CCS research project selected by American Public Health Association
A research project involving VBSR member Champlain Community Services (CCS) has been selected for presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Boston in November. CCS partnered with medical students from the Larner College of Medicine at UVM on a semester-long research study through the Public Health Partnership (PHP) program. The project examined “Understanding communication experiences of patients with […]
Vermont Businesses Help COVID-19 Paid Leave Grant Program Become Law
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) and Main Street Alliance of Vermont (MSA-VT) partnered to advance a grant program whereby employers can be reimbursed for paying an employee’s lost wages in the event of absenteeism due to COVID-19 Montpelier, Vt. (June 13, 2022) – Last week, in a historic victory for Vermont businesses and workers […]
Vermont General Assembly Establishes COVID Paid Leave Grant Program
Montpelier, Vt. (May 12, 2022) – The small business community and members of Main Street Alliance and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility applaud the Vermont General Assembly on the passage of S.11, a workforce and economic development bill that would establish a program to provide wage replacement for workers experiencing loss of work for reasons […]
VNRC, VPIRG, VCV and VBSR Respond to Governor Scott’s Veto of the Clean Heat Standard
Montpelier, Vt. (May 6, 2022) – With a late-Friday swoop of the pen, Governor Scott’s veto of the Clean Heat Standard (H.715) disregards years of hard work to design an approach to strategically and equitably transform the fossil fuel heating sector, undercutting implementation of Vermont’s first legally-required Climate Action Plan, which identified this policy as pivotal […]
32nd Annual VBSR Conference Set for May 11th at Hula
Participants to Explore The New Workforce, Humanity & Belonging, and The Purpose Economy Burlington, Vt. (April 20, 2022) – Registration is open and the keynote speaker is set for the 32nd Annual Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) Conference, “Rising Together,” which will be held on May 11th at Hula, the award-winning lakeside coworking and […]
Immerse Yourself in an Inspiring Cohort Experience; Apply to the Snelling Center for Government’s Vermont Leadership Institute Class of 2023
March 31, 2022 – As Vermont transitions away from the pandemic, leaders who value a strong network of support to move forward will find the greatest success. After such a challenging, exhausting, and at times isolating, two years, there is strength now to be gained from comradery. Strong leadership rooted in the value of peers […]
A Burlington Entrepreneur Plans to Launch an Amazon Rival With a Buy-Local Mission
Bill Calfee had no work experience in the tech sector when he dreamed up Myti. Founded in 2020, the e-commerce platform will soon enable online shoppers to buy from retailers in their own communities and get their products delivered in two days or less. Consumers will have no membership dues, while local retailers — or “shopkeepers,” […]
BIPOC Business Roundtables Coming in April and May
Brattleboro — Vermont Partnership for Fairness & Diversity will host a series of virtual BIPOC Business Roundtables during April and May of this year. These Roundtables will inform recommendations on how the State of Vermont, technical assistance providers, and the BIPOC business community itself might best serve the needs of this growing segment of Vermont’s […]
Union Mutual Raises Over $85,000 for Special Olympics Vermont
MONTPELIER – Union Mutual was proudly represented by nearly four dozen employees, independent agency partners, and family members at the Burlington Waterfront for the Penguin Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Vermont on Saturday, March 12, 2022. The Union Mutual Popsicles were the event’s leading fundraiser for the fourth year in a row, with a grand […]
City Market Awards $35,000 in Co-op Seedling Grants to 5 Vermont Non-Profits
Burlington, VT — City Market is excited to invite members of the media to visit our South End store on Friday, March 25th at 10am to congratulate our 2021 Co-op Seedling Grant recipients and launch our 2022 Grant process. This year’s Co-op Seedling Grant program was funded through City Market’s successful Rally for Change program. […]
