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This is not a dress rehearsal – 30th Birthday, Day 28

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

Why am I asking you to give to the Foundation for Intentional Community? Sky Blue, Executive Director, FIC For more 30th blog posts click here. The last 30 years have been… Read More

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The Communities Directory – Discovering Centers of Social Resilience – 30th Birthday, Day 27

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

My personal journey of discovering Intentional Communities and attempting to form one, the chance circumstances that connected me to the FIC, the path to reinvigorating the organization, and the exciting… Read More

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Back to the City!

Posted on November 26, 2017 by

As Compersia and Point A aim to demonstrate, a city can be the perfect place to start an egalitarian, income-sharing community.


The Peripatetic Communitarian – 30th Birthday, Day 24

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

It was 10 years ago this fall, just after the FIC tribe had gathered for its semi-annual organizational meeting in Austin TX, that we received the news we dreaded, and… Read More

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Conservation Land Trusts and Intentional Communities – 30th Birthday, Day 23

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

Carrie Rasmussen is the Development Director for the FIC. For more 30th blog posts click here. As a former executive director of a regional land conservation trust, I recently came to the… Read More

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Bridging social and cultural divides one community at a time – 30th Birthday, Day 22

Posted on November 23, 2017 by
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Alan O’Hashi is a Board member of the Cohousing Association of the US. For more 30th blog posts click here. What’s been on my mind lately is how intentional communities can… Read More

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Urban Communities, #177 Contents

Posted on November 22, 2017 by
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Our Winter 2017 issue, Urban Communities, takes readers on a journey from the US East Coast through middle America to the West Coast, then to Canada and overseas. The communities featured span an equally broad range—from communes to cohousing, from outward-focused to more inward-focused, from retrofit to custom-built, from ecovillages, intentional neighborhood projects, and service-oriented groups to broader efforts to expand and strengthen the urban commons. As our stories make clear, and despite popular preconceptions, in many ways no setting is better suited to intentional community than an urban one—and, even short of full intentional community, city-dwellers have many, ever-evolving options for creating more connection, mutual support, and sharing in their lives.


A long strange trip – 30th Birthday, Day 21

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

Marty Klaif has served on the FIC Board for almost 20 years. For more 30th blog posts click here. As a typically confused mid-twenty-something year old, I became aware of the concept… Read More

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Exploring Full Potentiality – 30th Birthday, Day 20

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

Nébesna Fortin is a member of NextGEN North America among other affiliations, and serves on the Council for the Global Ecovillage Network of North America. For more 30th blog posts click here. … Read More

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Blog Post Roundup – 30th Anniversary

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

      FIC 30th Birthday Reminiscences by Moumita & Carrie ‘Tis the season for celebrations, resolutions, and good intentions. Thanks to all of you who have joined in our… Read More

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My Pathway to the FIC – 30th Birthday, Day 19

Posted on November 19, 2017 by

Kim Scheidt has been the FIC accountant since 2006. Full bio below. For more 30th blog posts click here. This year the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) celebrates its 30th anniversary.… Read More

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The Directory Goes Online – 30th Birthday, Day 18

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

Tony Sirna is a former Board member, ic.org webmaster, and founding member of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage.  For more 30th blog posts click here. When I took over the FIC web site… Read More

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Providing resources that sustain the organization – 30th Birthday, Day 16

Posted on November 16, 2017 by
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Kim Kanney is the current Manager of Communities Bookstore. Full bio below. We work hard to curate a rich collection of materials useful to community building, sustainable living, and more. In… Read More

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Visions of Utopia – 30th Birthday, Day 17

Posted on November 16, 2017 by

To celebrate Visions of Utopia, for the rest of the month you can view them free online. Use promos “Visions1” and “Visions2” for the free rental, available at https://vimeo.com/communitybookstore The Fellowship’s… Read More

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Teaching Feminism by Example – 30th Birthday, Day 15

Posted on November 16, 2017 by

This article, first published in Communities issue #162, is one example of how the FIC cares about educating the public on social justice issues and ending oppression. Kim Scheidt works part-time… Read More

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The Shared Life – 30th Birthday, Day 14

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

  Susan Patrice has lived in and helped start a number of communities, and has been involved in various projects and support roles with the FIC.  For more 30th blog… Read More

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30 years of building a movement – What have we accomplished?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

    30 Years Of Building A Movement What Have We Accomplished by Sky Blue, FIC Executive Director 30 years of building community, and a movement  A lot’s changed in the… Read More

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What is an intentional community? – 30th Birthday, Day 13

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

The descriptions below were collected and compiled in the early ’90’s by Dan Questenberry. The origin story of the term intentional community can be found at the bottom. Bios for… Read More

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Commitment to a Better World – 30th Birthday, Day 12

Posted on November 12, 2017 by

For more 30th blog posts click here. Deborah Altus lives in Lawrence, Kansas. She is a professor at Washburn University, a board member of the International Communal Studies Association, and former… Read More

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Structures and Cultures of Cooperation – 30th Birthday, Day 11

Posted on November 11, 2017 by

Tree Bressen served on the FIC Board from ’97 – ’03 and got her first “training” as a group process consultant living at Acorn Community, VA. She is one of… Read More

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Together Resilient: Building Community and Climate Disruption – The Community Builders Forum – Webinar #4

Posted on November 11, 2017 by

What to look forward to in this webinar: What are the underlying causes of climate change? And what can we do about it? Drawing on her new book, Ma’ikwe Ludwig… Read More


Why I Study Intentional Communities – 30th Birthday, Day 10

Posted on November 10, 2017 by

Zach Rubin studies movements and social, and recently helped with a study on decision-making in established intentional communities. We’re thrilled to have this kind of research, showing from a scientific… Read More

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We remember when we fought the FIC to create a website for them – 30th Birthday, Day 9

Posted on November 8, 2017 by
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Elph, Jillian, and Michael were the creators of the FIC’s website. For other 30th blog posts click here. ‘Gators patrolled the misty waters below the boardwalks of Miccosukee Land Coop  as… Read More

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FIC’s First Communities Directory – 30th Birthday, Day 8

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

Laird Schaub served as the Executive Director of the FIC from when there was such a position till 2016. Full bio below. For other 30th blog posts click here. When a… Read More

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30 blog posts for 30 years – How does community make us more resilient?

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

      30 blog posts for 30 years How does community make us more resilient? by Sky Blue, FIC Executive Director Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going    30… Read More

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Intentional community as a career path? It’s possible – 30th Birthday, Day 7

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

Diana Leafe Christian is the author of Creating a Life Together and Finding Community, two of the most important books available to community builders and seekers. She also served as… Read More

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30 years of something even better than volleyball – 30th Birthday, Day 6

Posted on November 6, 2017 by
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Chris Roth is the Editor of Communities magazine, which the FIC began publishing in 1992. Full bio below. For more 30th blog posts click here. My interaction with the Foundation for… Read More

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What’s in a name? From communes to cohousing – 30th Birthday, Day 5

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

The early relationship between the FIC and the Cohousing Association of the US was rocky, with people in both groups being dismissive and judgemental of the different models each organization… Read More

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Who doesn’t want more community? – 30th Birthday, Day 4

Posted on November 3, 2017 by
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Laird Schaub served as the Executive Director of the FIC from when there was such a position till 2016. Full bio below. For other 30th blog posts click here. For… Read More

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Your Tour Powered by the FIC – 30th Birthday, Day 3

Posted on November 2, 2017 by
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Alyson Ewald is a former Board member of the FIC. Full bio below. For more 30th blog posts click here. This morning I gave a tour of our homestead at… Read More

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