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Abundance Landscape

The Abundance Landscape illustrates the diversity of abundance-oriented organizations pushing for a new way to solve some of the biggest challenges facing Americans today.

Landscape Analysis

Drawing from interviews with organizations in the abundance ecosystem, we offer our view of notable successes and future opportunities.

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1000 Friends of Oregon

Serve the public interest as a watchdog group for the government agencies tasked with managing land use issues, and operate independently of partisan politics.

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Function
Advocacy, Watchdog
Impact Areas
Housing, Tech/AI/Innovation, Energy/Climate, Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

5Boro Institute

Cutting-edge think tank advancing creative, equitable, and fiscally responsible solutions to NYC's most challenging problems.

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Function
Think Tank
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate, Government Effectiveness
Level
Local

5th Square

Philly's urbanist political action committee.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

A Better Cambridge

Through education and advocacy, we seek to impact the public conversation

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

Abundance Network

Organizing a new generation of civic leaders to build a 21st-century government.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing, Abundance, Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

Abundance New York

Push for housing and against homelessness, for more vibrant public transit and public spaces, for renewable energy and resilience infrastructure, and for more effective government delivery of all of the above.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Abundance
Level
State, Local

Abundant Housing LA

Dedicated to making Los Angeles County a more affordable, diverse, and vibrant region where everyone can afford a place to live.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Abundant Housing Massachusetts

Identifying pro-housing changemakers, building the power of local organizers, and connecting a statewide network.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Abundant Housing Michigan

Advocates for laws and regulations that make it easier to build homes across the state.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State

Arizona Neighborhood Project

Focus on reforming outdated regulations and bureaucratic barriers that restrict the creation of diverse, affordable homes and keep smaller, local developers from participating in the market.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

AURA

All-volunteer grassroots urbanist organization focused on building an Austin for everyone by improving land use and transportation through policy analysis, public involvement, and political engagement.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

CA YIMBY

Building a movement of people who fight for more affordable, inclusive, vibrant communities.

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Function
Advocacy, Alliance
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Center for Public Enterprise

CPE works with local and state government agencies, advocacy organizations, researchers and academics to support successful design and implementation of public goods programs.

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Function
Think Tank
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate
Level
State, Local

Circulate San Diego

San Diego-based think tank that produces research and advocates for transit, safe streets, and sustainable growth at the state and local level.

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Function
Think Tank, Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing, Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

Community Solutions

Community Solutions is a nonprofit that leads Built for Zero, a movement of more than 100 cities and counties using data to radically change how they work and the impact they can achieve — and proving that it is possible to make homelessness rare and brief.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Futurewise

Works throughout Washington state to encourage healthy, equitable and opportunity-rich communities. and to protect our most valuable farmlands, forests, and water resources through wise land use policies and practices.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing, Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

Govern For America

Connect emerging leaders into full-time government jobs and provide the training, mentorship, and community they need to build the skills to lead while sparking a lifelong commitment to public service.

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Function
Talent
Impact Areas
Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

Government Performance Lab

Supports state and local governments across the country in designing and implementing solutions to pressing social problems.

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Function
Implementation
Impact Areas
Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

Greater Greater Washington

Inform, engage, and influence the public and policy makers to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice in land use, transportation, and housing throughout Greater Washington.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate, Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

Greater Greater Washington Commons

Inform, engage, and influence the public and policy makers to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice in land use, transportation, and housing throughout Greater Washington.

Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate, Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

Housing Action Coalition

Advocates for building more homes at all levels of affordability to help alleviate the Bay Area and California's housing shortage, displacement, and affordability crisis.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Housing Action NH

Coalition of organizations united around a common vision that everyone benefits when all Granite Staters have an affordable place to call home.

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Function
Advocacy, Alliance
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State

Marron Institute

Conducts innovative applied research, working with cities to take on critical challenges of urban living.

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Function
Think Tank
Impact Areas
Housing, Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local

MountainTrue

Champions resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge.

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Function
Advocacy, Alliance
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate
Level
State, Local

Neighbors for More Neighbors

Stands up for secure, abundant homes for everyone in the Twin Cities.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Neighbors Welcome! Rhode Island

Grassroots network of neighbors advocating for more homes.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State

North Missoula Community Development Corporation

Develops permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for everyday neighbors, advocates to address structural inequities and meet community needs, and supports neighbors in building the community they want to live in.

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Function
Advocacy, Developer
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

Nowak Metro Finance Lab

Help cities identify and implement innovative strategies to leverage public assets and fund public infrastructure for public benefit, with a focus on supporting inclusive and equitable growth.

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Function
Implementation
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

Open New York

Grassroots group advocating for abundant homes and lower rent.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Regional Plan Association

A research, planning, and advocacy organization that operates in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. It oversees the DesegregateCT Program, which is a pro-homes coalition of neighbors and nonprofits that will be hosting the YIMBYtown 2025 Conference.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing, Coalition
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate
Level
State, Local

Robin Hood Foundation

Funding, supporting, and connecting high-impact community organizations, partnering with government, and advocating for what works so that New York City can be an engine of upward mobility for all.

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Function
Think Tank, Philanthropy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)

Through research, education, and advocacy, SPUR works to create an equitable, sustainable, and prosperous region.

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Function
Think Tank
Impact Areas
Housing, Abundance
Level
State, Local

Shelter WF

Advocates for policy reforms that lead to an abundance of homes in all shapes and sizes.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

ShelterJH

Builds grassroots support and political power to address housing insecurity in the Tetons.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Sightline Institute

Equip leaders with practical policy solutions, arguments to advance them, and unusual coalitions to win them.

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Function
Think Tank
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate
Level
State

Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

In collaboration with utilities, state and local governments, environmental and community groups, businesses, national laboratories, federal agencies, and other energy experts, SWEEP promotes programs, policies, and funding to help mitigate climate change and its impacts, lend support to underserved and disadvantaged communities, and save people money on energy bills and transportation costs.

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Function
Think Tank
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate
Level
State, Local

Strong Towns

Advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable and inviting. We elevate local government as the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

Texans for Housing

Advocates for changes in law to make it easier to build more housing in Texas in proximity to daily needs, resulting in greater affordability, lower tax burdens for homeowners, and lower environmental costs.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State

Texans for Reasonable Solutions

Create common sense solutions to problems that face everyday Texans.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
State, Local

Transportation Alternatives

Uses a combination of neighborhood-level grassroots organizing and citywide advocacy to push for changes in public policy, street design, enforcement, and resource allocation that transform our city's streets for the better.

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Function
Advocacy, Organizing
Impact Areas
Housing
Level
Local

UC Berkeley Possibility Lab's Abundance Accelerator

Leveraging applied research and community-building to promote government policies that expand California's capacity to sustainably supply essential resources, goods, and services to its people.

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Function
Think Tank
Impact Areas
Abundance
Level
State, Local

Vibrant Littleton

We advocate for a vital kind of Littleton: convenient, connected communities...; walking and rolling-friendly neighborhoods...; and abundantly available housing that's within reach of all kinds of people.

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Function
Advocacy
Impact Areas
Housing, Energy/Climate, Government Effectiveness
Level
Local

Virginians Organized for Interfaith and Community Engagement (VOICE)

Nonpartisan organization of over 40 faith communities that organize together to build power to improve the lives of our families, communities, regions, and nation.

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Function
Advocacy, Alliance
Impact Areas
Housing, Abundance
Level
State, Local

Work for America

Helps state and local governments recruit, retain, and empower the next wave of public servants, ensuring better services and a stronger America.

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Function
Talent
Impact Areas
Government Effectiveness
Level
State, Local
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