Helping businesses and nonprofits in small VT towns use online tools to spur economic development and improve disaster resilience.

Connected Nonprofits

This article was written by Kate Jellema, Marlboro College Graduate & Professional Studies, who facilitated a discussion at our Vermont Connected Summit on how nonprofits can keep pace with technology. The good news: 55% of people who engage with a nonprofit via social media are inspired to take further action, and the average nonprofit crowdfunding effort…

Workshops

A. Stories & Ideas. A1. K-12 Goes Digital Moderator: Peter Drescher, Vermont Dept. of Education Speakers: John Dawson, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union; Jeff Renard, Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative; Betsy Calhoon, M. ED, Teacher, Lake Region Union High School Through presentations by those who work in and for Vermont’s schools, as well as those who develop and…

The Value of Human Centered Design in Vermont

One of the things that makes our summit unique is that by organizing our sessions into four tracks (Educating for a Digital World, Building Effective Organizations, Creating Resilient Communities, and Steering Vermont’s Digital Future) we want to attract participants from a number of different spheres – from teachers to municipal leaders to visionaries in the fields…