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Front Porch Forum
Claimed
Front Porch Forum is a free community-building service in Vermont.
Active
Since 2006
In Burlington, VT
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Founders:
Michael Wood-Lewis, Valerie Wood-Lewis
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Org. type:
For-profit business / social enterprise / B Corp
Project type:
Tool or platform
Categories:
Communicating with the government
,
Communicating with the people
,
Engagement tech
,
Neighborhood forums
,
Online forums
,
The Tech
Tags:
local
,
apps
Projects by Front Porch Forum:
Front Porch Forum Store
Evidence of impact:
This network of 185 forums covers each town in Vermont, as well as a handful in neighboring New York and New Hampshire. (
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, 2018-10)
Related links:
Civic Tech and Engagement: How Front Porch Forum Makes Stronger Communities
HOW A VERMONT SOCIAL NETWORK BECAME A MODEL FOR ONLINE COMMUNITIES
Talk of the Towns: Neighbors Seek Plumbers, Lost Pets and Community on Front Porch Forum
New_ Public and the Center for Media Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin have built on our collaborative Civic Signals research to study Front Porch Forum.
Where is Front Porch Forum available?
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Funding details:
: $300,000 by Vermont Council on Rural Development (
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)
Last modified: Jan 28, 2026
Added: Jun 22, 2021
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