SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES are vibrant, democratic, and compassionate. They draw on the ingenuity of citizens for vision and strategy to address economy, environment, and human needs in a locally distinctive way. Governance for continuous learning, integration of issues, long-term planning and fair representation of the many interests that figure into the community - this is the hardest part of sustainable development.  Effectiveness here opens doors for everything else.

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship www.regionalstewardship.org
• Co-Intelligence Institute www.co-intelligence.org/
• Society for Organizational Learning www.solonline.org/
• Global Community Initiatives www.global-community.org