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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...