Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Mac Thomson (macthomson![]() |
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 08:12:06 -0800 (PST) |
We’ve been using Mosaic for several years now. It has been a huge upgrade to our community information flow and bookkeeping. Sean has been amazing in helping get the software to fit some of our unique challenges. Thank you Sean! -- Mac Thomson Heartwood Cohousing Southwest Colorado http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance." - Robert Quillen ********************************************************** > On Jan 7, 2024, at 10:56 AM, Sean Davey via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] > cohousing.org> wrote: > > hi Steve, > > you're right, some of the code is specific to cohousing (e.g. meal system) > but most of it could be useful to almost any type of community. I do host a > couple of sites for non-cohousing groups who have found out about Mosaic from > cohousers. > > the origin of Mosaic is simply that I had written this code for my own > cohousing community and thought I could provide it to other communities > without much effort (ha!). I'm interested in communities helping each other > in the same way that members within a community help each other. Since making > it available, I've added tons of functionality at the request of other > communities which has made it even more useful to more people. cohousing.site > <http://cohousing.site/> <http://cohousing.site/ <http://cohousing.site/>>, > and sites.community, are the early domains I secured for the sites (which can > also use domains owned by a community). The site is focused on cohousing but > at some point I'd like to add material that is focused on all types of > communities. > > There's a reason the name Mosaic is used by so many different things, it's > nicely evocative of a melange of different people. I'm very open to changing > the name. The name itself is not important to the sites. Years ago I thought > about changing it to Contigo but that has the same search engine problem as > Mosaic. The best way to have an easily found thing is to invent a new name. > Please let me know if you have any suggestions. > > best, > Sean > > >> Thank you, Sean for sharing what, at first glance, appears to be an >> outstanding solution that could, perhaps, be applied to many different kinds >> of communities, not necessarily those "certified" as cohousing communities. >> I'm thinking of residential complexes that are looking to help engage more >> with their residents and have them engage more with each other to make those >> communities function better. >> >> If you don't mind, can you tell us more about the genesis and intentions of >> cohousing.site <http://cohousing.site/> <http://cohousing.site/ >> <http://cohousing.site/>>? >> >> Steve Katz >> Lexington KY >> >> Sat 1/6/2024 10:46 AM >> Hi Julie, >> >> I'm the author of Mosaic, software for helping cohousing communities. The >> software, hosting, modifications, and new features are all free. There are >> also self-hosting options and everything is open source. >> >> Here are some of the features: >> • facebook-like news feed >> • unlimited calendars with reminders and sign ups >> • contact list of people and households with bios and pictures >> • groups/teams/committees with calendars, documents, minutes, etc. >> • support for subgroups (useful for sociocracy) >> • unlimited email lists >> • document storage and organization >> • decision making module with support for proposals, agendas, meetings, >> online voting, history, etc. >> • work tracking >> • photo gallery >> • online discussions >> • online surveys >> • notices ("For Sale", "Free Garden Produce", "Free Items", "Help Wanted", >> "Help Available", "Wanted to Buy", "Wanted for Free", "To Trade") >> • shared lists (e.g. lost and found, recommendations, recipes, movies) >> • full accounting system (with automatic invoicing of meals, guest room >> usage, HOA dues, etc.) >> • common meal calendar integrated with accounting and full reporting >> • private household pages with contacts, notes, recipes, todo list, >> accounting history, common meal history >> • private household calendars >> >> more info at https://cohousing.site <https://cohousing.site/> >> <https://cohousing.site/ <https://cohousing.site/>> <https://cohousing.site/ >> <https://cohousing.site/>> >> >> best, >> Sean > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info <http://l.cohousing.org/info>
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- Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Julie R, January 6 2024
- Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Sean Davey, January 6 2024
- Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Steven Katz, January 6 2024
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Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Sean Davey, January 7 2024
- Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Mac Thomson, January 8 2024
- Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community JoAnna Allen, January 9 2024
- Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Steven Katz, January 10 2024
- Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Diane Craig, January 10 2024
- Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community Sean Davey, January 10 2024
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