
Join SoFA’s Organizational Membership Administrator, Shala Massey, for an overview of Sociocracy for All’s Organizational Membership program. Recording is not available. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Join Jerry Koch-Gonzalez and members of Advocates Community of Practice for an open Q&A session. The Advocates for Sociocracy in Community is a Sociocracy for All Community of Practice that meets regularly to share their experiences implementing and practicing sociocracy in their communities. Recording is not available. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Join Keala Young (Global Ecovillage Network), Neil Planchon (Foundation for Intentional Community), and Alan O’Hashi (Cohousing Association of America) to learn more about how these organizations support, educate, and connect intentional communities all over the world. Recording is not available. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Presenter Bio Kathleen Livingston, spent most of her career in middle management in the not-for-profit sector. Having certified as a Master Gardener, upon retirement she started a horticultural/garden maintenance, design and consultation enterprise, which she operated until a slip-fall accident in early 2020. Good timing for full retirement, as she is deeply involved in…

Descrição: A roupagem jurídica das comunidades e suas consequências. Abertura de um espaço de conversa para relato de membros de comunidades sobre a questão da formalização e organização jurídica das comunidades intencionais. Quais modelos foram tentados? Quais as consequências do uso de cada modelo? Experiências positivas e negativas? Um relato dessa busca na Comunidade Terramã.…

Presenter Bio Leon de Vreede is one of the founders of Treehouse Village Ecohousing. Together with his wife Cate and son Dylan, this “burning soul” undertook the initial work to plan the development process and recruit the first members. With a career as a professional planner, Leon specializes in sustainable development projects and now…

Description What to do when objections to proposals arise from inside the Circle or from community members outside the Circle? We will explore a variety of strategies to keep the process flowing and have time for questions from conference attendees. Presenter Bio Jerry Koch-Gonzalez is a co-founder of Sociocracy For All and a founding…

Presenter Bios Gina Simm is a recently retired first grade teacher living in the Pioneer Valley Cohousing Community in Amherst, Massachusetts. She is the leader of a circle called Care & Counsel where members keep their fingers on the social/emotional pulse of the community. Through this circle, Gina has created many venues for staying…

After having experienced several coliving projects (as an employee and resident), I realize that dynamic governance is a key piece for the model to work.

So you’ve rolled out Sociocracy in your community. Whether it was years ago or just last month, you probably participated in some sort of training as a group and had opportunities to practice and develop your skills together. Now a new member household joins your community? What do you do for them?