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Front Porch Forum

Front Porch Forum is a free community-building service in Vermont.

Active
Since 2006
Burlington, VT
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Funding details

Funded byDateAmount
Vermont Council on Rural Developmentlink$300,000

Evidence of this project's impact

It operates in every town and has nearly 235,000 members, including nearly half of Vermont’s adults. (Source) — 2024-10

Since its founding in 2000, it boasts nearly 160,000 members, or just under a quarter of the population of the state. 1 000 consultations launched. (Source) — 2019-01

This network of 185 forums covers each town in Vermont, as well as a handful in neighboring New York and New Hampshire. (Source) — 2018-10

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Founder(s)

Valerie Wood-Lewis, Michael Wood-Lewis

Org. type
For-profit business / social enterprise / B Corp
Project type
Tool or platform
Country
United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded
2006
Language(s)
English
Tech stack
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Categories
Communicating with the government, Communicating with the people, Engagement tech, Neighborhood forums, Online forums, The Tech
Tags
local, apps
Added
2021-06-22
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:43:56.000Z

Additional details

Number of integrations
0
Metrics of success
This network of 185 forums covers each town in Vermont, as well as a handful in neighboring New York and New Hampshire., Since its founding in 2000, it boasts nearly 160,000 members, or just under a quarter of the population of the state. 1 000 consultations launched., It operates in every town and has nearly 235,000 members, including nearly half of Vermont’s adults.
Political unit
local
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