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Congress for the New Urbanism
Congress for the New Urbanism is a collaboration of professionals working to reform America's urban growth patterns. CNU encourages restoration of existing urban centers, reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, conservation of natural environments, and preservation of the built legacy.
www.cnu.org
The Conservation Fund
The Conservation Fund forges partnerships to protect America's legacy of land and water resources. Through land acquisition, sustainable programs, and leadership training, the Fund and its partners demonstrate effective conservation solutions emphasizing the integration of economic and environmental goals.
www.conservationfund.org
ESRI
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) is the leader of the Geographic Information System (GIS) software industry. Headquartered in Redlands, California, ESRI has offices throughout the United States; a business partner program with more than 1,500 developers, consultants, resellers, and data providers; and a network of more than 75 international distributors with users in more than 220 countries.
www.esri.com
Fannie Mae Foundation (Knowledgeplex)
A private, nonprofit organization, the Fannie Mae Foundation is the largest foundation in the country devoted to affordable housing and the revitalization of communities. Knowledgeplex is a very comprehensive web-based resource center sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation offering best practices, discussions, research, and more for professionals working on affordable housing, economic revitalization, homeownership, and community development.
www.fanniemaefoundation.org and www.knowledgeplex.org
Land Trust Alliance
Since its founding in 1982, the Land Trust Alliance has helped build a strong land trust movement in America that now includes more than 1,260 conservation organizations. LTA has supported land trusts through its conferences, workshops, field services, grants, research, publications, and an Internet library.
www.lta.org
Local Initiative Support Corporation
Local Initiative Support Corporation helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones—good places to live, do business, work, and raise families. By providing capital, technical expertise, training and information, LISC supports the development of local leadership and the creation of affordable housing, commercial, industrial and community facilities, businesses, and jobs.
www.lisc.org
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded nonprofit organization that provides leadership, education, and advocacy to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize communities. The National Trust's National Main Street Center is a full-service commercial district revitalization organization, which helped develop the Main Street Four-Point Approach, a comprehensive methodology that has been used by over 1600 communities to revitalize their traditional commercial districts.
www.nationaltrust.org
Rocky Mountain Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of natural, human, and other capital to make the world more secure, just, prosperous, and life sustaining. RMI does consulting work and research in the following areas: buildings and land, transportation, community building, climate, water and other issues.
www.rmi.org
The Trust for Public Land
Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.
www.tpl.org
The Urban Land Institute
The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land to enhance the total environment. Founded in 1936, the institute now has more than 18,000 members worldwide representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, working in private enterprise and public service.
www.uli.org
U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is leading a national consensus for producing a new generation of buildings that deliver high performance inside and out. Council members work together to develop LEED™ products and resources, the Greenbuild annual International Conference and Expo, policy guidance, and educational and marketing tools that support the adoption of sustainable building.
www.usgbc.org
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