Economic, community, & organizational development for thriving, sustainable places.
Shane Farthing & Associates works with local governments, nonprofits, businesses, foundations, and community leaders to identify opportunities, build partnerships, secure resources, and create lasting community value.
We have a track record of turning possibility into progress.
BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES
The difference between places that thrive and places that struggle is often ability to: recognize opportunities, align people and resources around shared goals, and sustain the effort required to turn ideas into reality.
Shane Farthing & Associates helps communities and organizations navigate that journey.
WHAT WE HELP COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE
Economic & Community Development
Creating practical pathways to stronger local economies, more resilient institutions, and improved quality of life.
Catalytic Projects & Opportunities
Identifying and advancing the projects, assets, and investments capable of creating outsized community impact.
Recreation, Tourism & Quality of Place
Helping communities leverage recreation, tourism, downtowns, trails, and public spaces to support local prosperity and community vitality.
Organizational & Coalition Development
Helping nonprofits, partnerships, and community organizations become more effective, aligned, and impactful.
Funding & Implementation
Helping communities secure investment and move projects from concept to reality.
WAYS WE CAN HELP
Community Potential Assessments
A focused process to identify opportunities, constraints, assets, and catalytic projects that can shape a community's future.
Community & Regional Strategies
Helping communities, regions, and organizations develop practical strategies rooted in their unique strengths and opportunities.
Partnership & Implementation Development
Helping communities build the relationships, structures, and momentum necessary to move from planning to action.
Strategic Advisory
Providing trusted guidance to leaders navigating complex community, organizational, and economic development challenges.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Downtown Revitalization
Facilitated improvements to more than 50 commercial buildings through strategic investment, partnerships, and revitalization programs.
Brownfield Redevelopment
Helped advance redevelopment projects that transformed underutilized properties into housing, manufacturing, mixed-use development, and community assets.
Recreation & Trails
Led and supported recreation and transportation initiatives that improved quality of life, expanded access, and strengthened local economies.
Funding & Investment
Secured and administered millions of dollars in public and private investment for community priorities and catalytic projects.
Nonprofit & Organizational Development
Helped nonprofits, coalitions, and community organizations strengthen capacity, expand impact, and achieve long-term sustainability.
Community Partnerships
Built partnerships among governments, nonprofits, businesses, and community leaders to advance shared goals and implementation.
ABOUT SHANE FARTHING
For more than two decades, Shane Farthing has worked at the intersection of community development, economic development, nonprofit leadership, recreation, transportation, revitalization, and implementation.
His work has included downtown revitalization, brownfield redevelopment, recreation economies, trail systems, nonprofit growth, regional collaboration, public-private partnerships, and community investment initiatives.
Across every project, the focus has remained consistent:
Helping communities identify opportunities, build momentum, and create lasting value for the people who call them home.
WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY?
Every community faces challenges.
Every community also has opportunities worth pursuing.
Whether you're seeking economic growth, organizational impact, community investment, recreation development, or a stronger quality of life, success begins with understanding what is possible and building a practical path forward.
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