Compact Community at Maitreya EcoVillage in Eugene, Oregon
Posted on January 1, 2018 by3 Comments
Urban development needs sufficient density to support functional public transit, bicycling, and walking—while also staying beautiful, fun, green, and rich with community.
The Global Movement of Ecovillages – Community Builders Forum – Webinar #5
Posted on December 21, 2017 byWhat to look forward to in this webinar: Ecovillages are communities striving to live well and lightly together. From appropriate technologies to holistic health; from sustainable agriculture to group facilitation,… Read More
Enright Ridge Urban Ecovillage: A 13-Year-Old Retrofit Ecovillage in Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted on December 21, 2017 byWhile it involves inevitable struggles, this replicable model both forms community and provides an ecological framework for living in the city.
Taking a stand for a sustainable and peaceful human presence on the planet
Posted on December 16, 2017 byTaking a stand for a sustainable and peaceful human presence on the planet by Sky Blue, FIC Executive Director Escalating Global Crisis – ICs are a Response It’s… Read More
Honoring the Conversation: Turning a Neighborhood into a Community in Intown Atlanta
Posted on December 11, 2017 byFace-to-face conversation strengthens the sense of community among the diverse constituencies of a nonprofit Land Trust.
The last 30 years have been practice – this is not a dress rehearsal
Posted on December 9, 2017 byWhy am I asking you to give to the Foundation for Intentional Community? A message from Sky Blue, FIC Executive Director … Read More
Envisioning Community in 2047
Posted on December 7, 2017 byMa’ikwe Ludwig has played various roles with the FIC over the last 20 years. Full bio below. The FIC celebrated it’s 30th anniversary this year. A lot has happened in… Read More
DC Community Evolution and Change: Perspectives from Lutheran Volunteer Corps
Posted on December 1, 2017 byWhile time has brought increased gentrification, a faith-based community’s fight for social justice in DC is far from over.
This is not a dress rehearsal – 30th Birthday, Day 28
Posted on November 28, 2017 byWhy 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
The Communities Directory – Discovering Centers of Social Resilience – 30th Birthday, Day 27
Posted on November 27, 2017 byMy 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
Back to the City!
Posted on November 26, 2017 byAs 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 byIt 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
Conservation Land Trusts and Intentional Communities – 30th Birthday, Day 23
Posted on November 24, 2017 byCarrie 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
Bridging social and cultural divides one community at a time – 30th Birthday, Day 22
Posted on November 23, 2017 by3 Comments
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
Urban Communities, #177 Contents
Posted on November 22, 2017 by1 Comment
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 byMarty 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
Exploring Full Potentiality – 30th Birthday, Day 20
Posted on November 21, 2017 byNébesna 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
Blog Post Roundup – 30th Anniversary
Posted on November 21, 2017 byFIC 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
My Pathway to the FIC – 30th Birthday, Day 19
Posted on November 19, 2017 byKim 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
The Directory Goes Online – 30th Birthday, Day 18
Posted on November 18, 2017 byTony 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
Providing resources that sustain the organization – 30th Birthday, Day 16
Posted on November 16, 2017 by1 Comment
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
Visions of Utopia – 30th Birthday, Day 17
Posted on November 16, 2017 byTo 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
Teaching Feminism by Example – 30th Birthday, Day 15
Posted on November 16, 2017 byThis 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
The Shared Life – 30th Birthday, Day 14
Posted on November 15, 2017 bySusan 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
30 years of building a movement – What have we accomplished?
Posted on November 14, 2017 by30 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
What is an intentional community? – 30th Birthday, Day 13
Posted on November 13, 2017 byThe 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
Commitment to a Better World – 30th Birthday, Day 12
Posted on November 12, 2017 byFor 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
Structures and Cultures of Cooperation – 30th Birthday, Day 11
Posted on November 11, 2017 byTree 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
Together Resilient: Building Community and Climate Disruption – The Community Builders Forum – Webinar #4
Posted on November 11, 2017 byWhat 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 byZach 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
