Tag: Conference


Win-Win

Submitted by Mary Kraus on
The Community Partnership Program: Win-Win for Communities and Coho/US! Anyone who has participated in a Coho/US conference knows how much they learnedindividually – and the wealth of information and experience they brought back to their homecommunity. When a community joins the Community Partnership Program, every member getsunlimited access to all of the online conferences. That... Read More

Another Failure . . . UNLESS

Submitted by Ann Zabaldo, Takoma Village Cohousing on
A conference reflection: Another failure, unless, of course…  You really ENJOYED having to make choices – choices I tell you! – among 5 bus tours, 24 +/- Pre-Conf. intensives and workshops, 60+ waaay too awesome conference workshops, three plenary speakers plus one closing panel made up of 6 well versed, knowledgeable speakers/resource people.  What were... Read More

The People You Meet . . .

Submitted by Karen Gimnig on
Two years ago, as Coho Nashville was wrapping up, I posted this to my Facebook feed.  I wonder who I will meet this year in Portland? I love cohousing people. Unique, passionate, life-changing, world changing people. Also peculiar in any number of ways. This week I have met people who: Spend years building hopes and dreams.... Read More

AGOG – Actively Growing Older Gracefully

Submitted by David Entin, Rocky Hill Cohousing, on
AGING GRACEFULLY IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL COHOUSING Have you noticed that folks in your cohousing community are getting older? You moved in five, or ten, or fifteen years ago and people who were in their fifties and sixties are now starting to look old and perhaps suffer from the effects of aging. Your community may have begun... Read More

Planning for Conflict

Submitted by Elizabeth Magill, Mosaic Commons Cohousing on
So imagine this, you’ve had a meeting of your community, forming or formed, and you could hear some tension in the discussion. Roberto was really not happy with the discussion. At process check-in thefacilitator asked if he was upset and he said he was fine, he just needed time to mull over the facts. And... Read
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NE Summit a Great Success!

Submitted by Karen Gimnig on
Last weekend’s NE Summit kicked off with a day of pre-conference intensive workshops hosted by Pioneer Valley Cohousing in their common house. We filled every room with 2 full day and 7 half day workshops. We were greeted by cohousing in action with community members on hand to welcome us while others were working to... Read More

Intensive Offering: Attract the people you want to join your cohousing community

Submitted by Alan O'Hashi, NE Cohousing Summit Presenter on
FADE IN: INT. COHOUSING CONFERENCE ROOM, DAY Are you starting a cohousing community and want to know where to start? Do you live in an existing community, and want to revisit your mission? Sign up for the “Telling Your Community Story” half-day intensive workshop by Alan O’Hashi For startups, some will say tie up the... Read More

Cohousing Conference at My Home – Then and Now

Submitted by Peter Lazar on
The Northeast Cohousing Summit is coming to Amherst, Massachusetts, and that sure brings back memories for me! Want to know why? Almost two decades ago, in October 1999, the National Cohousing Conference was hosted by two Amherst communities: my home community of Pioneer Valley Cohousing, and nearby Pine Street Cohousing. For three glorious days, people... Read More

Pioneer Valley Cohousing Excited to Welcome Summit Attendees Next Month!

Submitted by Laura Fitch, Architect and Pioneer Valley Cohousing member on
My community is hosting the Northeast Cohousing Summit! Come learn about how to develop a cohousing group or help your existing community thrive through changing times. Or just enjoy networking with some kindred spirits – that is the part I like best about the many cohousing conferences I’ve attended. I always come away from cohousing... Read More

Impact of Senior Cohousing

Submitted by Chuck Durrett of McCamant & Durrett Architects, NE Cohousing Summit Presenter on
There is a senior housing crisis in this country. In the United States, traditional senior housing options aren’t meeting the needs of older adults. Many attempts to put seniors in community have proven to work short term, but funding and employee retention continue to strain these organizations. Senior support, like Meals on Wheels, drains local... Read More