CommunityMatters'10 Conference - Steer the Change

It’s 2010. Your community has never faced more pressing issues, and it has never had a better opportunity to solve them. Whether you’re struggling with empty storefronts, changing demographics, or the loss of local character, your challenges matter. Whether you have years of experience or you’re just starting out, your ideas matter. And whether you’re working in a mountain town in the Rockies, a booming suburb in the heartland, or a rural village in the Northeast, your community matters.

www.communitymatters.org

WHEN AND WHERE

CommunityMatters ’10 will be held October 5 - 8 in Denver, CO on the 37th and 38th floors of the Grand Hyatt, surrounded by breathtaking views of Denver and the Rockies.

WHY COME TO COMMUNITYMATTERS ’10

CommunityMatters ’10 is a unique innovation-action experience—a coalition of leaders, thinkers and doers committed to building strong, vibrant communities from the ground up. Mind-expanding speakers, a multidisciplinary approach and the opportunity to build lasting connections make CommunityMatters ’10 invaluable to your life and work.

At the end, you’ll leave with dozens of new ideas and tools, a better sense of where the world (and your town) is headed, a new network of relationships and lasting inspiration to help you create a stronger community and a better world.

Come prepared for four days of fresh perspectives, instructive discussions, hands-on experiences, and novel solutions to the challenges facing small cities and towns across America.

Mark your calendars today and join us in Denver from October 5-8, 2010. Watch this website, the Orton Family Foundation website and your inbox for more information as we announce speakers, panels, workshops, tours and other details in the coming months.

For questions, email

infocommunitymatters [dot] org

The Orton Family Foundation, based in Middlebury, Vermont, and Denver, Colorado, seeks to help small cities and towns discover and describe their heart and soul—the collective attributes that make communities unique—and build on those attributes in planning toward a vibrant, enduring future.

CommunityMatters is an interactive exchange for individuals and organizations working to engage citizens and build strong, vibrant communities from the ground up. The CommunityMatters website and conference fuel a growing network of leaders, thinkers and doers in a variety of disciplines: sustainability, planning, health, justice, education, poverty, economic development, arts and more. CommunityMatters is a project of the Orton Family Foundation, in collaboration with other partners.