2021 Con Hogan Award Winner Dr. Lydia Clemmons Speaks About Her Life and Work
Nominations for 2022 award close on June 27 and the winner to receive $15,000 Cash Prize In 2021, Dr. Lydia Clemmons was honored with the Con Hogan award. In a …
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Governor Phil Scott Signs Workforce and Economic Development Legislation Into Law
For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, June 8, 2022 S.11 Dedicates $84.5 Million to Expand Workforce Education and Training Programs and Encourage New Economic Development Projects Montpelier, Vt.- Governor Phil Scott today signed …
The Curtis Fund Increases Scholarships by Ten Percent
The Curtis Fund, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, is increasing its annual scholarship grants for students beginning in the 2022-23 academic year. On an annual basis, The …
Nominations are Open for the 2022 Con Hogan Community Leadership Award
Winner to Receive $15,000 Cash Prize! Nominations are now being accepted for the $15,000 Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial, Community Leadership. This will be the eighth annual award, a tribute …
The McClure Foundation Announces $5 Million Grantmaking Commitment to College and Career Training in Vermont through 2027
April 7, 2022 – Today, the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation (McClure Foundation) announced a precommitment of at least $5 million in grantmaking over the next five years to …
The Vermont Community Foundation Welcomes Nancy Rowden Brock as Vice President for Finance and Holly Morehouse as Vice President for Grants and Community Impact
The Vermont Community Foundation is pleased to announce it has recently filled two leadership positions. Nancy Rowden Brock will join as Vice President for Finance, and Holly Morehouse will join …
Leadership Champlain is seeking service project Proposals for class of 2023
Leadership Champlain, the Lake Champlain Chamber’s flagship workforce development program, is accepting Service Project proposals(link is external) from the region’s nonprofits and municipalities for the class of 2023. The deadline is April 18, …
VCLF Lends $769,344 in 3rd Quarter 2021, Supporting VT Small Businesses Through COVID-19
From shortages in staffing and resources, to rising demand, to ever-changing protocols and best practices, Vermont’s early care & learning programs have faced steep challenges brought on by the COVID-19 …
USDA Invests $1 Billion to Improve Community Infrastructure for People Living in Rural Towns Across the Country
$4.2 Million in Funding Will Increase Access to Health Care, Education and Public Safety for Families and Rural Communities in Vermont & New Hampshire United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) …
USDA Announces State Director for USDA Rural Development in Vermont & New Hampshire
We are pleased to announce that nonprofit sector leader, advocate, and Common Good Vermont advisory committee member, Sarah Waring, has been appointed as the USDA State Director for Rural Development …