Sunday, August 22, 2010

Community Investor Benefits*

One Community investment is a unique investment opportunity because you don't have to pay for the land, your labor is on site and contributing to keeping building costs down, and you are investing in a community that not only manages your investment but also creates the unparalleled value. Becoming a community investor about partnering with One Community so you purchase an investment property or vacation home at a fraction of the expense and with none of the hassel.

Community Investors are people investing in the 'surface' of the community by building structures for personal use and/or rental. Community Investors benefit by having access to One Community, not having to pay for land, not having to pay for property management or improvements, increased structure value as the community grows, and reduced building costs based on community participation in the building process.

Community Investors benefit One Community by providing structures and revenue and increasing property value for the Property Owner(s).

Community Investors can be Community Members building their own living structures, as well as additional community businesses, or they can be outside investors wishing to build summer vacation residences, temporary housing for themselves, or strictly investment/timeshare properties that One Community manages.

The Community Investors of One Community are invited to participate as much as they are willing in the community process including the consensus meetings, where they are Participants, but not Voting Members, unless they are also Community Members.

Community Investors are responsible for any property taxes assessed on their structures and fall under the general Entrepreneurial Distribution of Funds structure.









* This page acts as an overview and introduction to One Community and is subject to change.  This is not a legally binding contract, document or agreement.
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Becoming a Community Member*

This blog is the first iteration of what has now become www.OneCommunityGlobal.org, please visit that site for all the most current details on this project. 


Just be you. Speak your heart and your mind, accept and love your fellow human beings, and live in communion with the rest of us consciously and conscientiously. We welcome you to One Community.


BECOMING A COMMUNITY MEMBER
Becoming a part of One Community is a four stage process of sponsorship designed to identify a good fit between the individual and the community. The sponsor is responsible for their "guest" until the person becomes a full Community Member with sponsorship rights of their own. Expectations of being a Community Member are at the bottom of this page.


One Community is a unique and special place providing unparalleled opportunity and support for growth and abundance in all aspects of a person's life. As such it is important that we identify people who would be a good fit with our philosophy and our mission, vision and purpose. Because our community operates on team work, consensus and entrepreneurship, it is also important that everyone who joins One Community be dedicated to genuine community as well as the entrepreneurial model; this is essential for One Community to thrive. 

In order to become a member of One Community, you must first be sponsored by an existing Community Member. Once sponsored by an existing member, you will be asked to go through a four step process: interview, invitation, trial period, and if all goes well, you will be granted full membership by the consensus of the existing community members. Until you become a full member, you will be considered a "Guest."

Interview:
The interview stage is between the sponsor and the community and consists of the sponsor sharing why they feel their Guest should be considered for an invitation; it includes reviewing answers to the community membership questionnaire filled out by the Guest and discussing details like housing, community work needs, etc. If consensus is reached an invitation is extended to the Guest for a 2-4 week stay in One Community.

Invitation:
The invitation stage of becoming a Community Member is the opportunity for a Guest to get to know the community and the community to get to know the Guest. During the Guest's invitation and trial period they are treated just like a Community Member with the only exception being that they are not voting members in the consensus process and any conflicts and/or issues with the Guest are handled through and by their Sponsor first, and the community second, with the Sponsor fully responsible for the actions of their Guest. The community conducts two formal interviews of the Guest during the invitation stage; one interview at the beginning (or before) the Guest starts their stay and one interview in the final few days of the stay. At the end of the Guest's stay the community votes by consensus whether or not the guest is invited to become a part of the community on a trial basis.

Trial Period:
The trial period for new Community Members is 3 months from the date they first became a part of the community and requires consensus to remove the new person from this point on. During the trial period, new members are not allowed to sponsor Guests or vote in the consensus process but they are treated as Community Members in every other way.

Community Membership:
Welcome as a full Community Member! This should be a completely anticlimactic moment by now but it still means that the new member is now part of the consensus process and can sponsor new Guest's of their own. You won't need to consider yourself family because you'll feel it.

Expectations of Community Members:
The number one expectation of all Community Members is participation in creating and maintaining genuine community and the culture of One Community. New members are encouraged and incentivized to engage in entrepreneurial ventures but not required to do so. Community Contribution will always be 40 hours a week unless otherwise agreed upon by consensus. The most common way to achieve consensus reduction of  Community Contribution hours is by providing revenue for the community through a community business (see "Community Contribution and Work Incentives").

Respect and appreciation for each other's talents and passions and sharing these passions (playing music, teaching art, telling stories, watching children, healing modalities, etc.) is an essential part of community contribution and the growth experience that is One Community. Equally important is supporting your growth, and the growth of fellow community members, by taking advantage of the classes and activities they lead or contribute. Community members should also make every effort possible to join in other community building and sharing activities like meals, the consensus process, and other organized social activities.

* This page acts as an overview and introduction to One Community and is subject to change.  This is not a legally binding contract, document or agreement.
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Community Member Benefits

One Community is a unique opportunity for Community Members because it is a place of personal growth and expression, a place of financial opportunity, and a place of true acceptance and love. We come together to influence the world through our success, teamwork, and the sharing of our gifts. To truly understand what One Community is to its members, read the following pages first:

Community Members are the people who actually live in the community and attend to the maintenance and sustainability of the community. Community members may choose to be Community Investors and/or Property Owners also because they benefit most from, and have the greatest investment in, One Community as it is through their community contribution that they keep the community thriving. They are collectively responsible for all the decision making, growing of food, tourism, education, organizNY Timesing events and everything involved in evolving the community and living the philosophy of One Community; keeping the community prospering as a conscientious and beautiful place to live, visit and grow. Community Members ARE One Community and their commitment to genuine community is what makes One Community a unique and transformational undertaking.

Even though some Community Members may not have an upfront financial investment in One Community, all Community Members are considered investors because without them One Community would be just another investment property. Community Members are the living embodiment of the One Community philosophy and the heartbeat of what makes this place special and sacred. They are also the 'sweat labor' and brain power that continually increases the value of Community Investor's structures and Property Owner's property.

Community Members, as the foundation of One Community, are responsible for consistently keeping One Community growing and have the Right of First Refusal on all property or structure sales associated with One Community.

Click here to read details on community growth projections.









* This page acts as an overview and introduction to One Community and is subject to change.  This is not a legally binding contract, document or agreement.
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Visiting One Community

This blog is the first iteration of what has now become www.OneCommunityGlobal.org, please visit that site for all the most current details on this project. 


One Community is designed to be a tourist destination for spiritual seekers, nature lovers, corporate executives, eco-home enthusiasts, artists, the general public, weekend warriors, and interested investors and provides a diverse selection of activities to appeal to each of these groups. People desiring to visit One Community will have day pass options, overnight stay options, and festival options.

Day Passes (2012)
Day pass options are the farthest off because we need the infrastructure to create the draw and justify charging for a day at One Community. That said, once One Community is thriving it will have 5 complete pods and a community of 80-100 full time Community Members and 20-30 seasonal members. The pods will be attractions in and of themselves as they will each consist of 8-15 single or double residences intelligently designed and themed after one of the five elements with a population of part and full-time artists offering their wares from small shops that are part of their homes.

Think of it like a year round festival/renaissance faire atmosphere. Daily classes, swimming, picnicking, dining on home grown food, touring the eco building options, horseback riding, hiking, adventure tours and just walking the property and looking at the art will all be options for a Day Pass holder.


Overnight Stay Options (2011)
Visitors will have a selection of eco-homes to choose for their stay or the option of luxury accommodations at The Center of Peace. Eco-homes from different pods will be completely different with their own feel and look creating a Bucca Di Beppo "Pope Room" exclusivity appeal that will bring people back again and again to try out the different room options or to stay in their favorite one. These homes will be complete homes with kitchens, full bath, etc. The Center of Peace offers a different type of stay with top of the line rooms in the central building of the community. These rooms will be more like what you'd expect at the Hilton only with bed and breakfast service, private patios, easy access to hot tubs, pool, dining, and live music. They won't have their own kitchens and will instead be a full service stay experience including meals, massage, all classes, tours, etc.

The Center of Peace will be the first building completed so overnight stay options will be available winter 2011.


Festival Options (2011)
Festival options are still under discussion as we want to be absolutely sure we honor and protect the land and the property so the size and theme of festivals is of huge consideration. Whether or not festivals are going to be a part of One Community will be discussed in 2011.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Elevated Levels of Consciousness and Community

This blog is the first iteration of what has now become www.OneCommunityGlobal.org, please visit that site for all the most current details on this project. 


One of the most powerful aspects of genuine community is that it is defined by elevated levels of consciousness and spirituality. These levels of consciousness have been studied extensively, identifying how people transition through the levels to the highest level of consciousness called enlightenment. This page is meant as a reference point for the 3 most universally accepted and intensely studied explanations of human consciousness and spiritual growth in relation to community building and living in genuine community.


"Enlightenment is simply remembering who you really are."
~ Nanice Ellis ~

The three explanations of human consciousness and spirituality development are Professor James Fowler's "Stages of Faith Development," Dr. Scott Peck's "Stages of Spiritual Growth," and Professor Clare Graves "Spiral Dynamics System of Values Evaluation and Evolution." The links below are highly recommended and lead to detailed explanations of all three systems so they need not be discussed here and we can focus on how this relates to community building and living in genuine community.

Professor James Fowler: Stages of Faith Development


Professor Clare Graves: Values Evaluation and Evolution

I've spent the last 6 years studying and applying Graves Values Progression for coaching, negotiation and better understanding of human psychology. Fowler's and Peck's systems were introduced in just the last year to me but aligned with the Graves model perfectly. The reason I mention these systems here is because there ARE stages of development and ascending the levels of all three systems can be facilitated.

"Knowing yourself is to be rooted in Being, instead of lost in your mind."
~ Eckhart Tolle ~

Higher levels of consciousness facilitate genuine community building and genuine community facilitates higher levels of consciousness. Peck shares the results of his research community building with groups of 10 to 100's in his book  The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace saying "Does this mean, then that a true community is a group of all Stage IV (highest level, enlightened) people?  Paradoxically the answer is yes and no. It is no because the individual members are hardly capable of growing so rapidly as to totally discard their customary styles of thinking when they return from the group to their usual worlds. But it is yes because in community the members have learned how to behave in a Stage IV manner in relation to one another. Among themselves they all practice the kind of emptiness, acceptance, and inclusiveness that have characterized the behavior of mystics throughout the ages."

The architects of One Community have experienced this as well and this is the reason we are building One Community. We wish to live in this environment all the time and invite others to share the experience; to learn, grow, thrive and discover the magnificence of who you really are.


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