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NICA ONLINE: Vision Scope (Introduction)Objective: Enhance Virtual Community of NW Communitarians
Objective: Increase NW IC Web Site Traffic
Objective: Improve NW IC Exposure
Objective: Increase NICA Membership
Conclusion
Project Ideas
Board of Advisors
Program Manager
Board of Advisors
The NICA ONLINE Board of Advisors are a group of people from NICA and different Intentional Communities who are helping this project succeed. They include members of the NICA Board and technology-savvy people who bring a wide range of experiences in using the Internet for communicating amongst communitarians.
Board of Advisor Roles
- Help lead the growth of Intentional Communities Movement using internet technologies
- Review project progress on an ongoing basis - suggest at least a weekly visit
- Provide feedback to project team (during analysis phase, this is the Program Manager and Board of Advisors)
- Actively participate in participatory technologies as they are tested and deployed
- Some board members may become paid vendors, once the project moves into the implementation phase
Board Members
brush, Try/On Life Community Farm
(john) brush grew up in and among the virtual environments of the emergent computing communities: from BASIC programming and BBSes in the 80s through the heydey of Usenet and MUDs (MUSHes, MOOs, and associated text-based online societies) and then the increasingly user-friendly, and so commodified, graphical engagement of the web. a self-taught programmer in his youth with computer science experience at university, brush has experience with C, PHP, SQL, and other programming environments and has participated in a variety of open source projects.
brush roots his political activism in the tangible experience that co-created and intentional community works. he has traveled the community tour, with special affection for sandhill and dancing rabbit in missouri. he is currently an organizer with (and co-founder of) try/on life community farm, a sustainability education and demonstration center in portland associated with a 16-person intentional community.Raines Cohen, Berkeley Cohousing, Swan's Market Cohousing, FIC Board, Cohousing Assoc. of US Board
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Fred Lanphear, Songaia, NICA Board Member, FIC Board
I have a basic understanding of the internet and its potential and I am open to learn. I have some experience in formatting newsletters and enjoy rudimentary graphic design.
I live at Songaia Cohousing Community and have lived in intentional communities since 1970. My early communal experience was with the Order Ecumenical/Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), which was an income sharing community involved in community development work all over the world. Of the 18 years I was with the ICA, about 5 was in Kenya and 6 was in India. I am a cofounder of NICA and have been on its board since it began 13 years ago. I also serve on the FIC board.
Nancy Lanphear, Songaia, NICA Board Member
I have a very elemental understanding of the internet and I am open to learning more. I use email daily!
I live at Songaia Cohousing Community and have lived in intentional community since 1970 with my husband Fred (please see his bio). I am on the NICA board and particularly enjoy visiting and sharing our experience with newly forming and older communities.Rebecca LiaBraaten, NICA Board President
Rebecca has been a community activist for many years. As an apple orchardist she was organic pioneer, and served on the board of Washington Tilth. She has worked as an organic field representative, organized educational opportunities for farmers in King County, and is certified in permaculture design. Rebecca was a member of the Goodenough Community for 19 years, and served as the communications director for the community, editing their on-line newsletter, developing web sites and writing for other publications.Rebecca has been on the board of NICA for the past 6 years. In that time, she has been editing the quarterly newsletter, and currently serves as president of the board. She lives in a communitarian household of 3 children and 7 adults, and has three grown children of her own.
If you would like to serve on the NICA Online Board of Advisors -- email Craig.
Contact: Craig Ragland
Updated: 9/7/05