Cohousing-L Mailing List: Designing a Community Membership Process 5-Week Online Course (Laird Schaub) | Starts October 27th

[Neil Planchon (neil]

Hello everyone,

And here is the third and last… 

Designing a Community Membership Process
5-Week Online Course with Laird Schaub
Starts October 27th

Read more and register here 
https://www.ic.org/designing-a-community-membership-process/

Early bird discount through October 9, 2022: $199
Regular price: $299
Classes are recorded if you miss one.

Overview :: Learn how to attract and cultivate prospective members, retain 
members, explore why people leave, while having difficult yet important 
conversations.

Classes and topics in the Designing a Community Membership Process syllabus 
include:

1st Class: Right relationship between the group and membership
        • the case for a standing membership team
        • myths about membership
        • property rights and social contracts
        • questions you should ask up front

2nd Class: Attracting and cultivating prospective members
        • integrating marketing and cultivation
        • what about renters?
        • what about diversity?

3rd Class: Retaining members
        • orientation
        • integration
        • tending to the garden

4th Class: Exit and loss
        • grieving circles
        • exit interviews
        • involuntary loss of rights
        • options when you want new members but have no openings

5th Class: Difficult yet important conversations
        • qualities you want in members
        • limits of diversity
        • aging in place
        • telling people it’s time to go
        • martyrs and slackers


“Even though I’ve lived in community for almost 20 years, I learned a lot from 
Laird. I’m eager to share ideas that will improve our community’s communication 
going forward. So many ideas were gleaned that we will need to prioritize where 
to start first.” Jackie D

“Laird is direct, complete in his course format, and inclusive of his students 
in group break-outs and engaging with students throughout his lecture. His life 
experience brings a strong foundation to want he is teaching.” Kathryn O’S

“Laird has years of experience and is very generous in sharing this in the 
class. Some of the topics covered made me aware that our community needs to 
prepare for some eventualities that we haven’t thought about. Nice mix of 
handouts, slides and online talk. I have told members of my community that I 
highly recommend the course.” Eleanor de M

Read more and to register visit 
https://www.ic.org/designing-a-community-membership-process/

FIC’s Program Director, Lauren, receives email at events [at] ic.org. Please 
reach out to her with any questions you have. We look forward to building 
community with you. 

Cordially,
Neil Planchon
Swan's Market Cohousing, Oakland CA 
FIC, Coho/US, Coho-L, …