Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Women's Fund and the Center for Women and Enterprise, a support organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, are offering the Rise and Thrive campaign to women business owners affected by the July 2023 floods that caused extensive damage in Vermont. We are pleased to announce grants totaling $230,000 from .
“The Vermont Women's Fund is grateful for our partnership with the Center for Women and Enterprise to support women-owned businesses in our state impacted by the summer 2023 floods. We would like to thank our generous donors for joining us in our ongoing campaign to help Vermont women and girls rise above flood disasters and thrive,” said Emily Bush, director of the Vermont Women’s Fund. Ta.
The Vermont Women's Fund launched its “Rise and Thrive” campaign last fall, which together with the Vermont Community Foundation's Vermont Flood Response and Recovery Fund 2023, raised approximately $400,000. The funds were then donated to the Center for Women and Enterprise to be distributed to women business owners directly or indirectly affected by the floods. Following the first round of $230,000 in grants, additional grants will be awarded later this year.
A special thank you to workwear and outdoor apparel company Carhartt for donating an initial gift of $50,000 to the Rise and Thrive campaign. Additional funds were contributed by individual donors and corporations, nearly all of which came from Vermont.
“The foresight of the Vermont Women's Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation to launch a fund like this that provides direct experience to business owners is pretty extraordinary,” said Gwen, vice president of policy and Vermont board member.・Pocaro Hart said. Center for Women and Enterprise's Women's Business Center “Our community endorsed partners have been integral to this process. We are focused on providing these funds to business owners who keep our communities thriving. There are many reasons why.'' Winners who didn't have access to other available funding will be convinced this summer of what entrepreneurship is all about in our beautiful rural state. It will be painted with powerful pictures, and will include powerful stories of women. They continue to operate in the face of many challenges, and we applaud them for their difficult resilience. ”
The Women and Enterprise Center serves businesses in areas including Barre, Burton, Bellows Falls, Brookline, Burlington, Derby, Granville, Irasburg, Johnson, Lyndon, Lyndonville, Marshfield, Montpelier, Newport, Orange, and Plainfield. A total of 46 grants were awarded. , Richmond, St. Johnsbury, South Burlington, South Londonderry, Sutton, Waitsfield, Wells River, West Charleston, Windsor, Wilmington, and Worcester.
To learn more about the work of the Vermont Women's Fund, visit vermontwomensfund.org.
Source: Visit Vermont Women's Fund, April 25, 2024 vermonttwomensfund.org
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