The Dunn Foundation is concerned with the quality of the visual environment with a major emphasis on educational programs to increase public awareness of and appreciation for community appearance and community identity.
Everyday Democracy is a national leader in the field of civic participation and community change, helping people of different backgrounds and views talk and work together to solve problems and create communities that work for everyone.
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.
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).
A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities build the capacity for collaborative community planning. NCI offers training and consultation for designing and facilitating successful charrettes leading to implementation and progress.
Project for Public Spaces is a national, nonprofit technical assistance, research, and educational organization whose mission is to create and sustain public places that build strong communities.
The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) develops art and design initiatives to enhance public engagement in neighborhoods and communities, creating visual education resources to aid locals in understanding the landscapes of their homes.
An outreach organization dedicated to research, training, and education about community capacity-building, the Asset-Based Community Development Institute focuses on identifying assets and strengths within communities in order to make them stronger.
The American Planning Association is an independent, not-for-profit professional organization founded in 1978 to represent the field of city and regional planning in the United States.
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.