Read our latest media releases featuring Foundation news, events and developments in our Project Towns.
The Orton Family Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of our first national Heart & Soul Photo Contest!
The “Vision for Exeter” just got clearer. The State of Rhode Island has awarded this small town of 6,000 residents $98,500—its second highest grant—to plan for “village-based” growth. Exeter is one of two towns engaged in the Borderlands Village Innovation Pilot.
Ever wondered how health might be linked to planning, how 20-Minute Neighborhoods could save the world or what we can learn from the revival of a Gulf Coast town in Mississippi? These are just a handful of topics raised on the Orton Family Foundation’s new blog, Cornerstones.
Some of the most telling images of places are hidden in the personal hard drives of millions of Americans. Likewise, the liveliest stories come directly from the people who’ve lived them. It’s how to find, share and expand on this rich material that leaves a lot of people scratching their heads. The answer: Community Almanac.
The Orton Family Foundation has created yet another way for residents of small cities and towns nationwide to celebrate the authenticity, character and spirit of their communities: a Heart & Soul Photo Contest!
The old Woolworth building was brought to life when more than 100 residents gathered at Hog Farm Studio Annex to share good food, great company and the premier screening of “Heartworks: A Storytelling Project in Biddeford, Maine,” the sound slideshow three Salt Institute graduates presented to a standing-room-only crowd.
Still looking for the holy grail of public participation? Tired of reading about “civic engagement” and other buzzwords of involvement? You should pay a visit to Golden, Colorado (pop. 18,000), a little city on the western edge of the Denver metro area with go-it-alone chutzpah.
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Routt County Vision 2030, an ambitious, citizen-driven initiative working with the Orton Family Foundation recently released its Final Report that ties together a two-year process and feedback from more than 1,600 residents.
Placeways, LLC and the Orton Family Foundation announce the release of CommunityViz® 4.0! The software combines computerized maps, video-game-like 3-D scenes, and interactive analysis tools to provide sophisticated planning information in a way that everyone can understand.