Tamar Datan | Leesburg, VA | E-mail | Inactive
This project sought to create a hyperlocal civic “tool set” for the fast-growing Loudoun County, VA, suburbs of D.C. It aimed to include a printed publication, a website and Weblog, an e-newsletter and public forums to help residents in the nation’s fastest-growing county identify the forces that are shaping their lives and make better public decisions. The project is now inactive.
Project Updates
- Loudoun Forward Rethinks Outreach Strategy in Push for Public Discourse (October, 2007) - Loudoun Forward has made progress toward achieving many of the goals it set out for itself two years ago. They brought together a diverse Advisory Committee, designed and launched a website, and engaged policy makers, business and civic leaders, and others in discussion on issues of importance in the community. However, according to the project’s […]
- Loudoun Forward Finishes First Issues Paper (May, 2006) - Loudoun Forward‘s first issue paper, covering arts and culture in Loudoun County, Va., has been researched, written and is in final production for distribution and posting online. Scheduled topics: Arts and Culture Technology Education Governance The project’s editorial team, comprised of four members of the project’s Advisory Panel and several advisors, have repeatedly tweaked the […]
- Loudoun Forward Moves Toward Publication, Partners With WAGE Radio (February, 2006) - As Loudoun Forward prepares for its first publication it has forged a partnership with WAGE Radio, a local news and talk station that will help publicize the project on its weekday “Loudoun’s Lunch Hour” show. An initial program will have Loudoun Forward Managing Partner David Wiseman on to introduce the project to the audience and […]
- Arts and Culture will be First Community Issue Probed (November, 2005) - Loudoun Forward has started a partnership with American University’s School of Journalism to help research and write a section of next year’s discussion paper on “Growth” while also developing relationships with organizations and people who can serve as future resources. In the meantime, the project has selected the initial topic to be researched and turned […]
- Loudoun County Weblog is Launched (August, 2005) - With its first community brainstorming session under its belt and an early community Weblog launched, the Loudoun Forward project is reaching for an ambitious agenda that will provide context and create opportunities for dialogue in one of the nation’s fastest growing counties. “We’re trying to help people understand the changes that are affecting their lives […]
