Compassion in Meetings: Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication

Join Ted Rau and Jerry Koch-Gonzalez of Sociocracy for All for a FREE introduction to how using nonviolent communication and sociocracy TOGETHER provides us with a container for becoming the type of community members we know we can be. Applying the basics of nonviolent communication in meetings is a skill that can make sociocratic decision-making easier and community meetings more connecting.

Free – $25

Hard Conversations: Why They Matter and How to Have Them

Is there a conversation you need to have that you are dreading?What if a free one-hour webinar could move you from dread to readiness? This webinar will give you what you need to embark on that dialogue you're dreading--and come out of it stronger than you started.

Free – $25

Intro to Intentional Communities Around the Globe

Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.

Free – $25

Unleash the Power of our Differences Series: White Fragility

Facing our own fragility can feel vulnerable. In this workshop we’ll explore safe structures to transform fragility and vulnerability into heart-strengthening assets for ourselves and our communities.

$10 – $40

Virtual Tour of Communities

Thinking about joining an intentional community? Curious to learn about communities from them directly? Want to peek inside community living and get your questions answered? The Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities is the event experience for you!

Free – $25

Sustainable Living in Community

Join workshop presenter, Dan Schultz, and learn how to transform to a more sustainable, soulful and connected life, through a strong relationship with land and tribe,

$5 – $20

Addressing Harm in Community

Learn how to acknowledge and repair different types of harm when it happens in community. We’ll hear about the larger context in which harm happens and how to restore relationships.

Free – $25

Using the Enneagram to Become a Better Communitarian

Join longtime communitarian Lee Warren for a 2-hour introductory overview of the Enneagram and how it applies to life in community. Learn how understanding the enneagram and your own enneatype can make you a better communitarian.

Free – $25

The Future of Cohousing

Join presenter Bryan Bowen of Caddis Collaborative to learn how the traditional model of cohousing in the US is being cleverly adapted to reflect emerging community needs. You’ll learn what’s new, cool, and interesting within cohousing and discuss the many ways different communities are shaping adaptations and innovations within cohousing today.

Free – $25

Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + live Q&A

Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.

Free – $25

Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities

Thinking about joining an intentional community? Curious to learn about communities from them directly? Want to peek inside community living and get your questions answered? The Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities is the event experience for you!

Free – $25

Intro to Gaia Education’s framework for sustainability

Join Giovani Ciarlo of Gaia Education to learn about the four dimensional aspects of their sustainability mandala - economic, ecological, social and worldview - and how they can help you create an equal, functional, net zero community.

$5 – $20

Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe

Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.

Free – $25

Developing a Prosocial Ecosystem in Intentional Communities

Join Prosocial World Master Facilitator Pip Atkins for an interactive workshop to design your community model using the Prosocial Design Principles. It is a method for culture change that sets out principles for an organization to enact to support it flourishing. Prosocial provides tools which allow groups to balance self interest and group interest.

$10 – $40

Facilitating Your Group through Anything

Learn how to unpack the dynamics and choices at play when facilitating difficult topics. Join facilitation expert Laird Schaub for an introduction on how to support group conversations, using the topic of non-monetary contributions as an example.

Free – $25

Common Legal Issues in Community and How to Avoid Them

Strong and responsive legal agreements within communities are key to both their long term success and maintaining healthy relationships between community members. Join us for this bird's eye view of legal topics to consider when starting, maintaining or reforming a community.

Free – $25

Rising Together: The Power of Singing in Your Community

What muses live beyond the obligatory food gathering tune? Join artist and healer Lyndsey Scott for an interactive workshop on the uplifting and relaxing power of song in your community.

$10 – $40

Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + live Q&A

Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.

Free – $25

Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities

Thinking about joining an intentional community? Curious to learn about communities from them directly? Want to peek inside community living and get your questions answered? The Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities is the event experience for you!

Free – $25

Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub

Do you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.

$10 – $40

Aging in community: From isolation to belonging

Social isolation and loneliness is on the rise. Join Applied Human Sciences Associate Professor Darla Fortune for an academic presentation on inclusion and belonging as we grow older.

$10 – $40

Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub

Do you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.

$10 – $40

Intro to Aging Gracefully in Community: A Panel

Join us for a 90-minute panel discussion with the course instructors for Aging Gracefully in Community. In this discussion, you’ll learn about the expertise and experiences Margaret Critchlow, Laird Schaub, Danielle Williams, Alline Anderson, and Lee Warren have with aging in community.

Free – $25

Managing the Moment When Conflict First Emerges in Community

When conflict arises, it's often unclear how to best tackle it or where to even begin. Join facilitation expert Laird Schaub for an introduction on how to work with conflict for the well-being of your community.

Free – $25

7 Membership Questions All Cooperative Groups Need to Address

While most cooperative groups do not discuss all these questions or even any of them, all groups should. Get clear on the membership questions your community should be asking now in this free, one-hour webinar.

Free – $25

Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub

Do you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.

$10 – $40

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