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Central Leader Communities with “Evil Dictator” Paul Wheaton
Posted on September 7, 2023 byCentral Leader Communities with “Evil Dictator” Paul Wheaton Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 020 There are as many ways to structure a community as there are communities, but perhaps one… Read More
Raising Children in Community
Posted on August 28, 2023 byby Janne Campbell As I write, the land I live on with 31 other adults and 11 kids is bursting with fecundity. The first wild greens: miner’s lettuce, nettles and… Read More
FIC Needs You To Survive and Thrive
Posted on August 7, 2023 byby Kim Kanney & Daniel Greenberg — FIC Co-directors We humbly ask for your immediate support to ensure the FIC will survive in 2023 and thrive in 2024 and beyond.… Read More
Intimacy in Community with Dave Booda
Posted on August 2, 2023 byIntimacy in Community with Dave Booda Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 019 Hear from intimacy nerd Dave Booda, about why intimacy is so important, get new ideas on prompts that… Read More
FIC at the GEN Europe Gathering 2023
Posted on July 28, 2023 byFIC at the GEN Europe Gathering 2023 By Daniel Greenberg, FIC Co-Director Radical Self-Love, Eldership in Community, Solidarity Economy, Regenerative Lifestyles, Sociocracy, Embodied Climate Dialogue, Net Zero Power, Indigenous Insights,… Read More
Military Veterans in Intentional Communities Survey
Posted on July 21, 2023 by5 Comments
The Relationship Between Major Institutions and Sense of Belonging Surveys of Military Veterans Residing in Intentional Communities Click here to fill out the survey Hello fellow lovers of community, I’m… Read More
Aging Well Together with Margaret Critchlow
Posted on June 13, 2023 byAging Well Together with Margaret Critchlow Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 018 Hear from Margaret Critchlow, PhD., about finding connection as an older person, and building communities where elders can… Read More
Reclaiming Placemaking for Liberation with Ridhi D’Cruz
Posted on May 4, 2023 byReclaiming Placemaking for Liberation with Ridhi D’Cruz Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 016 We’re kicking off Season 2 with a pair of episodes about Placemaking, how we design and consider… Read More
Designing Shared Spaces with Bryan Bowen
Posted on May 4, 2023 byDesigning Shared Spaces with Bryan Bowen Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 015 We’re kicking off Season 2 with a pair of episodes about Placemaking, how we design and consider creating… Read More
Table of Contents & Introduction
Posted on April 27, 2023 byBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Table of Contents Introduction: What Time Is It? Part 1: Setting the Stage Part 2: Defining and Materializing Your Community… Read More
Exploring Cohousing with Trish Becker
Posted on June 2, 2022 byExploring Cohousing with Trish Becker Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 011 Cohousing benefits include autonomy, resource sharing, social and emotional connection, and a model for engagement and democracy that reaches… Read More
Navigating Conflict and Restoring Connection with Alyson Ewald
Posted on May 20, 2022 byNavigating Conflict and Restoring Connection with Alyson Ewald Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 010 Conflict is inevitable. Alyson Ewald shares how to have a good fight and transform harm into… Read More
Income Sharing & Innovating Economy with Sky Blue
Posted on April 22, 2022 byIncome Sharing & Innovating Economy with Sky Blue Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 008 In this episode, I’m joined by Sky Blue to discuss income sharing and innovating economic models… Read More
Governance & Decision Making with Diana Leafe Christian
Posted on April 8, 2022 byGovernance & Decision Making with Diana Leafe Christian Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 007 When it comes to deciding who gets to make decisions and how decisions get made, the… Read More
Facilitation and Politics with Yana Ludwig
Posted on March 28, 2022 byFacilitation and Politics with Yana Ludwig Inside Community Podcast — Episode 004 [Part II] This is a bonus conversation from episode 004 on Finding Co-Founders and Creating Cooperative Culture. Enjoy!… Read More
Finding Co-Founders and Creating Cooperative Culture with Yana Ludwig
Posted on February 26, 2022 byFinding Co-Founders and Creating Cooperative Culture with Yana Ludwig Inside Community Podcast — Ep. 004 [Part I] Thinking of starting an intentional community? The first step is finding “your people”… Read More
Timeline of Intentional Communities
Posted on October 8, 2021 by1 Comment
Content below was originally published by Peace News and author Lauren Kelley. Search for communities in our directory. This is not in any way intended to be a definitive statement… Read More
It’s a wrap! — Greeting and 2020 Update from FIC Core Team
Posted on November 18, 2020 byFriends and supporters, We put together the video above as our way of saying hello, showing appreciation for your support, and giving some updates on how 2020 was for FIC.… Read More
New! 🌟Intentional Community t-shirts, hoodies, masks and more!
Posted on November 13, 2020 byAll new t-shirts, tanks, hoodies, bags and masks so you can show the world how much you love intentional community. Happy shopping ya’ll! Get a jump start on your holiday… Read More
BIPOC Intentional Communities Fund: show your support!
Posted on August 18, 2020 by14 Comments
Dear friends and supporters, We have a big announcement to share with all of you… The Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) is now contributing 10% of all donations to the… Read More
How have intentional communities fared through the pandemic?
Posted on July 8, 2020 by3 Comments
New research shows how intentional communities have responded to the coronavirus crisis. With people’s lives upended across the globe, we can’t help but wonder, how would we have responded to… Read More
Examining White Supremacy Culture in Intentional Community
Posted on July 4, 2020 byWhen white people ask the question, why aren’t there more POC living in intentional communities, one of the answers some speculate is that “they find community in other ways.” I… Read More
Black Lives Matter
Posted on June 13, 2020 byWe at FIC are grieved and outraged by the recent police killing of George Floyd, one incident in an ongoing pattern of police abuse towards black people and people of… Read More
Fifty Shades of Community
Posted on April 5, 2020 byWhat’s the difference between a cult and a community? How, when seeking community, can you avoid hooking up with a cult? I can’t answer these questions with certainty or authority—but… Read More
Thank you Clearly Canadian
Posted on March 30, 2020 byClearly Canadian answered the call! Thanks to our new Communities Directory Sustainer we have been able to start shifting our website to a more reliable server, ensuring that community seekers… Read More
COVID-19 Resources
Posted on March 17, 2020 byHere you will find COVID-19 resources submitted to us by intentional communities across the US, including examples of Community Safety Protocols. Please use the information to stay healthy and keep… Read More
Loneliness is an Epidemic, Community is the Antidote
Posted on December 3, 2019 by2 Comments
I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I’ve been pretty lonely lately. Here I am, Executive Director of the Foundation for Intentional Community, and while technically I am living in a… Read More
On Community: A Graduated Series of Consequences and the “Community Eye”
Posted on November 26, 2019 byJust knowing the community has this process in place deters people from breaking agreements. People don’t want to get a knock at the door by one fellow community member, much less three or four.
Raising Troubled Children in Cohousing
Posted on November 19, 2019 byWhen the antisocial behavior of adopted boys at Takoma Village Cohousing begins to impact the larger community, their parents find open communication essential in identifying a path forward.
Discovering the communities of Quebec, on bicycle!
Posted on November 12, 2019 byWritten by Thumbs. Originally published on November 11, 2019 at communelifeblog A RURAL PENINSULA IN QUEBEC IS A HIDDEN GEM OF THE COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT Gaspésie Quebec is the Olympic Peninsula… Read More
