The Orton Foundation believes that a shared sense of community is built through citizen interaction. This is why the Community Almanac was created; a place on the web where communities can share stories about the heart and soul of their hometown.
Working with The Open Planning Project, the Orton Family Foundation developed the Community Almanac as a tool to give people a way to capture, share and celebrate their community’s heart and soul via the web. At no cost and with minimal technical knowledge, communities will be able to create their own local “Community Almanac:” a place on the web where residents can share stories (text, photos, videos) about the heart and soul of the place they live. Unlike all-purpose, “placeless” interest groups found on photo sharing sites or blogs, Community Almanacs will be all about one place: that particular community and the self-told stories, values and vision of the people who make it their home. Community Almanac makes use of the latest in easy-to-use, interactive web mapping technology and went live in November of 2008.
The Orton Foundation hopes the Community Almanac will:
The Foundation developed the Communtiy Almanac as a free resource for communities requiring minimal technical knowledge. Associated costs could include the computer and internet connection needed to access the tool.
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