Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Developing Work Share Principles

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Hello Chris!

Yes the information you wrote comes from our work share Policy at Takoma 
village Cohousing. 

What is it you wish to know Chris?

You can access our policy:

http://www.takomavillage.org/ResourceCenter/Download/39042~1729768


Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington DC

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> On Jan 31, 2019, at 1:04 AM, Chris Terbrueggen <christopher402 [at] 
> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello, I am taking part in a participation policy group at CohoMadison/
> Linden Cohousing in Madison, WI. We are in the process of developing a
> participation policy for our members.  I recently came across these work
> share principles for TVC. Is this Takoma Village Cohousing?  I would like
> to understand some methods of how cohousing communities develop work share
> principles.
> 
> Thanks, Chris Terbrueggen
> 
> Guiding Principles of Work Share
> 
> 1.     a. Our mission, “TVC is an urban community that fosters mutual
> support and cooperation while respecting privacy,” encourages us to foster
> cooperation in this endeavor.
> 
> 2.     b. Work by members is an integral element of cohousing, which
> distinguishes cohousing from typical condos or other forms of group living.
> We, the community, expect teams and pods and individuals to perform quality
> work for the community.
> 
> 3.     c. We want workshare to come out of and support the social health of
> the community. Recognition and celebration of our work encourage and
> strengthen our community.
> 
> 4.     d. We promote accountability for work by (1) having people work in
> small groups to which they are responsible; and (2) having a Pod Squad to
> help people find work, and affinity groups to find people.
> 
> 5.     e. We choose not to use shame or punishment or guilt. We will not
> track hours worked; affinity groups will track completion of their tasks.
> We will state expectations, encourage interpersonal connections, and
> celebrate all that is done.
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