Member Blog: The Purpose of Blogging for Your Business
Just like a complete toolkit needs more than just a hammer alone, a successful blog uses a variety of “tools,” each with their own purpose. These purposes make up the reason you’re choosing the topic, time, and place to write that particular post. They help with planning, and give your blog a path to support […]
VBSR Announces Newest Champion Member TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design
Firm joins leading Vermont businesses for People, Planet, and Prosperity Burlington, VT – This week Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) announced that TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design will join the organization’s core group of Champion Members. VBSR’s cohort of 22 Champion Members, which includes King Arthur Baking Company, Gardener’s Supply Company, Ben & Jerry’s, […]
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Welcomes Seven New Board Members
Burlington, VT – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility is pleased to welcome seven new members to the organization’s Board of Directors: Tina de la Torre of Tina S. de la Torre, LLC, Abbey Duke of Sugarsnap, Anore Horton of Hunger Free Vermont, Dana Kaplan of Outright Vermont, Noah Miller of Calibrate Partners & Rho Impact, […]
What’s on Draft?: Austin Design, Inc. and the Architecture of Breweries (Brew View Vermont)
What’s on Draft?: Austin Design, Inc. and the Architecture of Breweries VBSR member Austin Design, Inc., has been featured in Brew View Vermont‘s Winter 2022 issue. Austin Design is an architecture firm based in southern VT, and they’ve built a niche for themselves as the go-to architects for breweries in New England. This article highlights two […]
NOFA-VT Announces 40th Annual Winter Conference, Dream into Being
Vermont (Statewide) – The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) announced their 40th Annual Winter Conference, Dream into Being, is happening February 17th through March 5th both online and on farms around Vermont. Registration is now open! NOFA-VT’s winter conference brings together hundreds of farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, land managers, educators, students, producers, policy-makers, and […]
Member Blog: Social Justice & Equity in a Covid-19 World
By Alexandra Polla, Sustainable Innovation MBA graduate, The University of Vermont Status Quo In the pre-COVID-19 world, mass consumption was the way of life for most consumers while companies continuously turned a blind eye to the compounding climate and social inequity crisis they had a hand in. For generations, it was believed that profit powered the […]
Vermont Works for Women Announces New Gender Equity Advancement Roundtable
January 11, 2022 – WINOOSKI, VT – Vermont Works for Women (VWW) announced the launch of a new program for Vermont employers and educational institutions: Gender Equity Advancement Roundtable (GEAR). GEAR coalesces businesses, nonprofits, and advocates to learn about best practices and policies for supporting women in the workplace and to collectively advance gender equity […]
After nearly 40 years, Annette’s Preschool changes its name to First Roots – Wild Roots. Becomes the first early education program in Vermont to set a living wage benchmark of $17.50/hr as its minimum starting salary to all staff.
(HINESBURG, VT- January 2022) After nearly 40 years, Annette’s Preschool serving Chittenden and Addison families changes its name to First Roots – Wild Roots. Becomes the first early education program in Vermont to set a living wage benchmark of $17.50/hr as its minimum starting salary to all staff. After more than three decades as Annette’s […]
2021 “State of Vermont’s Children: Year in Review” Report – Building Bright Futures
The State of Vermont’s Children: Year in Review provides an objective, data-driven assessment of the state of young child and family well-being in Vermont, as well as progress on selected indicators and outcomes for the early care, health, and education system, and recommendations on how best to improve child and family well-being. The wealth of information […]
Crisis Management—Plan to Thrive, The Inside Story of How One Company Did It Right – Northeast Delta Dental President & CEO, Tom Raffio
CONCORD, N.H.: Northeast Delta Dental President & CEO, Tom Raffio, recently released Prepare for Crisis—Plan to Thrive, The Inside Story of How One Company Did It Right, a book he co-authored with Diane Schmalensee, President of Schmalensee Partners. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, all of Northeast Delta Dental’s management decisions were made with the safety and health of […]
