Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub

Do you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.

$10 – $40

Intro to Aging Gracefully in Community: A Panel

Join us for a 90-minute panel discussion with the course instructors for Aging Gracefully in Community. In this discussion, you’ll learn about the expertise and experiences Margaret Critchlow, Laird Schaub, Danielle Williams, Alline Anderson, and Lee Warren have with aging in community.

Free – $25

Managing the Moment When Conflict First Emerges in Community

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

7 Membership Questions All Cooperative Groups Need to Address

While most cooperative groups do not discuss all these questions or even any of them, all groups should. Get clear on the membership questions your community should be asking now in this free, one-hour webinar.

Free – $25

Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub

Do you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.

$10 – $40

Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + Live Q&A

Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 60-min pre-recorded 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 during the live Q&A.

$5 – $20

Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub

Do you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.

$10 – $40

Virtual Tour of Intentional 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

Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + Live Q&A

Are you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place! This 60-min pre-recorded 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 during the live Q&A.

$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

Meet the Authors

Join us for an informal conversation with several authors who share their expertise and stories about creating and living in intentional community. 

Free – $25

Giving Tuesday Gala 2022

Join us on November 29th for FIC’s Giving Tuesday Gala for an evening of entertainment and quality time with our team and fellow communitarians. In addition to musical performances, you’ll hear about the impact we’ve had this year and ways you can support the movement.

Free

Pre-Solstice Sing-along!

Song is a precious way to see and praise the change of seasons.  Come enjoy an afternoon pause to sing songs that celebrate the darkness and gifts of winter.

Free – $25

Using Sociocracy to Support Harmony and Connection

With many personalities and needs in community, sometimes tensions can't be avoided. Join us for this 1-hour webinar on Sociocracy to learn how to catch and deal with tensions early as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course, Sociocracy for Communities.

$20

A Communitarian’s Journey: A Conversation with Lee Warren

Community living is a journey towards self literacy, culture repair, deeper intimacy with all aspects of life, and ultimately an expanded consciousness needed for the world we want to create. Join us for a 1-hour interview + Q&A time with Becoming a Communitarian course instructor Lee Warren to learn about her life as a communitarian for the past 30 years as well as get a taster for the upcoming 5-week course.

$20

Easy Steps Toward Aging Well in Community

2022 is history, and now you're another year older and wiser! We invite you to embrace the momentum of the new year by starting your personal plan for aging well in community. 
Join author and instructor Margaret Critchlow to learn the easy steps you can take now, towards aging well in community.

Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities January

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!

Understanding How Consensus Works in Communities

Consensus offers excellent prospects, if done well, for developing group depth and cohesion—the very thing most crave when building community. 
Join consensus expert Laird Schaub for a brief webinar on how consensus can work within your community to build connection.

Filling Leadership Roles in your Community

Power and leadership are tender yet potent topics when it comes to community dynamics, and often times communities don't plan well for filling leadership roles. Join Laird Schaub for an introductory webinar on what you should consider when filling leadership roles in your community.

7 Membership Questions Communities Should Address

Avoid the price of ambiguity down the line. Join long-time communitarian Laird Schaub to get clear on the membership questions you should be addressing in your community.

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Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities March

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!

Examining Intentional Community Living for Seniors

Being a senior is a different phase of life than just being a middle-aged adult with less capacity, and you’ll need to be aware of the needs and potentials in order to make the most of them. Join us for this 1-hour webinar to gain a greater understanding how intentional community can support seniors as they age, as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course, Aging Gracefully in Community.

Participation in Community: Understanding Tensions and Resolutions

Most communities encounter bumps in the road when it comes to non-monetary member contributions to the maintenance and well-being of the group. Join us for this introductory 1-hour webinar, to gain an understanding of healthy group dynamics around shared work in community, as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course, Work & Participation in Community.

Spring Equinox Sing-along

Song is a precious way to see and praise the change of seasons. Come share the power of community singing to slow us down, to bring beauty, to regulate our nervous systems, and to honor the Equinox.

Community Connect for Newcomers

Want to learn more about intentional communities? Whether you are brand new or have been following the movement, we have resources for you! Join us for a general orientation where you’ll get to meet other interested in community as well as get your burning questions answered.

Want to dive deeper into how to join, start or grow an intentional community?
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