Vermont Interfaith Power and Light Inc

“The vtipl board of directors are responsible for electing new members to the governing board of directors.”

“The form 990 is submitted to the board of directors for review. The board votes to approve the 990.”

“Board members and staff are required to disclose any conflicts of interest for any issue considered by the board. When a potential conflict of interest is disclosed by the board or the affected individual themself, the board decides whether to call on the person facing the conflict of interest to recuse themself from participating in the board deliberations addressing the issue in question.”

“These documents are available upon request from the organization president, treasurer, or staff coordinator.”

“Vermont interfaith power and light (vtipl) works to help members of vermont's faith and spiritual communities understand that the climate crisis which is threatening the viability of life on earth is a spiritual crisis. Vtipl conducts educational programs designed to empower members of faith and spiritual communities to advocate for our earth and future generations. Vtipl offers education and funding to help people of faith and congregations take action to conserve energy, use it efficiently, and increase the use of renewable energy.”

“The principal vermont interfaith power and light (vtipl) mission is to help members of all vermont's faith and spiritual communities understand and address the climate crisis. Almost all staff hours and a large proportion of volunteer hours are committed to conducting education and providing a variety of resources for faith communities, while also facilitating communication among vermont's diverse faith communities to take action to address the climate crisis. Vtipl emphasizes the need to act locally to support state, regional, and global action to reduce the pace of climate change and to prepare communities for the unavoidable consequences of a change global climate. Accomplishments: (1) vtipl produces a monthly newsletter to update faith communities on activities in vermont, the u.s. And beyond, and on new program initiatives that support faith and spiritual communities' efforts to address climate change, while also keeping vtipl's community apprised of climate and related environmental events more broadly. Vtipl monitored and shared news of faith community action elsewhere in the nation and around the globe, partnering with the national interfaith power and light organization. (2) vtipl helped congregations speak out on key climate legislation and policy issues, i.e, addressing the importance of divesting fossil fuel support from public investment portfolios, promoting federal farm support policy that addresses climate impacts of farm production, supporting public action to reduce climate emissions from all sources, and supporting passage of vermont legislation to help low and middle-income vermonters switch from fossil fuel heating to heating options that reduce climate pollution. (3) vtipl collaborated with vermont interfaith action to convene faith climate action day at the vermont legislature, which brought about 30 volunteer representatives from vermont congregations to advocate for action by the legislature on key proposals to address the climate crisis. (4) vtipl participated in the vergennes energy fair alongside other energy efficiency organizations to educate the public about ways of lowering their carbon footprint. (5) vtipl started a quarterly, virtual book club as a chance for our wider community to read and discuss books about faith and climate change. (6) vtipl did a presentation for all souls interfaith gathering in shelburne, vt, speaking to congregants about how faith informs environmental values. (7) vtipl partnered with national ipl during election season to support democracy by voting and encouraging people to vote their faith values on environmental issues. (8) vtipl participated in interviews for a story in the vermont community news service about religion and the environment, which also was published by vt digger, an online newsletter.”