VCF in the News

Foundation Receives $12,000 Grant

VCF Staff — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:48:43 +0000

Vermontbiz.com, June 30, 2009

The Vermont Community Foundation Green Team received a $12,000 grant from the Vermont Community Change Program to build an eight-month, real- time metering competition in Middlebury. The Foundation predicts the project will save between 5 and 15 percent in energy costs and use.

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$50,000 Awarded To Rutland County Organizations

VCF Staff — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:31:01 +0000

The Rutland Herald, June 24, 2009

The Mentor Connector, Rutland Area Food and Farm Link, Rutland Redevelopment Authority, Vermont Achievement Center, and the Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District received Successful Communities grant awards from the Vermont Community Foundation.

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Philanthropic Engagement Fellow Named

VCF Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:57:47 +0000

Middlebury College graduate Alexandra Braunstein was awarded a two-year fellowship at the Vermont Community Foundation. The fellowship is the result of a new collaboration between the Foundation and the College.

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New CCV Interim President Appointed

VCF Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:35:21 +0000

Vermontbiz.com, June 4, 2009

CCV named Provost Joyce M. Judy as Interim Presdent. Judy was led the development of its Rise to the Challenge program, which was supported by the Foundation.

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Global Campuses Foundation Receives Grant

VCF Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:16:24 +0000

The Herald of Randolph, June 4, 2009

Global Campuses Foundation received a $10,000 Successful Communities grant to help expand learning opportunities for under-served populations, primarily people with disabilities, on its curent campuses and to other areas of Vermont.

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Foundation Grant Supports Sustainability

VCF Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:11:42 +0000

The SIT Brattleboro campus now has an active community farm, thanks to the hard work of SIT Graduate Institute students, alumni and staff from the Brattleboro-campus Environmental Working Group.

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Summit On The Future Of Vermont

VCF Staff — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:58:00 +0000

Times Argus, May 12, 2009

Over 500 people attended the Council on the Future of Vermont's summit, including staff from the Vermont Community Foundation.

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More For Mission Investing

VCF Staff — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:33:00 +0000

The Vermont Community Foundation was featured in More for Mission's Spring Newsletter. More for Mission: The Campaign for Mission Investing was announced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the F.B. Heron Foundation, and the Meyer Memorial Trust in April 2007.

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Putney General Store Restoration Efforts Supported

VCF Staff — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:42:00 +0000

iPutney.com, March 25, 2009

The Putney General Store moved another step closer to being revitalized with the receipt of a $200,000 Community Development Block Grant. The Vermont Community Foundation also awarded a grant to support the project.

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New President Faces Challenges

VCF Staff — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:30:00 +0000

The Addison Independent, March 26, 2009

The Foundation's new president & CEO, Stuart Comstock-Gay is interviewed about his thoughts on current economic conditions. Read the article.