
We are excited to introduce you to our joint initiative, which aims to transform Vermont’s economy into a sustainable, prosperous system that benefits everyone who calls Vermont home.
The Vermont Prosperity Project facilitates creative conversations across Vermont about our economy and the beliefs, values, and aspirations that shape and reshape it. We demystify and expand how we think about the economy, explore strategies within reach to transform our economy, and learn how Vermonters are practicing those strategies now.
Our vision is an economy where we meet the needs of all people within the means of a living planet. We recognize that we cannot solve the multiple and interconnected crises facing us all without transforming our current economic system.
Inspired by the principles of ecological economics and the UN Sustainable Development goals, we have been exploring the growing global movement of communities, businesses, cities, and countries who are gathering around the Doughnut Economics framework, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance movement, the Circular Economy movement, and others like it.
Our purpose is to align the actions of public, private, and non-profit organizations so that by 2035, Vermont’s social foundations are met for all, within the ecological ceiling of the planet. In essence, Vermont citizens self-report high levels of well-being, and our state’s metrics are solidly “inside the doughnut.” We aim to mobilize Vermont policymakers to solve complex crises—such as housing, income inequality, workforce development, and climate change—by taking an interconnected systems approach to societal and economic change.
We design and host generative gatherings with small to large groups of people to engage in conversation and deepen connections across the state.
We celebrate and increase awareness about the ways people are practicing and envisioning different economic patterns in Vermont.
We connect people, projects, and ideas across different sectors and power structures, creating a strong network of change-makers.
We host gatherings, workshops, and courses to learn together about economic theories, histories, models, frameworks, and philosophies.
We create opportunities for a new generation of visionary leaders to participate in creative and whole-systems thinking in Vermont, challenging outdated narratives and grounding in our new climate reality.
We advocate for policy changes that support a Wellbeing Economy and work closely with Vermont legislators to adopt wellbeing-focused goals, policies, and budgets.
Hosted the ‘economy day’ with the 2023-24 class of the Vermont Leadership Institute focused on Doughnut Economics and the Two Loops Model.
On behalf of Vermont, joined United States coalitions for a solidarity economy, just transition, and well-being economy from Puerto Rico, Hawai’i, California, Washington, and Appalachia convened in D.C. by New America and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Hosted the ‘economy day’ with the 2023-24 class of the Vermont Leadership Institute focused on Doughnut Economics and the Two Loops Model.
Since our founding in 2023, the Vermont Prosperity Project has been busy!
The Vermont Prosperity Project is a collaborative, emergent initiative that works to seed definitions of prosperity and progress rooted in social and ecological wellbeing by asking the question: what makes for a good life?
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Thank you for your interest in the Vermont Prosperity Project! We’re excited to connect with individuals and organizations who share our vision of a sustainable, equitable economy.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us using the form below. We will do our best to respond to your inquiry in a timely manner.
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