Tools for Great Communities!
Outstanding Reviews at the Community Institute
Almost 60 people from all over Maine and northern New England attended Community Economics in downtown
Brunswick. This program attracted community members, planners developers, architects, business owners, realtors, citizen planners and many others. Featured faculty members were Joe Minicozzi from Urban 3LLC and Chuck Marohn from Strong Towns. Read Final Report here...
Heart & Soul Planning Grows in Maine

Friends of Midcoast Maine staff Jane Lafleur is a certified coach for the Heart & Soul program of the Orton Family Foundation. Bucksport Maine is the most recent community to embark on this transformational planning process to be guided by what matters most to their community.

If you would like to learn more about how Heart & Soul Planning can transform your community, visit the Orton Family Foundation website at Heart & Soul. Be sure to give us a call at Friends of Midcoast Maine to schedule a presentation, technical assistance or a phone call for your community. Please call (207) 236-1077 for more information.

Design Assistance

 

The Citizens' Institute on Rural Design™
2016-2017 Request for Proposals is now open for rural communities facing design challenges, from Main Street revitalization to art-based community development.CIRD will select up to six communities, with populations 50,000 or less, to host a two-and-a-half-day design workshop aimed at solving local design challenges and planning for the future. Selected communities receive a CIRD stipend of $10,000 dollars and in-kind professional assistance to organize the workshop and follow up activities. The workshops are interdisciplinary and feature a wide range of design, planning, and creative placemaking professionals, bringing together local leaders from non-profits, community organizations, and government agencies to develop actionable solutions to a community's pressing design challenges.  To apply and learn more, click here. The application deadline is January 12, 2016.

Active Community Environment Workshops
Check out these 3 opportunities to learn how to create active, livable community environments. Sessions are available in Bangor in November 2015, and in Lisbon Falls and Rockport Maine in March 2016. Register for one or more and bring colleagues from your community for the best results. Sponsored by the Active Communities Workgroup and in collaboration with the Maine Downtown Center and Friends of Midcoast Maine.
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Jane Lafleur, Executive Director | Friends of Midcoast Maine and The Community Institute | (207) 236-1077 | info@friendsmidcoast.org | www.friendsmidcoast.org and www.communityinstitute.org
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