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Form-Based Codes Institute

The mission of the Form-Based Codes Institute is to “advance the knowledge and use of, and develop standards for, Form-Based Codes as a method to achieve a community vision based on time-tested forms of urbanism”.

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Non-profit/NGO
Keyword(s):
architecture,
capacity building,
charrettes,
city planning,
community character,
development codes,
downtowns,
implementation,
land use,
mixed use,
urban design,
walkability

Center for Whole Communities

A non-profit organization connecting varied interests around environmental issues and providing a safe harbor where different groups can identify common values and move forward together.

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Non-profit/NGO
Keyword(s):
collaboration,
comprehensive planning,
environment,
stewardship

Canada's Rural Partnership

Canada's Rural Partnership is a project of the Rural Secretariat (RS) and aims to improve the quality of life in rural communities so that these regions may compete in the global economy.

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Government
Keyword(s):
canadian rural partnership,
community character,
conservation/natural resources,
rural character,
rural development

The Townscape Institute

The Townscape Institute, Inc., is a non-profit, public interest planning organization concerned with place making and place meaning through conservation and visual enhancement of the built environments.

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Private firm
Keyword(s):
administration,
analysis,
consulting,
design charrettes,
historic preservation,
placemaking,
research,
townscape design

Listen Up!

Listen Up! Is a network of youth media practitioners that works to “connect young video producers and their allies to resources, support and projects in order to develop the field and achieve an authentic youth voice in the mass media.”

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Non-profit/NGO
Keyword(s):
communications,
community film,
dialogue,
digital storytelling,
diversity,
education,
multimedia,
social issues,
storytelling,
youth

Charture Institute

An organization dedicated to understanding and informing communities about the economic, social, and environmental forces that transform them, the Institute works to foster sustainability in Places of Ecological and Aesthetic Significance (PEAS).

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Non-profit/NGO
Keyword(s):
community/economic development,
data collection,
demographics,
economic modeling,
education,
research

Partners for Livable Communities

Partners for Livable Communities is a national, nonprofit leadership organization working to improve the livability of communities by promoting quality of life, economic development, and social equity.

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Non-profit/NGO
Keyword(s):
charrettes,
community/economic development,
leadership,
leadership training,
network,
resources,
scenario planning,
visioning,
workshops

CoVision

CoVision is a national consulting firm specializing in group engagement technology.

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Private firm
Keyword(s):
community engagement,
consulting,
consulting firm,
facilitation,
meeting facilitator,
meeting tools,
technology tool

Trust for Public Land

TPL is a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for future generations.

Content type:
organization
Organization Type:
Non-profit/NGO
Keyword(s):
conservation/natural resources,
design,
eduacation,
land conservation,
parks,
research,
visioning,
water conservation,
wilderness