Calling all non-profits and Municipalities
Every year, Leadership Champlain gathers a cohort of 36 professionals from diverse backgrounds, with a commitment to community leadership. The cohort explores Vermont’s political, economic, and cultural landscape through monthly seminars, leader interviews, and a Service Project.
We are currently seeking Service Project proposals from the Lake Champlain region’s non-profit organizations and municipalities for the program year 2023-2024.
Six projects are typically chosen from the submitted proposals and a group of 5-6 cohort members work to complete the projects over a 9-month period from October to June. The Service Projects are designed to be a leadership learning experience for the participants and of meaningful benefit to the community organization.
The service projects have been an integral part of the program since 1989, with over 200 projects completed and an annual contribution of over 2,500 volunteer service hours.
Throughout the history of this program, these projects have made an in-kind impact of over $1.5 million to the Lake Champlain region.
Recent projects
Projects completed in recent years include:
- An internal strategy to streamline communication between staff at the varying geographical locations for Lund, a local nonprofit organization that works to break the cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse by supporting pregnant and parenting teens, young adults, and adoptive families.
- A community perception assessment to help inform any changes in our programming approach for the Lake Champlain Chamber, a local nonprofit organization with a mission to support the local community by fostering entrepreneurship, developing leadership skills, and cultivating a network of empowered business and community leaders. Leadership Champlain is the professional and workforce development program of the Lake Champlain Chamber.
- Assess strategies to increase visitation to the Birds of Vermont Museum and develop a communications and marketing plan that will support this growth.
- Research and make recommendations on how Sara Holbrook Community Center could best utilize their new building as a community space and generate earned income.
- Design an innovative pilot program for the Chittenden Area Transportation Management Association (CATMA) that helps people find jobs close to home (aka “Short Commute Network”), including the design and metrics for implementation and evaluable, potentially
utilizing one or more CATMA members as a pilot if appropriate.
Submit a Proposal
Service project proposals can be submitted through the form link below.
The due date is April 21, 2023 at 5 p.m.
If you know an organization with an outstanding project that would like to be considered as a service project partner for the Class of 2024, please contact Program Director Alex Bunten.