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Vermont Council on Rural Development
Helping Vermonters and Vermont communities develop.
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ABOUT US
About VCRD
Learn more about VCRD, a nonprofit dedicated to the support of the locally-defined progress of Vermont’s rural communities.
Meet Our Team
Learn more about the team and how to connect.
Reports & Resources
Reports and resources from current and past programs and events.
Video Library
From VCRD’s YouTube feed.
Awards
Celebrating Vermonters who exemplify dedication, integrity and honorable service to community and to rural Vermont, and who have had a transformational effect on their communities.
Past Initiatives
An 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.
OUR WORK
Community Visits
A way for towns to engage community members in common goal-setting and access resources to help them take action on those goals.
Climate Economy Initative
Designed to help communities and leaders build and implement priority actions that increase economic vitality and affordability in a time of climate change.
Policy
We convene Policy Councils around issues important to rural Vermont to identify concrete statewide recommendations for action.
Vermont Proposition
A set of transformational goals designed to optimize the best of Vermont at mid-century — for our economy, environment, communities, and people.
Vermont Community Leadership Network
Connecting 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.
Village Trust Initiative
Expertise and funding to help 20 small towns create or bolster a local community trust organization and take on a transformational revitalization project in the village.
MTAP Services
Free facilitation and technical support services to help towns prioritize projects and connect to support for grant-writing, permit applications, regulatory compliance, and more.
Working Communities Challenge
Advancing 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.
Vermont Working Lands Initiative
Supporting the farm, forest, and value-adding businesses that are at the foundation of the working landscape that benefits all Vermonters.
Summits
Annual summits convene Vermonters for cooperative goal-setting around key rural priorities and help leaders build skills, share opportunities, network, and learn.
SUPPORT US
CONTACT
HOME
ABOUT US
About VCRD
Learn more about VCRD, a nonprofit dedicated to the support of the locally-defined progress of Vermont’s rural communities.
Meet Our Team
Learn more about the team and how to connect.
Reports & Resources
Reports and resources from current and past programs and events.
Video Library
From VCRD’s YouTube feed.
Awards
Celebrating Vermonters who exemplify dedication, integrity and honorable service to community and to rural Vermont, and who have had a transformational effect on their communities.
Past Initiatives
An 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.
OUR WORK
Community Visits
A way for towns to engage community members in common goal-setting and access resources to help them take action on those goals.
Climate Economy Initative
Designed to help communities and leaders build and implement priority actions that increase economic vitality and affordability in a time of climate change.
Policy
We convene Policy Councils around issues important to rural Vermont to identify concrete statewide recommendations for action.
Vermont Proposition
A set of transformational goals designed to optimize the best of Vermont at mid-century — for our economy, environment, communities, and people.
Vermont Community Leadership Network
Connecting 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.
Village Trust Initiative
Expertise and funding to help 20 small towns create or bolster a local community trust organization and take on a transformational revitalization project in the village.
MTAP Services
Free facilitation and technical support services to help towns prioritize projects and connect to support for grant-writing, permit applications, regulatory compliance, and more.
Working Communities Challenge
Advancing 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.
Vermont Working Lands Initiative
Supporting the farm, forest, and value-adding businesses that are at the foundation of the working landscape that benefits all Vermonters.
Summits
Annual summits convene Vermonters for cooperative goal-setting around key rural priorities and help leaders build skills, share opportunities, network, and learn.
SUPPORT US
CONTACT
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