About Understanding Vermont


Understanding Vermont is a program of the Vermont Community Foundation (VCF) that is designed to provide useful information for philanthropists and other grantmakers who want to learn more about the issues that shape Vermont communities.

The program includes:

  • The Understanding Vermont publication, which is filled with information on some of the state’s most pressing issues as reflected in articles, studies, and conversations with Vermonters from all walks of life.

  • This website, which is meant to be a companion to the publication. On this site you will find updated facts, articles, studies, and events that supplement the information in the publication.

  • The Giving Together program, which shares grant proposals from the community with VCF advised fundholders. The Giving Together bulletin highlights proposals related to Understanding Vermont issues, making it easy for fundholders to act on the information in the publication and on this site.
In the coming months and years we look forward to developing more Understanding Vermont programming, such as funder forums and donor education events that build the knowledge, tools, and skills of Vermont-focused philanthropists and foundations.