambitious projects. This report outlines its accomplishments ...
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Working Landscape Action Plan: Investing in our Farm and Forest Future – 2012

Investing in our Farm and Forest Future is the final report of the Vermont Working Landscape Partnership Council. It offers ...
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Morristown Community Visit Report - 2011

Morristown Community Visit Report – 2011

During the Community Visit process in Morristown, community members identified 4 priority areas for future action: Develop a Morrisville Food ...
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e-Vermont Year One Summary

e-Vermont Year One Summary – June 2011

This report outlines the accomplishments of the first year of the e-Vermont project. Read the full report here (PDF) ...
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VCRD 2010 Annual Report

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 ...
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Fairfield Community Visit Report - 2011

Fairfield Community Visit Report – 2011

During the Community Visit process in Fairfield, community members identified three priority areas for future action: Advance Agricultural Development in ...
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Key Findings of the Summit on the Future of Vermont’s Working Landscape – 2010

Participants at the Summit on the Future of Vermont’s Working Landscape shared their commitment to advancing the enterprise that serves ...
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UVM Research Report: Strategies for Promoting Working Landscapes in North America and Europe

UVM Research Report: Strategies for Promoting Working Landscapes in North America and Europe

With the goal of assisting government, environmental, and planning leaders in their attempts to meet the ongoing challenges of promoting ...
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Marlboro Community Visit Report - 2010

Marlboro Community Visit Report – 2010

Through the Community Visit process, Marlboro began planning for a Marlboro Community Center Building to serve as a connecting point ...
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Shoreham Community Visit Report - 2009

Shoreham Community Visit Report – 2009

During the Community Visit process in Shoreham, community members began work to attract village economic development and to build a ...
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Job Creation and Retention Platform - 2009

Job Creation and Retention Platform – 2009

Vermont Economic Development Partners worked together to identify doable, cost-effective and measured ways to advance economic activity that will create ...
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Values, Vision and Unification in Addison Northwest Supervisory Union - 2009

Values, Vision and Unification in Addison Northwest Supervisory Union – 2009

This report synthesizes the discussion from public forums in the Addison NW Supervisory Union on the Renewal of Public Education ...
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Imagining Vermont Report

Final Findings of the Council on the Future of Vermont: Imagining Vermont

Imagining Vermont: Values and Vision for the Future is the final report of the Council on the Future of Vermont ...
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Summit on the Future of Vermont Report - 2009

Summit on the Future of Vermont Report – 2009

The 2009 VCRD Summit on the Future of Vermont marked a watershed point. It served as the official “report out” ...
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VCRD 2008 Annual Report

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 ...
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St. Michael’s Research Report: “Vermont in Transition” – 2008

The Council on the Future of Vermont and St. Michael's Center for Social Science Research are proud to release Vermont ...
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Rural Development in Vermont 2008

Rural Development in Vermont: Community and Policy Findings – 2009

This compendium of findings highlights priority topic areas that have emerged through VCRD's body of work, and considers challenges identified ...
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Advancing Creativity and Innovation in Rural America - 2008

Advancing Creativity and Innovation in Rural America – 2008

In September 2008, VCRD hosted the annual conference of the National Rural Development Partnership / Partners in Rural America (PRA) ...
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Creative Communities Report

Creative Communities Reports – 2008

A final report for the Creative Communities Program was presented back to each of the 12 participating communities. These summarized ...
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Killington Community Visit Report - 2008

Killington Community Visit Report – 2008

Thanks to the Community Visit process, Killington built a system for positive Town/Mountain communications and problem-solving, and set a 4‐season ...
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VCRD 2007 Annual Report

VCRD 2007 Annual Report

Read the 2007 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2007, and what we’re looking forward to ...
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Derby Community Visit Report - 2007

Derby Community Visit Report – 2007

Thanks to the Community Visit process, Derby began evaluating steps toward a town/village merger and solving water-sewer infrastructure issues. Read ...
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Advancing Vermont's Creative Economy Conference Final Report

Advancing Vermont’s Creative Economy Conference – 2007

VCRD chose the subject of the 2007 Conference based on the growing momentum in Vermont (and globally) to identify our ...
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Moving Vermont Agriculture Forward - 2007

Moving Vermont Agriculture Forward – 2007

At the beginning of 2008, the VT Agency of Agriculture and John Merck Fund asked VCRD to manage a strategic ...
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Strengthening Vermont's Energy Economy 2007 Report

Strengthening Vermont’s Energy Economy – 2007

The Vermont Rural Energy Council (VREC) was developed by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to provide a non-partisan ...
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Richford Community Visit Report - 2007

Richford Community Visit Report – 2007

We ran a second Community Visit process in Richford in 2007. Community members formed task forces on Job Creation and ...
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VCRD 2006 Annual Report

VCRD 2006 Annual Report

Read the 2006 Annual Report for an overview of our programming, updates from 2006, and what we’re looking forward to ...
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Manchester Creative Community Report - 2007

Manchester Creative Community Report – 2007

The Manchester Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Middlebury Creative Community Report - 2007

Middlebury Creative Community Report – 2007

The Middlebury Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Richmond Creative Community Report - 2007

Richmond Creative Community Report – 2007

The Richmond Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Plainfield Creative Community Report - 2006

Plainfield Creative Community Report – 2006

The Plainfield Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Randolph Creative Community Report - 2007

Randolph Creative Community Report – 2007

The Randolph Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Bellows Falls Creative Community Report - 2007

Bellows Falls Creative Community Report – 2007

The Bellows Falls Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority ...
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St Johnsbury Creative Communities 2006

St. Johnsbury Creative Community Report – 2006-07

The Johnsbury Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Hinesburg Community Visit Report - 2007

Hinesburg Community Visit Report – 2007

After the Community Visit process, the town voted for funds to contract for services to advance the initiatives recorded in ...
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Local Power 2006 Summit Report

LOCAL POWER: Energy & Economic Development in Rural Vermont – 2006

VCRD chose the subject of the 2006 Summit process based on deep and widespread concerns in Vermont today about global ...
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Pownal Community Visit Report - 2006

Pownal Community Visit Report – 2006

Through the Community Visit Process, Pownal established a Housing Task Force that built a mobile home tenants association and planned ...
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Grand Isle County Report Creative Communities

Islands Creative Community Report – 2006

The Islands Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Hardwick Creative Community Report – 2006

The Hardwick Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Windsor Creative Community Report - 2006

Windsor Creative Community Report – 2006

The Windsor Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions, and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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Rutland City Creative Community

Rutland Creative Community Report – 2006

The Rutland Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions, and lists resources for the following priority projects ...
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St. Albans Creative Community Report - 2006

St. Albans Creative Community Report – 2006

The St. Albans Creative Community Report summarizes the public meetings and brainstorming sessions, and lists specific resources for the following ...
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Woodstock Community Visit Report - 2006

Woodstock Community Visit Report – 2006

Through the Community Visit process, Woodstock set community priorities for a town/village merger, built an east-end development corporation, expanded conservation, ...
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Strategies for Community Creative Economy Projects - Leaders' Summit, 2006

Strategies for Community Creative Economy Projects – Leaders’ Summit, 2006

On Friday, November 17th, 2006, the Creative Communities Program coordinated with Bellows Falls’ creative economy organizers Richard Ewald and Robert ...
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Vermont by Design 2004 Report

Vermont By Design – 2006

Based on the inputs and the knowledge and experience of Council members, the Vermont Rural Energy Council crafted a set ...
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Chelsea Community Visit Report - 2005

Chelsea Community Visit Report – 2005

Through the Community Visit process, Chelsea gained a Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development Planning Grant to staff Community ...
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Bristol Community Visit  Report - 2004

Bristol Community Visit Report – 2004

Through the Community Visit Process, Bristol inventoried potential space for a small industrial park, set key attributes of businesses to ...
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Planning for Vermont's Future 2004 Summit Report

The Structure of Planning – 2004

On August 11, 2004, we held a Summit on Planning designed to evaluate the challenges before the planning system in ...
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Johnson Community Visit Report - 2004

Johnson Community Visit Report – 2004

Through the Community Visit process, Johnson leveraged significant federal funds to replace three bridges, build a water system, and implement ...
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Enosburg Community Visit Report - 2003

Enosburg Community Visit Report – 2003

Through the Community Visit process, Enosburg instituted a community‐wide literacy campaign and mentorship program, set up a Restorative Justice Board, ...
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Advance Vermonts Creative Economy

Advancing Vermont’s Creative Economy – 2004

The creative economy is critical to the future competitiveness of Vermont in the global marketplace. Vermont's heritage, arts and culture ...
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Vermont Agriculture Viability Council Report 2003

Vermont Agriculture Viability Council Final Report – 2003

In November 2001, the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) established the Vermont Agriculture Viability Council (VAVC). VCRD’s goal was ...
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Poultney Community Visit Report - 2002

Poultney Community Visit Report – 2002

Through the Community Visit process, Poultney built new youth activities and mentorships, expanded collaborations with Green Mountain College, designed new ...
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Vermont Forest Products Council Report

Vermont Forest Products Council Blueprint for Action – 2002

This Blueprint for Action is the result of two years of study by the Vermont Forest Products Council (VFPC) on ...
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Rural Economic Development Summit 2002

Rural Economic Development – 2002

The 2002 Governor’s Summit on Rural Economic Development held at Basin Harbor on June 11th and 12th was particularly timely ...
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Troy, Westfield, and Jay Community Visit Report - 2002

Troy, Westfield, and Jay Community Visit Report – 2002

Through the Community Visit process, the towns of Troy, Westfield, and Jay built walking trails and events celebrating downtown Troy, ...
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Northfield Community Visit Report - 2001

Northfield Community Visit Report – 2001

Through the Community Visit process, Northfield redeveloped the old town school into a community center and set agreements for water/wastewater ...
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Rural Housing Summit 2001

Housing Workplan Development – 2001

The 2001 Governor's Rural Summit on Housing focused on developing plans to respond to a single area of critical and ...
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Wilmington Community Visit Report - 2001

Wilmington Community Visit Report – 2001

Through the Community Visit process, Wilmington built a Vision for the town's future economic development and also built a senior ...
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Bradford Community Visit Report - 1999-2000

Bradford Community Visit Report – 1999-2000

Through the Community Visit process in Bradford, Village revitalization was boosted with library repairs, the development of Boch park, and ...
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Rural Development Summit 1999

Water/Wastewater Infrastructure, Youth Issues, Downtown Development – 1999

On October 14, 1999, over 40 federal, state, and other rural leaders met for VCRD's 4th Annual Rural Development Summit ...
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Middletown Springs Community Visit Report - 1999

Middletown Springs Community Visit Report – 1999

Through the Community Visit process, Middletown Springs built sections of the town plan and set up the Middletown Springs Conservation ...
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Rockingham Community Visit Report - 1998

Rockingham Community Visit Report – 1998

Through this community visit process, Rockingham accomplished its goals of creating more downtown housing, working towards a downtown revitalization, and ...
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Richford Community Visit Report - 1997

Richford Community Visit Report – 1997

Through this community visit process, Richford merged the village & town; built affordable housing, as well as river paths, and ...
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