Welcome to your SoFA Member Dashboard.
Your resource for helpful information and tools to participate in SoFA’s activities.
To access the some of the links provided in the resource list below, please log in to Google using your @sociocracyforall.org email account.
[gh_does_not_have_tags tags=”496, 720″]The member dashboard is only visible to SoFA Members and Organizational Members.
If you are not a member and would like to find out more about the SoFA Membership or Organizational Membership.
If you are a member, please login to view the member dashboard. If you are logged in, have completed your membership process and still do not see the dashboard, please contact support@sociocracyforall.org.
How we meet
We schedule our meetings using Google Calendar.
We keep our meetings’ minutes in the SoFA Shared Drive.
Here is our latest meeting minute’s template.
We use Zoom for our meetings.
How we communicate
Working members, especially role circle holders may get a @sociocracyforall.org email, you can request one, contact IT Support. This enables you to book SoFA Zoom rooms.
We use Gmail (also called Google Workspace)
The Sociocracy Member Bulletin (SoMBu) is sent every other week.
Do you have a submission? Email sombu@sociocracyforall.org with your text.
We use Google Groups for group communication.
Learn how we use Google Groups for sociocracy.
Visit our SoFA Member Forums our newest space to discuss sociocracy and more with other members.
SoFA’s Policy Manual is on the Member Forum as well.
Some circles choose to use Slack for internal communications.
How we publish content about sociocracy
- We share our vision to the worldwide web on the SoFA Website. This is Web Content Publishing circle‘s aim.
- Check out our guide on how to create and submit an article for SoFA’s website.
- Submit an event to be published on the website.
- Are you interested in creating a project or language localization on the SoFA website?
- We also share information about sociocracy in our social media channels.
- Do you want to learn and collaborate creating Social media content? Get in touch with us: social.media.circle@sociocracyforall.org.
Member development
- Upcoming member events
- Want to schedule a member event? Contact the member.development.circle@sociocracyforall.org.
- Upcoming Communities of practice events
- Check out our “So you want to start a community of practice” guide.
- Are you a circle role holder?
- Check out our forum post on the responsibilities and how-tos for the circle leader and secretary.
- Update your SoFA Membership Record.
How is SoFA organized
- See our Organizational Circle Structure.
- We use Kumu to visualize our governance structure diagram.
- This is updated by you! To update your circle’s info please email circle.updates@sociocracyforall.org by adding the email address to a comment in your meeting minutes document that points to the update
- The SoFA Map of SoFA members and organizations that use sociocracy.
- Is there an organization that should be on this map? Fill out the nomination form.
- We use
Google Drive to manage all our organizational documentationi in the
SoFA Shared Drive.
SoFA Tools
To learn how to use these tools and get access: Get in touch with IT Support.
- Group emails
- Task management
- Contact management
- Design
- Our graphic resource library is shared via Canva. Contact support@sociocracyforall.org to apply for an account.
- Project communications
- Password Management
If you are an organizational member but do not see the organizational member dashboard, please login. If you are logged in, and have signed up as an organizational member with your organization already, please contact support@sociocracyforall.org. Otherwise, please signup as an organizational member with your organization here.
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Communities of Practice
Sociocracy for All Communities of Practice are peer support circles that offer members an opportunity to network and share resources, wisdom, and challenges with other sociocratic organization members within their spheres of interest.
SoFA currently hosts the following Communities of Practice:
- Advocates of Sociocracy Community of Practice for Intentional Communities
- Community of Practice for Leaders of Sociocratic Circles
- Community of Practice for Facilitators of Sociocratic Circles
- @Work Community of Practice
Do you have an idea for a Community of Practice that we aren’t hosting yet? Check out So You Want to Start a SoFA Community of Practice and contact SoFA’s CoP Coordinator at omcop@sociocracyforall.org to talk about launching a new CoP!
Individual Contact Form
In order to ensure access to benefits and receive communications being sent from Sociocracy for All to your organization, individual members will need to submit the individual contact form. This will let us know which organization you are a part of, and help to expedite any support issues connected to discounts, locating coupons, and tracking training.
Link to form: http://staging.sociocracyforall.org/organizational-member-individual-contact-form
Link to Upcoming Training
In Sociocracy For All, we’re aware that skills are the key to making sociocracy work. Knowing about sociocracy is one thing but being able to make real-life improvements to our decision-making, team structure and meetings is key to positive change. Sociocracy For All offers training for all levels. Most of our training offerings are online and we have created enjoyable online training options for sociocracy.
Organizational Member organizations receive 25% off Empowered Learning Circle online courses which allow for groups within your organization to study and practice together. There is an option to opt -in for live coaching as a part of your Empowered Learning Circle course.
In addition to the discount on Empowered Learning Circles, all members of member organizations receive 25% off live classes per seat (beginner classes, facilitation class, and Nonviolent Communication classes) and can get an additional 30% off by signing up with 3 or more people to receive a total discount of 47.5% off regular price per person.
Explore and register for upcoming training by clicking here.Check out all the different training levels offered at SoFA and take a fun quiz to see what level you’re at by clicking here.
Members Forum
Delegates from your organization will be able to participate in Organizational Members Forums where they will have access to receive advice from consultants with experience in sociocratic communities.
In order to participate in the Organizational Member forums, members should request to join the “SoFA Organizational Member” group here: https://forums.sociocracyforall.org/g/SoFA-Org-Member. They must have an account on www.sociocracyforall.org, and confirm their email on the forums in order to be added to the group. They will be asked to sign in or register and confirm their email if this is not already completed.
How-to-access Members Forum
- Go to: Sociocracyforall to log in to your Sociocracy for All account.
- If you don’t have an account, go to https://staging.sociocracyforall.org/my-account and create an account.
Once you are logged in, go to: https://forums.sociocracyforall.org and join or start a conversation!
How to Access Your Coupon Codes
When your organization signed up for organizational membership, the primary contact person received an email with a set of coupon codes that are unique to your organization. The primary contact is responsible for circulating those coupon codes to the members of the organization so each member is able to use them on purchases. If you have any questions or issues with your coupon codes or knowing where to locate them, please contact your Organizational Membership Administrator at omcop@sociocracyforall.org.
Member Events
With organizational membership, all members of your organization have access to members-only events happening at Sociocracy for All like Communities of Practice, special presentations and webinars, and coworking sessions. Click here to check out upcoming events for members.
Link to Organizational Memberships page
For a full overview of your membership benefits, please visit the Organizational Memberships page.
[/gh_has_tags] [gh_has_tags tags=”496″]Help Desk Directory
Help desks support other circles on:
Webinars | Conferences | Publishing Articles | Posting Events | Training | Budget/Hiring | Social Media Publishing | Social Media Campaigns
View SoFA’s Help Desk Directory document.
Need help?
We’d love to help you in your journey as a member.
The SoFA Member IT Support on the forums is the best place to go.
You can also email us at: support@sociocracyforall.org
We also offer support and technical training for circles and teams.