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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.5.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:17:43 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>2009-06-08T15:39:54Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.5.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>$286,000 Awarded To Vermont Nonprofits</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/6/8/286000-awarded-to-vermont-nonprofits.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/6/8/286000-awarded-to-vermont-nonprofits.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2009-06-08T15:12:06Z</published><updated>2009-06-08T15:12:06Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[$286,480 was awarded to 40 organizations throughout the state as part of the Vermont Community Foundation’s Successful Communities grant round, which makes awards to organizations that support civic engagement; diversity and equity; and education.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>High Meadows Fund Hires Gaye Symington As Executive Director</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/4/9/high-meadows-fund-hires-gaye-symington-as-executive-director.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/4/9/high-meadows-fund-hires-gaye-symington-as-executive-director.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2009-04-09T18:45:37Z</published><updated>2009-04-09T18:45:37Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Board of Directors of the High Meadows Fund has named Gaye Symington as its Executive Director. The Fund, a supporting foundation of the Vermont Community Foundation, has awarded grants since 2004 to improve the lives of Vermonters through a better environment.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>$281,000 In Basic Human Needs Grants Awarded</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/2/17/281000-in-basic-human-needs-grants-awarded.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/2/17/281000-in-basic-human-needs-grants-awarded.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2009-02-17T22:16:10Z</published><updated>2009-02-17T22:16:10Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[More than $281,000 was awarded to 38 organizations across the state as part of the Vermont Community Foundation’s Basic Human Needs grant round, which makes awards to organizations that promote children, elderly, and family services; housing, food, and shelter; and health.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Vermont Directory of Nonprofit Consultants Launches</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/1/27/vermont-directory-of-nonprofit-consultants-launches.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/1/27/vermont-directory-of-nonprofit-consultants-launches.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2009-01-27T15:31:35Z</published><updated>2009-01-27T15:31:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Vermont Community Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Vermont Directory of Nonprofit Consultants, a free online directory for Vermont nonprofits.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>VCF Awards $50,000 Strategic Grant to CCTV</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/1/14/vcf-awards-50000-strategic-grant-to-cctv.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2009/1/14/vcf-awards-50000-strategic-grant-to-cctv.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2009-01-14T18:59:22Z</published><updated>2009-01-14T18:59:22Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Vermont Community Foundation awarded a two-year, $50,000 grant to CCTV Center for Media & Democracy for CommonGoodVT.org, a two-year pilot network that aims to support Vermont’s nonprofit organizations to “do more with less” and generate social benefit for the people of the state.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Vermont Community Foundation Hires Stuart Comstock-Gay as President &amp; CEO</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/12/12/vermont-community-foundation-hires-stuart-comstock-gay-as-pr.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/12/12/vermont-community-foundation-hires-stuart-comstock-gay-as-pr.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-12-12T18:43:57Z</published><updated>2008-12-12T18:43:57Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The board of the Vermont Community Foundation announced that Stuart Comstock-Gay has been named the next President & CEO. Comstock-Gay comes to the Foundation with more than 20 years of experience in building the capacity, reach, and impact of institutions dedicated to bringing people together in the pursuit of community-minded goals.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Permanent Fund Receives Award</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/11/21/permanent-fund-receives-award.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/11/21/permanent-fund-receives-award.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-11-21T19:53:59Z</published><updated>2008-11-21T19:53:59Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Permanent Fund for the Well-Being of Vermont Children received a 2008 Agency of Human Services Secretary’s Community Award.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Charles W. Boren Fund Awards $100,000</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/11/21/charles-w-boren-fund-awards-100000.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/11/21/charles-w-boren-fund-awards-100000.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-11-21T19:03:51Z</published><updated>2008-11-21T19:03:51Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[West Central Behavioral Health has been awarded $100,000 by the Vermont Community Foundation from the Charles W. Boren Fund. These funds will be disbursed beginning in 2009.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>$283,000 Awarded for Sustainable Communities</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/10/16/283000-awarded-for-sustainable-communities.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/10/16/283000-awarded-for-sustainable-communities.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-10-16T20:25:23Z</published><updated>2008-10-16T20:25:23Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[More than $283,000 was awarded to 46 organizations across the state as part of the Foundation’s Sustainable Communities grant round.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Walter Cerf Community Fund Awards $152,950</title><id>http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/9/23/walter-cerf-community-fund-awards-152950.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vermontcf.org/press-releases/2008/9/23/walter-cerf-community-fund-awards-152950.html"/><author><name>VCF Staff</name></author><published>2008-09-23T20:53:01Z</published><updated>2008-09-23T20:53:01Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Walter Cerf Community Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, announced 2008 grant awards totaling $152,950 to 54 organizations.]]></summary></entry></feed>