Partner Profiles
Argosy strives to provide support for projects or programs that show special ability to increase operating efficiency and effectiveness in a field, leverage sustainable resources, produce measurable results for replication, and disseminate findings to all interested parties.
The following are stories of successful projects we're particularly proud of.
Alpine Conservation Partnership
The Alpine Conservation Partnership seeks to protect one of the world's most fragile ecosystems. Although the alpine is not often focused on, the Partnership has discovered just how crucial it is to both its residents and the world
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Burlington, Vermont has offered a “home away from home” for cancer patients and their families since 1983. In 2008, the Lodge moved into a new location, with room to accommodate more guests than ever.
Amherst College
The Amherst College Center for Community Engagement is an on-campus hub for curriculum development, student and faculty workshops, special events, and other collaborations between Amherst and community-based partner organizations.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Phase 2 of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Project Insight will streamline the organization's national technological infrastructure, allowing it to deliver programs more effectively today while establishing a platform for future growth.
ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain encourages stewardship of Lake Champlain amongst community members in Burlington, Vermont through educational programming and the operation of a science center and aquarium.
The Energy Foundation
The Energy Foundation was founded as a vehicle for several foundations to pool their money into an organization dedicated to changing energy policy. Argosy’s partnership with the Foundation centers on the organization’s work to resist expansion of coal-fired generation in the U.S.
etown
The etown e-chievement award is presented on the national weekly radio show etown and recognizes individuals who, through determination and innovation, have left a lasting positive impact on their community, nation, or world.
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)
FIRST cultivates a love of science, math, technology, and engineering in today's youth by pairing students with teachers and professionals from technical fields and offering exciting outlets for education such as the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery is one of the foremost medical institutions specializing in the treatment of neurological disorders in adults and children.
King Street Youth Center
King Street Youth Center’s “Kids on the Move” program brings tennis lessons to at-risk and underprivileged youth in Burlington, Vermont. Recently, “Kids on the Move” has become a national model for tennis programming, and has received awards from the United States Tennis Association.
The Metropolitan Arts Institute
The Metropolitan Arts Institute is a fully endowed college preparatory high school where the creativity of students is engaged as much as the intellect, and the result is a student body filled with highly educated artistic minds.
Milwaukee Arts Partners
Milwaukee Arts Partners (MAP) played a pivotal role in expanding the shared use of Tessitura, a fundraising and ticketing software database, to multiple performing arts organizations in Milwaukee. MAP's plans for the future include a further expansion of the network to include groups around the state of Wisconsin.
Rocky Mountain Institute
The Argosy Foundation and Rocky Mountain Institute's Whole Systems Fellowship Award Program celebrates the achievement and leadership of a student in Colorado who is committed to stewarding the earth and its resources.
Thistle Community Housing & Flatirons Habitat for Humanity
Thistle Community Housing and Flatirons Habitat for Humanity strive to combat the stereotype that building green is elite and expensive. Each organization has a unique way of doing so, and has an amazing story to go with it.
Vermont Foodbank
The Vermont Foodbank distributes donated, salvaged, and purchased food to its network of 272 member agencies statewide, and has recently partnered with the Vermont Land Trust and Feeding America to further its mission.
WisconsinEye: The CSPAN of Wisconsin
WisconsinEye seeks to provide access to governmental occurrences within the state and is an online CSPAN dedicated only to Wisconsin. It acts as a technological gathering place where all can watch, listen, learn, and participate in our democratic society and our future.