Dear Friends:A thriving democracy relies on an informed and engaged electorate. Local news, in particular, is essential to civic engagement, trust, voter participation, and community vitality. Yet around the country and even in Vermont – local news has been decimated – and many of our small papers face many challenges. Yet, the work of covering local […]
Continue readingINTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAYJanuary 27, 2022 The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to […]
Continue readingJanuary 21, 2022 LEND A HAND. VOLUNTEER – United Way’s Volunteer Connection site is set up to help connect agencies and volunteers. Agencies are working hard to navigate volunteering during this time, but opportunities are increasing. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to learn more about these and other opportunities. VIDEOGRAPHER NEEDED – Green Mountain Habitat invites an experienced videographer to […]
Continue readingJoin Helen Carr of the DEC Clean Water Initiative Program to hear her talk Investments in Clean Water are Paying Off for Vermont on January 27th from 12:00-12:45 pm. She will highlight trends in clean water investments, outcomes, and the progress being made toward Vermont’s water quality targets over the past six years. This will showcase a tour of the […]
Continue readingConsultant Job Opening:Communications, Membership, and Events Consultant Hi Everyone! Our executive board wanted to reach out and let all our members know we are looking to hire a Communications, Membership, and Events Consultant. Please visit our website to view the full consultant position description.Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. To apply please […]
Continue readingBeat the deep freeze with City Market classes!It’s a perfect time to sign up for City Market Livestream classes – we have over a dozen upcoming classes to engage every interest. Can’t wait to get back to the great outdoors, or planning your next winter camping trip? Don’t miss Camping Coffee with our friends at OGE! And […]
Continue readingOne of our long-time community partners, the excellent Cleophace Mukeba, is looking for assistance with a new project: The Richard Kemp Center, a community center of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance. Cleophace and the team are looking for website content & design and/or social media content work. This would make an excellent service-learning project, internship, or […]
Continue readingApply for the 2022 Ask Every Student Codesigner Cohort!The application deadline has been extended to January 23. The Ask Every Student Codesigner Cohort Codesigner Cohort is a diverse group of student, faculty, and campus leaders who collaboratively design innovative resources for campuses to implement scalable, nonpartisan strategies that ask every student at their institution to participate in the democratic process, beginning […]
Continue readingHabitat for Humanity’s Williston ReStore is getting a much needed makeover and needs volunteers to spruce the place up while it is closed for the week. Whether you want to swing a sledge hammer, help build an air lock or help us sort through our donations, we will have plenty of fun activities to do. Wednesday, February 2, […]
Continue readingAbout • Our Work • Calendar • Support • Blog • Visit • Stay & Dine • Farm Store Looking Back on 2021 in Photos. This past year, Shelburne Farms navigated the ongoing disruption of Covid to emerge a stronger, more resilient nonprofit organization. We are grateful to all of you who have championed our work through another challenging year. Thanks to your support we can share and steward our […]
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