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The Form-Based Codes Institute works to advance the use of Form-Based Codes - a zoning and policy tool that can help communities maintain control over the look and feel of places and improve livability.

Cause Communications is a nonprofit organization that helps other nonprofits improve their communications, advocacy and marketing efforts to help achieve their social missions.

This Michigan-based non-profit is dedicated to “helping people shape better communities through participation, education, information and the effective use of technology.” Main foci include land use, environmental, and resource management.

The Sonoran Institute inspires and enables community decisions and public policies that forge effective and enduring conservation solutions for the land and people of western North America.

Luke Planning, Inc., under the direction of Henry Luke, has facilitated Community Vision and Community Strategic Planning projects in over sixty communities in eighteen states since 1983.

Urban Interactive Studio (UIS) is a cutting-edge firm specializing in website development, strategic consulting, and online stakeholder / citizen engagement for public administrations and planning agencies.

The Search Institute aims “to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities.” Focusing on empowering youth of all backgrounds, the Institute provides young people with the tools to succeed.

Placematters strives “to support the creation and maintenance of sustainable and vibrant communities and regions through the application of innovative decision making tools and methods.”

Through partnerships with organizations, residents, and public- and private-sector partners, NeighborWorks America creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.

Strong Towns is an organization focused on building vibrant, economically-responsible communities to fight the threat of long-term economic stagnation brought on by poor land use planning practices.