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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 13 May 2008 15:29:57 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Press Releases</title><subtitle>Press Releases</subtitle><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/atom.xml"/><updated>2008-04-14T19:06:36Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Connecticut River Projects Awarded $830,000</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/2/13/connecticut-river-projects-awarded-830000.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/2/13/connecticut-river-projects-awarded-830000.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-02-13T21:57:54Z</published><updated>2008-02-13T21:57:54Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the Vermont Community Foundation have announced $832,815 in grant awards from the Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>$420,000 Awarded for Basic Human Needs</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/1/30/420000-awarded-for-basic-human-needs.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/1/30/420000-awarded-for-basic-human-needs.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-01-30T21:11:41Z</published><updated>2008-01-30T21:11:41Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[More than $420,000 was awarded to 51 organizations across the state as part of the Foundation’s Basic Human Needs grant round.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>$200,000 Early Childhood Grant Announced</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/1/11/200000-early-childhood-grant-announced.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/1/11/200000-early-childhood-grant-announced.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-01-11T17:39:02Z</published><updated>2008-01-11T17:39:02Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Vermont Community Foundation (VCF) and the advisors of its component fund, the Child Care Fund of Vermont, have announced that, following several months of strategic planning, the Child Care Fund will consolidate the work it was doing for early care and education into the efforts of Building Bright Futures with a major grant.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Vermont Women's Fund Welcomes New Director</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/1/7/vermont-womens-fund-welcomes-new-director.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/1/7/vermont-womens-fund-welcomes-new-director.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-01-07T21:42:52Z</published><updated>2008-01-07T21:42:52Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Vermont Women’s Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, is pleased to welcome our new director Catherine Kalkstein of Fayston.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>President &amp; CEO Brian Byrnes to Leave the VCF</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/12/27/president-ceo-brian-byrnes-to-leave-the-vcf.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/12/27/president-ceo-brian-byrnes-to-leave-the-vcf.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2007-12-27T21:27:41Z</published><updated>2007-12-27T21:27:41Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[President & CEO of the Vermont Community Foundation, Brian T. Byrnes, announced this week that he will step down from his post after 4 ½ years to accept a position as the managing director of Tides Foundation and senior vice president of Tides Network in San Francisco.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>VCF Signs Energy Bill Letter to Congress</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/11/16/vcf-signs-energy-bill-letter-to-congress.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/11/16/vcf-signs-energy-bill-letter-to-congress.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2007-11-16T21:47:04Z</published><updated>2007-11-16T21:47:04Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[As a member of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), the VCF joined together with 29 institutional investors and asset managers, with over $1.4 trillion in assets under management, to urge Congress to support a final Energy Bill that will move the United States toward a more sustainable and more secure energy future and address directly the issue of climate change.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>VCF Sustainable Communities Awards $309,000</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/10/16/vcf-sustainable-communities-awards-309000.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/10/16/vcf-sustainable-communities-awards-309000.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2007-10-16T19:48:53Z</published><updated>2007-10-16T19:48:53Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[More than $309,000 was awarded to 36 organizations across the state as part of the Foundation’s Sustainable Communities grant round.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Walter Cerf Community Fund Awards Over $179,000</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/9/6/walter-cerf-community-fund-awards-over-179000.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/9/6/walter-cerf-community-fund-awards-over-179000.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2007-09-06T21:42:10Z</published><updated>2007-09-06T21:42:10Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Walter Cerf Community Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, announced 2007 grant awards totaling $179,750 to 45 organizations.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Arts Endowment Fund Awards More Than $85,000</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/7/19/arts-endowment-fund-awards-more-than-85000.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/7/19/arts-endowment-fund-awards-more-than-85000.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2007-07-19T21:42:35Z</published><updated>2007-07-19T21:42:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Vermont Arts Endowment Fund and the Concert Artists Fund, two component funds of the Vermont Community Foundation, announced that together they have awarded a total of $85,500 to 26 organizations across the state.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>VCF Hires New Vice President for Philanthropic Giving</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/7/19/vcf-hires-new-vice-president-for-philanthropic-giving.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2007/7/19/vcf-hires-new-vice-president-for-philanthropic-giving.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2007-07-19T20:20:48Z</published><updated>2007-07-19T20:20:48Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Vermont Community Foundation announced that Peter Espenshade has joined the Foundation as vice president for philanthropic giving.]]></summary></entry></feed>