VBSR’s Upcoming 31st Annual Conference: Businesses for a Better World – May 20

I wanted to reach out to you to make sure you had heard about VBSR’s upcoming virtual conference:

VBSR’s 31st Annual Conference
Businesses for a Better World

Join us virtually on Thursday, May 20th
7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Learn more and register at: www.vbsrconference.org

The conference will center around three key themes: Anti-Racism, Business Resiliency, and The Climate Crisis. Our keynote speaker for the conference will be Dr. Ellonda Williams, Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI, at B Lab. The virtual conference will include 11 interactive workshops, opportunities for wellness and networking, a virtual exhibitor hall, and more.

View the full conference agenda and Learn about our workshop presenters.

If you have any questions at all about the conference, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at carrac@vbsr.org. We hope to see you there!

We would love for you to attend the conference and we invite you to spread the word about the event to anyone you know who might be interested, using the contents of this media share kit!

A huge thank you to our keynote underwriters, champion underwriters, conference underwriters, gold members, and exhibiting sponsors for making this conference possible! If you are interested in sponsoring VBSR’s conference, please reach out to Toby Aronson at toby@vbsr.org

Keynote Underwriters: Mascoma Bank and Cabot Creamery Co-operative

Champion Underwriters: The Alchemist, All Earth Renewables, Ben & Jerry’s, Chroma Technology, Dinse, Gardener’s Supply Company, Green Mountain Power, King Arthur Baking Company, Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Mamava, Inc., National Life Group, New Chapter, Northfield Savings Bank, Paul Frank + Collins Attorneys, Seventh Generation, Suncommon, Union Mutual, VEIC, Vermont Creamery, Vermont Family Farms, Villanti Printers, and VSECU.

Conference Underwriters: Baystate Financial, Brattleboro Savings & Loan, Dunkiel Saunders Elliott, Raubvogel + Hand, Encore Renewable Energy, Gallagher Flynn & Company, Let’s Grow Kids, NPI Technology Management, ReArch Company, Seven Days, The Richards Group, TruexCullins, United Way of Northwest Vermont, UVM Medical Center, Vanguard Renewables, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Economic Development Authority, Vermont Gas, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Vermont Public Radio, VT Digger, and Working Fields.

Gold Members & Exhibiting Sponsors: A. N. Deringer, Inc., Bank of America Merill Lynch, Bee’s Wrap, Black River Produce, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Vermont, Burton Snowboards, Business Culture Consultants, Casella Resource Solutions, Champlain College Champlain Investment Partners, City Market, Onion River Co-op, Community Bank, N.A. – Merchants Bank, Concept2, Cx Associates, Darn Tough Vermont, Dealer.com, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, Downstreet Housing & Community Development, Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence, Ivy Computer, Inc., Jennifer Chiodo, KeyBank, Leonardo’s Pizza, Inc., Marketing Partners, Inc., McKenzie Country Classics, Merritt & Merritt, Attorneys at Law, Middlebury College, Montgomery & Granai, PC, Neagley & Chase Construction Co., Northeast Delta Dental, Norwich Solar Technologies, OnLogic, Rhino Foods, Sadowski Consulting Services, Sheehey, Furlong & Behm P.C., SILVER FOREST, INC., Sunsoil, The Source & Recruit Company ,Third Place Inc., University of Vermont (UVM), Vermont ETV, Inc., Vermont Community Loan Fund, and Vermont Federal Credit Union.

Complementary Conference Registrations:
If your company or organization is one of the following sponsor or member levels, you are entitled to the following numbers of complimentary registrations to VBSR’s conference (select the appropriate ticket type for your sponsor or member level on the Eventbrite registration page to claim your complimentary registrations:

–       Champion Member: 7 complimentary registrations

–       Conference Underwriter: 4 complimentary registrations

–       Gold Member: 1 complimentary registration

–       Exhibitor: 3 complimentary registrations

If your company is both a gold member and another sponsor level, you can combine the number of complimentary registrations for each category for your total number of complimentary registrations.

Thank you in advance and we hope to see you on May 20th at this year’s virtual conference!

All the best,

Carra Cheslin
Education & Events Manager
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR)