Climate Catalysts - A Community Leadership Program - Fall 2021 Program Application
The Climate Catalysts Program brings together leaders from Vermont communities for a year-long process focused on building peer connections, strengthening leadership skills and receiving project development support.

Participants work on the implementation of one or more projects as a focus of their program participation. The cohort will include a mix of new, emerging, and experienced leaders from a variety of large and small communities who have projects in progress or in concept that are both ambitious and achievable. Program partners will provide expertise, and where appropriate, material support. This program will consist of monthly virtual gatherings. One or more in-person gatherings may be incorporated, depending on group interest and health considerations.

For the third class of Climate Catalysts, ideal candidates may come from all walks of life and have leadership experience ranging from decades to none-at-all. Your focus and project may be part of paid work or something you are doing as an elected/appointed leader or as an unaffiliated volunteer. All that we ask is that you have a meaningful commitment and time to dedicate to your project and participation in this program.

Possible projects could include a neighbor-to-neighbor weatherization campaign, a community solar project, energy improvements at a school or municipal building, electrification of vehicle fleets, mowers, or heating systems, strengthening downtown, starting an energy committee and developing an energy action plan, hosting an e-bike lending library, promoting biking and walking, modern wood heating projects, hosting a series of workshops, increasing local food production and consumption or whatever else participants imagine that increases community vitality and/or prosperity in the face of climate change.

Applications for the Climate Catalysts Leadership Program are due October 29, 2021.  This application is intended to be relatively simple and quick. An informal writing style and/or the use of bullet points are fine.

Contact Jon Copans at jon@vtrural.org or (802) 272-0162 with any questions
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Name *
E-Mail *
Phone Number *
Town of Residence *
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Current Employer/Job (if applicable) *
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Educational Background
In under 200 words, describe your formal or informal leadership experience *
In under 200 words, please describe the project(s) you hope to work on as part of the Climate Catalysts Program. *
If you have already been working on this project, please briefly describe your progress thus far. *
Why do you want to take part in this program? *
Is your project something you can take on alone, or will you need partners and collaborators? Name some of those possible partners/collaborators and what, if any, connection you have with them. *
A core component of this program is participation in 90 minute monthly gatherings. The first of these will take place Thursday November 18 from 10:30 to noon with subsequent sessions at the same time on the 3rd Thursday of each month.  Please confirm that this will work for your schedule? In-person sessions may veer from this schedule and will be coordinated with the group. *
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