Introduction to Ecovillages with the Global Ecovillage Network [Webinar]
How are ecovillages contributing to co-create a regenerative culture? Join us for this 90-minute interactive webinar for an overview of the history, principles, practices and methodologies of ecovillages worldwide, with an emphasis on the transformative potential of the ecovillage approach.
Alternative Housing Models for Aging in Community [Webinar]
Join us with national expert on aging in community, Marianne Kilkenny, for this 1.5 hour webinar to start exploring your possible life options for the years ahead. We'll learn about the many housing choices that are currently available for aging in place as well as explore living models beyond what currently exists.
BIPOC Members Speak: A Conversation About Community [Panel]
Join us for this interactive, 2-hour panel to learn about the experiences of BIPOC in community and how you can welcome BIPOC into your community. Come with your questions!
Community Connect — an online networking event!
Community Connect is a fun and informative virtual coffee hour for people who love intentional community. Imagine a sweet gathering in the common house, but online and with communitarians across the world. There will be opportunities for you to share about your project, community-themed games and networking activities.
Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities
Each month we bring together a variety of new and established intentional communities — ecovillages, cohousing, shared homes, coliving spaces and more — to present about about their community in an interactive setting. You'll experience photos, videos, captivating stories, and insightful dialogue among the presenting communitarians. Come travel to communities around the world without leaving your armchair!
Introduction to Cohousing with CohoUS [Webinar]
Cohousing is like a an old fashioned neighborhood. Join us for this 1.5 hour webinar to learn what it is, the different types of cohousing, and how to find the right cohousing community for you.
Common Legal Issues in Community [Webinar]
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.
Jumpstart Your Cohousing Community [Webinar]
Are you interested in starting your own cohousing community? Join us for a 1-hour overview of the social and physical benefits of cohousing.
Intro to Sociocracy — a Dynamic Governance Model for Communities [Workshop]
Sociocracy has a strong focus on equality and effectiveness, and is used worldwide in a variety of organizations, particularly intentional communities. Join us for an interactive workshop on the basic concepts of sociocracy including how we make decisions, how we empower and connect teams, and how we can improve continuously over time.
White Supremacy Culture: Creating Inclusive Communities [Webinar]
We can create more cooperative and just communities by raising our awareness of toxic characteristics and consciously pivoting to a more inclusive culture. Join Crystal Farmer for a 1-hour interactive webinar on how white supremacy culture shows up in intentional communities.
Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe [Webinar]
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.
Designing Communities for Inclusivity [2-part Training]
Are you a community leader or committee member interested in helping your community do The Work for diversity and inclusion? Join this two-part intensive training for strategies to help your community recruit people of different backgrounds, write inclusive policies, and respond to challenging situations related to diversity.
Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities
Each month we bring together a variety of new and established intentional communities — ecovillages, cohousing, shared homes, coliving spaces and more — to present about about their community in an interactive setting. You'll experience photos, videos, captivating stories, and insightful dialogue among the presenting communitarians. Come travel to communities around the world without leaving your armchair!
Community Connect — an online networking event!
Community Connect is a fun and informative virtual coffee hour for people who love intentional community. Imagine a sweet gathering in the common house, but online and with communitarians across the world. There will be opportunities for you to share about your project, community-themed games and networking activities.
Same Storm, Different Boats: Examining Class and Classism in Community [Workshop]
Class dynamics are as sticky and historically challenging as race and gender dynamics. Join us and Yana Ludwig for an interactive workshop to explore class dynamics and how we can build equitable, resilient communities.
Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias [Webinar]
Our brains are wired for survival, and we are wired to fear our differences. Join "The Diversity Doctor" Stacie Walton MD for an overview of the neuroscience of bias and practical ways that you can recognize and reduce your unconscious bias.
Find Your People: Attracting, Screening, and Recruiting Community Members [Webinar]
Building community membership can be hard work and takes intention. Join 500 Communities graduate and consultant Shelly Parks for an informative webinar on branding, messaging and engaging to build your membership..
Compassion in Meetings: Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication [Webinar]
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.
Understanding How Consensus Works in Cooperative Groups [Webinar]
Join Laird Schaub for a FREE introductory webinar geared toward people new to consensus who want to know what proper consensus looks like and what it has to offer so they can make an informed decision about diving deeper. This interactive session will dive into an exploration of the skills needed for the relationship side of the consensus equation.
7 Membership Questions All Cooperative Groups Need to Address [Webinar]
Join Laird Schaub for a webinar presenting a package of questions around how a person relates to a cooperative group as a member. While most cooperative groups do not discuss all these questions or even any of them, all groups should. Get clear on the membership question s your community should be asking now in this short, FREE session.
Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe [Webinar]
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.
EMFs and Your Community [Webinar]
In this 90-minute webinar, we will review the potential health effects from electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and specific ways that you and your community can reduce your EMF exposures. Join us to learn about healthier ways to have modern communications and network with like-minded folks.
Building a Tiny Home Agrihood [Webinar]
In this 60-minute webinar, we will learn about what it takes to approve zoning for a tiny home community centered around regenerative agriculture. Join Rebecca Powers for a presentation about living big while going tiny!
Community Connect — an online networking event!
Community Connect is a fun and informative virtual coffee hour for people who love intentional community. Imagine a sweet gathering in the common house, but online and with communitarians across the world. There will be opportunities for you to share about your project, community-themed games and networking activities.
How to Deal with Mess in Community: Raising Children and Other Contentious Issues [Webinar]
One of the primary tests of any community decision-making process is how well it works with messy issues. Join Consensus expert Laird Schaub for a webinar on how to handle difficult dynamics in community.
Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities [Panel]
Each month we bring together a variety of new and established intentional communities — ecovillages, cohousing, shared homes, coliving spaces and more — to present about about their community in an interactive setting. You'll experience photos, videos, captivating stories, and insightful dialogue among the presenting communitarians. Come travel to communities around the world without leaving your armchair!
Making Community Simple: How to Facilitate Your Group through Anything [Webinar]
What to do when a topic turns out to be multi-faceted and it's not clear where to begin or how to best handle it? Join Facilitation expert Laird Schaub for an introduction on how to facilitate around difficult issues for the well-being of your community.
Community Toolkit Essentials: An Introduction to the Enneagram [Workshop]
Start the journey of unlocking your own internal mysteries and experiencing greater liberation from the fixations of our personalities in this introduction to the Enneagram. Join longtime communitarian Lee Warren for a 90-minute introductory overview of the Enneagram and how it applies to life in community.
Reviving the Black Cooperative & Intentional Community Movement [Panel]
Join us for a panel discussion with African Indigenous Diaspora to learn about the reality of Black-led and women-led intentional communities, as well as an opportunity to respond with collective action. In this 90-,minute panel, you will learn about a variety of global African diasporic intentional communities, and the challenges they face, through the Black people leading them.
Cultivating a Sense of Belonging through Circle Work [2-part Training]
The pandemic has deepened our sense of isolation from our human family, resulting in an increased sense of disconnection. A rise in polarization and conflicts has deepened the divide amongst us, resulting in a breakdown of our social fabric. In this two-part session, we explore and practice Circle Work, a potent technique to help cultivate a feeling of belongingness within our chosen communities.