Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Your Participation Policy

[Sharon Miller (slmiller.325]

>From Sharingwood in Snohomish County, WA:
1. What you do when someone is longer able to participate in the
physical tasks of maintaining your building and grounds. *People who aren't
able to do physical work volunteer instead for other tasks: giving tours of
the community; updating the telephone list; adding up the IOU book for the
pantry, serving on the Community Health Team, etc. My sense is that those
who have lived here for a long time always find a way to contribute.
People also build up social capital over time and I think everyone is happy
to give a 'pass' to those unable to work. *
2.      What you do when someone refuses to take part in getting the
community work done. *This is a problem with only a few people or
households. At one time there was discussion of whether someone could pay
someone else to do their tasks. This idea died quickly! I'm in charge of
team signups this year and after three reminders to sign up, I've dropped
it - as it's easy for someone to sign up and then just simply never do
their assigned task. Better to have willing workers who show up than
unwilling people who never complete their task. *
3.      What are your requirements for participation . *Each person is
supposed to sign up for two teams (although board members and team
coordinators are required to sign up for only one team). Teams vary in
terms of work load. The garden team (of which I'm the coordinator) requires
three hours minimum of work from April-Sept. I would say in general, it's
2-3 hrs a month. The community has three work parties during the year and
it's all hands on deck at that time. Somehow everything gets done -
although some people put in a lot more time than others.*

*Hope this helps!*
*Sharon Miller*
*Sharingwood*

On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 7:00 AM Margo Solod <margosolod [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> very interested in this subject
>
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 4:33 AM <susanfries613 [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > PDX Commons is currently revisiting our Participation Policy for how we
> get
> > the work needed to run our community done.  We would appreciate if you
> > shared your Participation Policy with me directly by email.
> >
> > We are specifically interested in:
> >
> > 1.      What you do when someone is longer able to participate in the
> > physical tasks of maintaining your building and grounds
> > 2.      What you do when someone refuses to take part in getting the
> > community work done
> > 3.      What are your requirements for participation .
> >
> > We are aware of Laird Schaub's upcoming series on Participation and will
> > take part.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Susan Fries, PDX Commons, Portland, OR
> >
> >
> >
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