Tag Archives: VCF

Free Storytelling Workshops

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  The Vermont Community Foundation presents free storytelling workshops across the state in June.  Please register in advance because there is limited seating available. REGISTER TODAY   Workshop topics and details: The Art of Storytelling Rutland: Franklin Conference Center, 1 Scale Avenue (in partnership with United Way of Rutland County) June 5, 2013 8:30 a.m. – [...]

Job Alert: VT Community Foundation has Three Open Positions

Thanks to Carolyn Fox at the Vermont Community Foundation for sharing these job opportunities. Job Title:  Accountant Department:  Finance and Operations Reports to:  Vice President of Finance & CFO and Accounting Manager Position Summary This position provides financial and accounting support to ensure accurate reporting and appropriate internal control procedures as required by law, general accepted accounting principles [...]

Learning Center: Stuart Comstock Gay of the Vermont Community Foundation talks Fiscal Cliff and VT Nonprofits

Lauren-Glenn Davitian talks with Stuart Comstock Gay, the President & CEO of the Vermont Community Foundation. Check out minute 8:00 to hear clarification about the Congressional Fiscal Cliff:

News: Vermont Farm to School Gets Big Boost

Thanks to the Vermont Community Foundation and Vermont Department of Agriculture for sharing this news. Leaders in Vermont’s Farm to School efforts visited Milton Middle School cafeteria today (12/13) to announce a major new commitment of federal, state, and private funding that will help Farm to School programs expand in every county in Vermont. Complementary [...]

News: Vermont Community Foundation Awards $222,000 in Innovations and Collaborations Grants

The Vermont Community Foundation announced that its Innovations and Collaborations grant program awarded $222,000 to 13 nonprofit organizations in Vermont this fall. Awards ranged from $10,000 to $20,000 and several Foundation fundholders partnered with the Community Foundation in supporting the selected organizations. “Through these grants, the Community Foundation and our fundholders support nonprofits that come [...]

News: SVHC Foundation, Meals on Wheels, and VT Community Foundation Partner to Improve Seniors’ Nutrition

Thanks to Vermont Business Magazine for sharing this news. A program pairing Southwestern Vermont Health Care and Bennington County Meals on Wheels will put additional meals as well as nutritional information into the hands of seniors across the County with the aim of improving health through better nutrition. The program is funded by a $20,000 [...]

Funding Alert: VCF Announces Two Grant Rounds for Projects Focused on Lake Champlain

Thanks to Carolyn Fox at the Vermont Community Foundation for sharing this grant announcement with us. Grants are now available to support projects focused on Lake Champlain through the Lake Champlain and Tributaries Restoration Fund and the South Lake Champlain Fund, both housed at the Vermont Community Foundation. The Lake Champlain and Tributaries Restoration Fund [...]

After Sandy: How Vermonters Can Help – Resources from VCF

From our friends at the Vermont Community Foundation: As of this writing, Vermont seems to have been spared the worst effects of Hurricane Sandy. The news from other parts of the East Coast is not as good. Many areas have been devastated. If you’re among the many Vermonters who want to reciprocate the generosity we [...]

Learn from the Pros: Lindsey Godwin Talks Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Development

Dr. Lindsay Godwin is deeply experienced in Appreciative Inquiry–an organizational development method which focuses on increasing what an organization does well rather than on eliminating what it does badly. She is Associate Professor of Management at Champlain College and consults widely on AI.

News: VT Farm Disaster Relief Fund Grants Total of $2.45 Million to Farmers Recovering From Irene

Thanks to Carolyn Fox of the Vermont Community Foundation for sharing this news. MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture announced that the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund has awarded an additional $521,935 to 68 farmers dealing with the long-term effects of Tropical Storm Irene in the fund’s sixth [...]