Helping businesses and nonprofits in small VT towns use online tools to spur economic development and improve disaster resilience.
The Snelling Center for Government is partnering with their Vermont Leadership Network (VLN) to harness skills and knowledge in Vermont communities to aid in the development of the municipal website project. VLN consists of graduates of the Vermont Leadership Institute and Vermont School Leadership Project which promote stimulating citizen enthusiasm for and participation in public…
SOUTH ROYALTON, VT – After weeks of preparation, decision-making and community involvement, the town of Royalton will kick off its brand new free public Wi-Fi zone on the Royalton green on Thursday, June 13, at 3pm, in conjunction with BALE fest. The launch event will feature speakers from the town of Royalton, the Vermont Council…
This past weekend was the National Day of Civic Hacking. While for many of us, hacking brings up ominous images of security systems being overridden and important data being stolen, a hackathon is quite the opposite. During a hackathon, a number of techie people get together to solve problems. When you have engineers, programmers, user-interface…
Can a new rural rescue squad website promote public safety? How much more effective could a jobs bank be if the task of posting jobs were cut in half? How many additional people would a food shelf serve if they had a web presence? Thanks to the Vermont Digital Economy Project, Code for BTV, and…
Heidi M. Nikolaidis, of the Bethel Historical Society, received help from Rob Fish on the society’s Facebook Page. Here’s what she learned: A few weeks ago we first heard about the grant from the Vermont Digital Economy Project. We filled out the online survey for non-profits, on behalf of the Bethel Historical Society. Rob Fish…
More than 20 years ago, Vermonters Jeffrey and Maryanne Larkin opened Arvad’s Grill & Pub in Waterbury. From the very beginning, they put high emphasis on featuring local products and serving their local community. “We strive to use local products in preparation of our homemade food and serve the finest Vermont has to offer in…
Digital tools can create an important advantage in running a business these days, and we’re working in Bethel on a number of projects to help make these tools more reachable, including installing a free downtown Wi-Fi zone. But older means of communication, such as word of mouth and a tightly knit community are also great…
Members of the Bethel Historical Society I remember as a young boy growing up and being fascinated by the local history of my home town. I wanted to understand how and why certain things came to be the way they are now. Why were there abandoned iron mines on the hillside and stone walls cutting…
By Mary McClements, Coordinator of Academic Services-Career Training Programs at CCV ‘Balance’ is a great buzz word these days, in my opinion, especially because I don’t have it often enough. We hear this message on the news, and we see it in magazines, in newspapers, and in articles on the internet. These sources ask us…
Our search for relevant workshop content for Vermont’s farm and forest sector led us straight to someone who may, at first, seem an unlikely Vermont digital economy pioneer. Heather Darby, Ph.D., has been teaching nutrient management at the University of Vermont Extension for over six years. She’s a soil quality expert who received her B.S.…