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2012 National Cohousing Conference

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Conference LogoCreating Sustainable Neighborhoods; Learning from the Cohousing Experience

Marriott Oakland CA City Center: Wednesday June 13 - Sunday June 17
http://conference.cohousing.org

Coho/US is looking for volunteers or work-traders now to fill a couple of exciting positions. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator by e-mail at volunteer [at] cohousing [dot] org, or check out http://conference.cohousing.org/2012/volunteer.

Auction Coordinator

We need a coordinator for the conference auction. The auction is an essential fundraising event that supports the national organization. Working with a dynamic team of staff and volunteers, you get a chance to connect with cohousing professionals and supporters across the country. Coho/US staff will be providing all the technical support, while you and other volunteers solicit items from past and new donors. A full comp to the 2012 Conference is offered for this position.

Social Marketing Team

Working with our social marketing team, you get to share excitement about the world of cohousing and learn from marketing professionals. We are seeking people who can write interesting short messages and are interested in exploring the world of social media. We are seeking a Coordinator for the Social Marketing effort as well as people interested in researching avenues of connection in cohousing related topics and posting messages to attract people to the conference site. Experience with social media is a plus, but not required.

Become a blogger!

Want to appear here? We'd love to have you blog about your journey to create your community, or about your adventures living in it!

This is a great way to get broad exposure for your community or forming group, and to join in the national conversation.

Interested? Contact us.

Cohousing Blogs

Registration is Open!
02/02/2012 - 10:53
Websites: Minimal or Comprehensive?
02/02/2012 - 09:52
Empowered Individuals Create a Powerful Community
01/31/2012 - 09:49
California recognizes Cohousing as a more Sustainable Living Environment
01/07/2012 - 14:27
Want the truth? Ask a child.
01/03/2012 - 09:37
When can I Object?
01/01/2012 - 15:25

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The Cohousing Movement's Blog

Wanted: New Board Members for the Cohousing Association of the United States
04/09/2010 - 10:14
Coho/US Board of Directors

The Cohousing Association of the US (Coho/US) is looking for new board members. The Board is currently comprised of 6 members from the New England, Pacific Northwest, and Virginia and would like to grow to a board of 9 by the end of 2010. While we welcome anyone to apply, we are especially looking for representation from Colorado, California, the Midwest, Southwest, and Mid-Atlantic.

Coho/US is a volunteer organization – our board members are expected to be big picture thinkers but also have the ability to roll-up their sleeves and get the work done. We look for people to serve three year terms , including monthly conference call and face-to-face meetings twice a year.

You can find the application and the full set of expectations in Microsoft Word format here:

http://www.cohousing.org/docs/board_application.doc

An exciting week for 3 cohousing communities: sites selected
05/12/2009 - 09:13
By Raines Cohen, Cohousing Coaches

Over the past week cohousing groups in Brooklyn, Chicago and Southeastern Pennsylvania, announced that they have secured sites or development partners.
Why is this so exciting? In short: most cohousing groups that don't have land secured fail. Most that do get site approval proceed to succeed. Getting a site "optioned" is the first big step on the path to change from the former to the latter category.
The groups are in:

Cohousing makes sense - and more DOLLARS?
04/26/2009 - 19:41
Craig Ragland, Coho/US Executive Director

Much has been written about intangible benefits of living in Cohousing. Many anecdotal statements suggest the day-to-day cost savings are also possible. There is, however, almost no data-based information addressing changes in economic value for Cohousing compared to (superficially) similar condominium developments.

A cohouser at Jackson Place Cohousing (Seattle, WA), sent me a paper by James Mayhak. Mayhak recently graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Urban Studies. His study compares appraisal data for Cohousing homes in the three City of Seattle Cohousing communities (see below) with nearby homes in non-Cohousing condominium complexes.

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