Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: start up

[HeidiNYS (HeidiNYS]

Dear TnA,

Congratulations on startup....  
We had several tools.
One is called the TimeLine Game.....   someone here'll know from whence it 
emanated [??]  and have input both pro & con.  We moved in five years ago 
[after 
meeting for seven] so my memory's a bit dusty.  As I recall, it allowed us to 
see how our different tasks interacted:  land/permits/money/finding 
members..... finding members.... finding members, [where & how to do this is a 
major 
taks]....  etc. 
 I think we had each item on a piece of construction paper,  able to both 
adhere to and be moved on a backing.  So we could see the impact of changing 
one 
factor on the others.  
We also  had:
A lot of tolerance for meetings, 
Folks who were 'burning souls' dedicated to making this happen;
all liked and provided at various times Good Food, 
and perhaps of paramount import: had Senses of Humor.  
Best,
Ruth Samuels Hirsch, 
Cantines Island CoHo

Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 21:05:34 GMT
From: timnabby [at] juno.com
Subject: [C-L]_starting up - what to do firs
Hi!

We've started a cohousing group in NJ, (our second meeting is tomorrow) and 
I'm trying to figure out what we should be doing now, and what we should be 
waiting to do until after we reach some sort of critical mass, so I thought I'd 
ask how each of your started.

We have done some flyers, and advertised it to friends and acquaintances, but 
although there is a lot of work to do to get this going, we don't really know 
where to start.

Does it make sense to create mission/vision statements at this point?
Does it make sense to go to county planning meetings and talk to the planners 
about cohousing when we don't even know what county we're interested in, or 
how long it will be until we have enough serious interest to decide?

Thanks,
Abby
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