Connecting and supporting local leaders – with our without an official position – as they build local projects, organizations, and systems that serve their communities and Vermont’s urgent and long-term needs.
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 –…
Leaders across Vermont play an instrumental role every day in shaping the future of our State and our communities. Here at the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD), we are constantly inspired by the dedicated local leaders across the state and their tremendous levels of commitment, strength, and ability to make such huge impacts in…
As part of the Vermont Community Leadership Network, the Vermont Council on Rural Development is forming a new “action center” to convene and provide targeted support to a cohort of Vermonters working on response to the pandemic and a robust recovery.
Are you working locally to help your community respond to Covid-19? Are you looking ahead beyond the pandemic and considering what recovery looks like and how you will shape it in your community? Do you want to join regularly with a group of other Vermonters who share this focus, to build connections and provide mutual…
There aren’t many people in Vermont who have accomplished as much and been publicly recognized so little as Roger Allbee.
Leadership Network Upcoming Workshops Workshop Library Vermont Leadership Programs Being an effective leader is an ongoing process, one punctuated by continual introspection, re‐evaluation, and personal development. Here in Vermont, we are fortunate to have not only a deep roster of dedicated citizens ready to step forward into leadership roles but also an extensive network of…
The Network provides opportunities for small groups of leaders to come together around focused areas of action, building a shared sense of common purpose, learning, support, and success through periodic gatherings, mentor pairings, and online collaboration tools. We currently have 2 networking cohorts that we convene and provide targeted support: The Climate Catalysts Program brings…
Below are materials from past skills training and community development initiative workshops. Workshops, held in Zoom, included presentations followed by either breakout or open forum discussions. Participants offer helpful tips and links via the "chat" throughout. Legislative Roundup: Opportunities for VT Communities Each year, decisions made under the golden dome of the Statehouse have…
On Tuesday October 13 the Vermont Community Leadership Network hosted a workshop on addressing equity and inclusion in your work and community that included an opening session, breakout group discussions, and a closing session. Thanks to speakers Xusana Davis, Vermont's Executive Director of Racial Equity, who opened by sharing the Vermont context; Ito Meno, CQ…
The application deadline has passed. VCRD is seeking a dedicated, energetic and hardworking Community Projects Associate to provide facilitation, technical assistance, coaching, resource connections, grant drafting, and other support to local leaders who are driving projects forward for community and economic recovery. We’re looking for someone who: demonstrates excellent project development and communication skills is…