Helping businesses and nonprofits in small VT towns use online tools to spur economic development and improve disaster resilience.
One of the reasons I love Vermont is because of its agricultural background. Between the push for a Working Landscape, and the fact that we have the most CSAs per capita anywhere in the United States, Vermont has developed a reputation as a beautiful haven for those who are looking for locally sourced and sustainable…
The Woodstock Community Food Shelf board of directors: back row, left to right: Sally Gottlieb, Joan Williamson, Norm Youknot and Laura Kent; front row: Cassie Horner, Sheila Murray and Bev Regan. Food shelves provide support for a community and can also inspire the community itself. Like many Vermonters, I grew up in poverty. Our local…
Every community in Vermont now has access to its own online calendar, thanks to Front Porch Forum and the Vermont Council on Rural Development’s Vermont Digital Econony Project. This just-released innovation comes from years of listening, planning and work. Please go to FrontPorchForum.com to check out your local FPF community calendar. As we work throughout…
Stepping up the use of digital tools can be a game-changer for small agricultural and forest products businesses. The integration of farm and forest mobile applications has been shown to save both time and money, while improving productivity by enabling farmers and wood products businesses to spend more time on their core business. Starting a…
This article was written by Domenic Laurenzi, an Internet Intern who works at the Dailey Memorial Library in Derby and the Goodrich Library in Newport. He is currently pursuing his associate degree in Applied Business Practices at CCV. When I first started as an Internet Intern, I had no idea about the impact that I could…
This article was written by Nancy Shuttleworth, E-Commerce Advisor at VtSBDC The Battenkill River is known as one of the best trout streams in the East, and visitors from far and near come to fish, swim, and camp with the river as their front yard. Camping on the Battenkill occupies prime river frontage and has…
Director Georgia Brehm and Assistant Director Linda Tucker from the Black River Academy Museum use Square and a tablet to take mobile donations. As fewer people carry cash or even use check books, many nonprofits are scrambling to find new ways to capture donations. Passing the hat or asking people to pull out their checkbooks…
Past Initiatives e-Vermont Toolkits Communities Webcasts Reports Stories Vermont Digital Economy Project Final Report of VCRD’s Vermont Digital Economy Project Project Guides 2014 Vermont Connected Summit Reports Stories A small team, led by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) and its great project partners, has made a tremendous difference in Vermont communities, in hundreds…
I can’t believe that my first blog article as director of the Vermont Digital Economy Project was nine months ago, and that the project is fast approaching its one-year mark. In this relatively short time, the team has made great strides in assisting the people and communities of rural Vermont, focusing, of course, on those damaged…
Alerts like this one, can be emailed, texted, and sent by other methods. Just sign-up at www.vtalert.gov[/caption] The Digital Economy Project was created to support the use of digital tools for disaster resilience. We’re always happy to see the State of Vermont take steps to use mobile technology, as well as email and social media…