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. […]
Press Release: Reaching Energy Equity Goals with GreenSavingSmart
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelsey Gibb, Capstone Community Action Financial and Energy Coaching Initiative Statewide Team Lead Email: Kgibb@capstonevt.org Cell: 802-249-2184 Main Line: 802-479-1053 Reaching Energy Equity Goals with GreenSavingSmart New Program Maps the Way to Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings for Eligible Vermonters (Barre, VT) – Capstone Community Action launches GreenSavingSmart, a new […]
Salvation Farms Visited by Vermont’s Lieutenant Governor
On Monday, March 7th 2022, Salvation Farms welcomed Vermont’s Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray for a day of hands-on participation in the local food system. The Lt. Governor was introduced to the work of Salvation Farms, an agricultural surplus management organization, through taking part in several components of their work. “Here in Vermont and nationally, food […]
Fast Company Bestows Innovation Honors on Champion Member Green Mountain Power
Magazine Names GMP One of the Top Five Most Innovative Companies in North America GMP’s Pioneering Grid Transformation Work Highlighted in Global Ranking for “Flipping the Switch on Energy Generation” COLCHESTER, Vt. – Green Mountain Power (GMP) is ranked the fifth Most Innovative Company in North America by Fast Company. Fast Company highlighted GMP’s pioneering work […]
Women’s History/Herstory Month Partner Round Up
VBSR partners with many incredible, women-focused organizations across the state. All of them are consistently working with strategic passion on behalf of Vermont’s women. Included here are but a few of the efforts these groups are making during Women’s History/Herstory Month. Vermont Works for Women VWW works with women and gender-expansive individuals to help them […]
After 7 successful years, Change The Story will sunset March 31
This commentary is by Jessica Nordhaus, the director of Change The Story VT. VBSR is proud to have partnered with her team along the way these past seven years and looks forward to continuing to work alongside the entities who will maintain momentum on the crucial issue of gender equity in our state. The initiative […]
Impacts of Climate Change on Vermont: the Next 30 Years
Want to know what Vermont will look like in 30 years? Our member Vermont Public Radio would like to show you. Yes, radio you can watch, thanks to our friends at Vermont PBS. Their new video “Impacts of Climate Change on Vermont” offers a clear-eyed and hopeful look at the decades to come as we […]
NEFCU and VSECU, Vermont’s two largest credit unions, to merge
New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) and Vermont State Employees Credit Union (VSECU), the two largest credit unions in the state, announced in a letter to their members today that they plan to merge. In a statement they said, “United by common beliefs, values, and vision, the combined organization will provide greater benefits to members, staff, and […]
