WATCH: 5 Minutes with Dan Smith on the Five COVID-19 Recovery Initiatives

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"With each of these initiatives, the issues underlying them are systemic and they pre-date the pandemic. We're asking the question, 'What's the role for philanthropy and for a community foundation in addressing them across Vermont communities with an eye on the long-term?' We believe that doing so is fundamental to the long term resilience of Vermont communities as we come out of this pandemic and face the years ahead."

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The VT COVID-19 Response Fund Recovery Initiatives: A Q+A on Rural Entrepreneurship

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Vermont’s Killington Resort Establishes the Killington Play It Forward Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation

Vermont’s Killington Resort launched the Killington Play It Forward Fund to support the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The Play It Forward Fund is part of Killington Resort’s Play Forever corporate responsibility commitment to protecting the environment, enabling participation in outdoor recreation, and expanding charitable giving through partnerships with local community foundations.

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