Events
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Same Storm, Different Boats: Examining Class and Classism in Community [Workshop]
Class dynamics are as sticky and historically challenging as race and gender dynamics. Join us and Yana Ludwig for an interactive workshop to explore class dynamics and how we can build equitable, resilient communities.
$10 – $45 -
Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias [Webinar]
Our brains are wired for survival, and we are wired to fear our differences. Join "The Diversity Doctor" Stacie Walton MD for an overview of the neuroscience of bias and practical ways that you can recognize and reduce your unconscious bias.
Free – $25 -
Find Your People: Attracting, Screening, and Recruiting Community Members [Webinar]
Building community membership can be hard work and takes intention. Join 500 Communities graduate and consultant Shelly Parks for an informative webinar on branding, messaging and engaging to build your membership..
Free – $25 -
Compassion in Meetings: Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication [Webinar]
Join Ted Rau and Jerry Koch-Gonzalez of Sociocracy for All for a FREE introduction to how using nonviolent communication and sociocracy TOGETHER provides us with a container for becoming the type of community members we know we can be. Applying the basics of nonviolent communication in meetings is a skill that can make sociocratic decision-making easier and community meetings more connecting.
$25 -
Understanding How Consensus Works in Cooperative Groups [Webinar]
Join Laird Schaub for a FREE introductory webinar geared toward people new to consensus who want to know what proper consensus looks like and what it has to offer so they can make an informed decision about diving deeper. This interactive session will dive into an exploration of the skills needed for the relationship side of the consensus equation.
Free – $25 -
7 Membership Questions All Cooperative Groups Need to Address [Webinar]
Join Laird Schaub for a webinar presenting a package of questions around how a person relates to a cooperative group as a member. While most cooperative groups do not discuss all these questions or even any of them, all groups should. Get clear on the membership question s your community should be asking now in this short, FREE session.
Free – $25 -
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Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe [Webinar]
Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.
Free – $25 -
EMFs and Your Community [Webinar]
In this 90-minute webinar, we will review the potential health effects from electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and specific ways that you and your community can reduce your EMF exposures. Join us to learn about healthier ways to have modern communications and network with like-minded folks.
$5 – $20 -
Community Connect — an online networking event!
Community Connect is a fun and informative virtual coffee hour for people who love intentional community. Imagine a sweet gathering in the common house, but online and with communitarians across the world. There will be opportunities for you to share about your project, community-themed games and networking activities.
Free – $25 -
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Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe [Webinar]
Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.
Free – $25 -
Unleash the Power of our Differences Series: Intro to the Power of Difference Model [Webinar]
If we define community as a place where no one feels the need to leave a part of themselves at the door, then our communities need to be safe places where everyone thrives. Join us for this month's webinar on the 3 primary patterns of the Power of Difference Model and how these play out within us in our communities.
$10 – $40 -
Rising Together: The Power of Singing in Your Community [Workshop]
What muses live beyond the obligatory food gathering tune? Join artist and healer Lyndsey Scott for an interactive workshop on the uplifting and relaxing power of song in your community.
$10 – $40 -
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Introduction to Cooperative Housing [Webinar]
Is cooperative housing the right kind of intentional community for you? Join us for this 60-minute webinar to learn about the different types of cooperative or co-op structures.
$5 – $20 -
Social & Economic Justice in Intentional Community [Workshop]
Take the first steps to make your community more inclusive, just, and loving. Join organizer and author, Gwendolyn Hallsmith for an interactive workshop on transforming the oppressive cultural and economic structures that can be at work in community.
$10 – $40 -
Common Legal Issues in Community and How to Avoid Them [Webinar]
Strong and responsive legal agreements within communities are key to both their long term success and maintaining healthy relationships between community members. Join us for this bird's eye view of legal topics to consider when starting, maintaining or reforming a community.
Free – $25 -
Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe [Webinar]
Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.
Free – $25 -
Managing the Moment When Conflict First Emerges [Webinar]
When conflict arises, it's often unclear how to best tackle it or where to even begin. Join facilitation expert Laird Schaub for an introduction on how to work with conflict for the well-being of your community.
Free – $25 -
Hard Conversations: Why They Matter and How to Unlock Them [Webinar]
Is there a conversation you need to have that you are dreading?What if a free one-hour webinar could move you from dread to readiness? This webinar will give you what you need to embark on that dialogue you're dreading--and come out of it stronger than you started.
Free – $25 -
Unleash the Power of our Differences Series: My Identity – Who I Am, Believe I Am, Want to Be and Why it Matters [Workshop]
If we define community as a place where no one feels the need to leave a part of themselves at the door, then our communities need to be safe places where everyone thrives. Join us for this month's workshop on personal identity and why it matters.
$10 – $40 -
Saving Local Environments with Trios of Cooperatives [Webinar]
Learn about how to mitigate climate change with a unique model of interaction among a trio of local cooperatives. In this 60-minute webinar we'll be diving into a new, dynamic model for saving local communities' environments while establishing rainwater harvesting techniques, food forestry for the commons, and clean water reservoirs for both people and local wildlife.
$5 – $20 -
Community Connect — an online networking event!
Community Connect is a fun and informative virtual coffee hour for people who love intentional community. Imagine a sweet gathering in the common house, but online and with communitarians across the world. There will be opportunities for you to share about your project, community-themed games and networking activities.
Free – $25 -
Resolving Conflict & Achieving Inner Harmony [2-part Training]
Experiencing conflict in your community? Relationships? Inner world? It's time to drop into the body to connect with new possibilities that are surrounding you all the time. Possibilities you may have been unable to see due to the stress and trauma of conflict. Join author and wholebody focusing facilitator, Alex Maunder, for a 2-part interactive training on Conflict Resolution.
$20 – $60 -
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Budget Fluency: How to Manage Your Community’s $$$
One of the keys to your community's success is smooth, transparent, fiscally responsible budgeting. But it can be tricky to create a budget within a non-capitalist ownership structure, such as a non-profit, co-op, or intentional community. Join this 60-min webinar to learn about all things budgeting!
$5 – $20 -
Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe [Webinar]
Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.
Free – $25 -
The Future of Cohousing
Join presenter Bryan Bowen of Caddis Collaborative to learn how the traditional model of cohousing in the US is being cleverly adapted to reflect emerging community needs. You’ll learn what’s new, cool, and interesting within cohousing and discuss the many ways different communities are shaping adaptations and innovations within cohousing today.
Free – $25 -
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Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe
Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.
Free – $25 -
Community Connect — an online networking event!
Community Connect is a fun and informative virtual coffee hour for people who love intentional community. Imagine a sweet gathering in the common house, but online and with communitarians across the world. There will be opportunities for you to share about your project, community-themed games and networking activities.
Free – $25 -
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Intro to Intentional Communities Around the Globe
Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where they are, why they matter, and how to find one that's a good fit for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips.
Free – $25 -
Consensus for Cooperative Groups: Building Solidarity by Accessing Group Wisdom & Commitment [2-part Training]
Consensus sounds great on paper...but a lot of groups struggle to know how to actually build inclusive decision-making systems. Join intentional community consultant and trainer, Yana Ludwig, for a 2-part intensive training on what consensus means in a community context and how to make it work for your group.
$20 – $65 -
Virtual Tour of Communities
Thinking about joining an intentional community? Curious to learn about communities from them directly? Want to peek inside community living and get your questions answered? The Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities is the event experience for you!
Free – $25