The sites described below may be of help to you and to your understanding of the Hartland Group’s perspectives on development.
| Helpful
Vermont Sites |
| Vermont Forum
on Sprawl |
www.vtsprawl.org |
| The Vermont Forum on Sprawl is a non-profit dedicated to the mission of preserving Vermont 's unique working landscape and quality of life while encouraging economic vitality in community centers. The site contains a large volume of information about Vermont development patterns and initiatives to promote smart growth. |
| Preservation
Trust of Vermont |
www.ptvermont.org |
| The Preservation Trust of Vermont is a charitable, nonprofit organization founded in 1980 to initiate, stimulate and assist local and statewide efforts to preserve and use Vermont 's rich collection of historic, architectural, cultural and community resources. The Trust has had enormous success preserving great Vermont buildings. |
| Vermont Businesses
for Social Responsibility |
www.vbsr.org |
| VBSR’s mission is to foster a business ethic in Vermont that recognizes the opportunity and responsibility of the business community to set a high standard for protecting the natural, human and economic environments of our citizens. |
| Lake Champlain
Regional Chamber of Commerce |
www.vermont.org |
| LCRCC’s
web site is a one-stop source for events, activities, travel,
tourism and business information in the Burlington area. |
| New
Urbanism and Responsible Development Sites |
| Congress
for the New Urbanism |
www.cnu.org |
| CNU is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that was founded in 1993. The group works with architects, developers, planners and others involved in the creation of cities and towns, teaching them how to implement the principles of the New Urbanism. These principles include coherent regional planning, walkable neighborhoods and attractive, accommodating civic spaces. CNU has over 2,000 members throughout the United States and around the world. CNU sponsors annual conferences, known as Congresses, for the sharing and discussion of the best practices in New Urbanism. |
| Smart Growth
America |
www.smartgrowthamerica.org |
| Smart
Growth America is a coalition of nearly 100 advocacy organizations
that have a stake in how metropolitan expansion affects our
environment, quality of life and economic sustainability. Their
site is the country’s premier resource for Smart Growth
information. |
| Enterprise
Foundation |
www.enterprisefoundation.org |
The Enterprise Foundation rebuilds communities. Their mission is to see that all low-income people in the United States have the opportunity to move up and out of poverty and into the mainstream of American life. Since their inception, Enterprise and its family of related organizations have raised and invested $4.4 billion in loans, equity and grants to create 144,000 homes for low-income people. Both partners of the Hartland Group have worked closely with Enterprise on housing and economic development projects for years. |
| Jonathan
Rose and Companies |
www.rosecompanies.com |
| The Hartland Group’s partners worked closely with Jonathan Rose in his capacity as the Greyston Foundation Board Chair, and as development partners on a number of affordable housing projects. Jonathan’s company has become one of the country’s leading New Urbanist developers and his website has additional helpful development links. |
| Seaside |
www.seasidefl.com |
This Florida panhandle development showed the world that there is a modern alternative to sprawl development and is considered by many to represent the birth of the New Urbanist development movement. Hartland Group partner Miro Weinberger discovered the development while going to Red Sox spring training games as a kid and has returned to visit whenever possible. |
| Social
Entrepreneurship Sites and Other Sites of Interest |
| Social Enterprise
Alliance |
www.se-alliance.org |
| The Social Enterprise Alliance is the only membership organization devoted exclusively to building sustainable nonprofits through earned income strategies. Charles Lief became the Board Chair of the group in March, 2004. |
| Greyston
Foundation |
www.greyston.org |
| Both
of the Hartland Group’s partners served as officers of
the Greyston Foundation. Over the last 20 years Greyston has
become one of the country’s leading social entrepreneurship
organizations, and played a major role in the stabilization
and revitalization of Yonkers, New York. |
| Greyston Bakery |
www.greystonbakery.com |
|
The bakery, Greyston's first initiative, was created to offer
residents of Southwest Yonkers an opportunity to hold a real job
regardless of their employment history. The Greyston Bakery
produces brownie chips for Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Haagen Dazs, as well as fine desserts sold by gourmet restaurants, hotels and specialty stores. A new state-of-the-art facility, designed by Maya Lin, the acclaimed designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, opened in 2004. The building was winner of the American Institute of Architects 2004 award as one of the top 10 green projects in the country.
|
| Garrison
Institute |
www.garrisoninstitute.org |
The Garrison Institute, located on the Hudson River in New York, runs programs that work toward deep, insightful exploration of issues and the articulation of specific action steps to enhance society and enrich the human spirit. Hartland Group Partner Charles Lief serves on the institute’s advisory council. |
