How to find your community

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J McCune Porter
  • October 29, 2016
Cover of 'Best of Communities II' focusing on seeking and visiting communities.


Community Bookstore
How to Find Your Community
by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager

Best of Communities II
Seeking and Visiting a Community
A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture
$15 in print; $10 in digital

The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the cream of our crop―the very best articles that have appeared over the last 20 years in our flagship publications: Communities magazine and Communities Directory.

We’ve distilled what we consider the most insightful and helpful articles on the topics that you―our readers―have told us you care about most, and have organized them into 15 scintillating collections.

Our second issue in the compilation once again begins with the wise voice of Geoph Kozeny from arguably the best resource for seeking community, the Communities Directory. Geoph breaks down for you the steps in introducing, easing in, and following up with a community-of-interest.

In the following pages you’ll learn how to plan for a community visit―for both the host and the guest―and what a visit can be like. You’ll read personal accounts for how one chose their community and the transformations that happen thereafter.

If you’re just getting started in the journey, or wanting to begin inviting guests to your community, Volume II will be your best companion! All issues are available in print and digital formats, or get the entire set at a discounted rate.

And don’t forget FIC offers you the classic community seeking guide, the Communities Directory, now in its 7th edition. Use our comprehensive guide to search by geography, community qualities, your personal needs and more. Available as a print book and as a free online directory.

Want more on these topics? Order the print or digital version of these back issues:

#170 Finding or Starting a Community
#122 Community Seeker Guide

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