The profile 'Background and visions' allows you to define your personal background, family and professional situation, as much as your vision and quest for your future. This information is translated into all languages instantly and shown on the profile page. The list find partner allows other users - whether they be upcoming or established projects - to search for partners who fit perfectly to work on their utopia together. Edit your 'Background and visions' profile Go to 'find partner' list … Read more
General
Create a user profile
You are welcome to register on the site and create your profile. You will then be represented on all affiliated websites and will also be able to use most of the features offered by them. Your user profile which will be found with the simple url ‘sites.ecovillage.org/user/my-name’. By using all related features you will be able to transform your profile into a personal dynamic web presence. The additional profile ‘background and visions’ will help you to find partners for … Read more
Newsletter
You can now subscribe to the free GEN newsletter and join thousands of people following the exciting developments in the global ecovillage community. Simply click here to sign up. … Read more
Document your projects best practice
The Global Eco village Network developed a questionnaire which reflects key parameters for monitoring best practices of Eco village living. All regional networks around the globe were closely involved in the development to make sure it fit to all regional and cultural specifics. Filling in this questionnaire helps to reflect your projects best practices and is also very valuable data for our users and the promotion of the Eco village movement on a political level. We ask all projects to please … Read more
Building up a group Finding and then presenting the team, while using co-working features
Any user can get friend of projects he/she likes. Then the user picture will appear in the list of friends, while the project is also listed in the ‘friendship box’ under ‘my projects‘. Most important: An email notification will be send out to the user, for every new content the project publishes on the website. All friends will stay connected and updated. When a co-operation with other users is about to start, the project administrators can add them to the project … Read more
Publish project content
All possible entries: activities, resources or posts in take part can be directly connected to a project. That way they get listed in the project space, while the project is always pointed out next to the content. Notifications of new entries will be sent to all friends of the project. All members and collaborators of a project are able to create project content by referencing the project in the form. Later any project member will be able to edit project content, even if it was created by … Read more
Starting with a dream
Any Eco village started with a dream. You are more than welcome to use the project form tagged as dream for posting your airy vision of an Eco village you would like to see created. Others might get inspired or feel in resonance. Any user can connect to your dream. The group building feature allows you to define a team. In co-operation and mutual support you might than be able to bring your dream into the next state of evolution. Share your dream project See all dreams of projects … Read more
Project evolution
As project evolution you define the actual state of your project development. From a airy dream to a focused initiative to under construction, where things get realized in substance, until established. The state of transforming allows to define projects in process of redefinition or need of support. … Read more
Project classification
All project are classified by two data fields. The 'primary project type' defines the very essence of its characteristic, selected of multiple types of sustainable settlements, organizations or cultural/educational projects. Additionally several categories of a simplified structure can be chosen, allowing to define additional aspects. In 'find projects' projects can be listed by the selected categories. Find projects by category … Read more
Setting up a project
After creating your user account you are welcome to set up one or even several projects by filling the 'create project' form. Directly you dispose of a project space with the url 'sites.eco village.org/name-of-my-project', where the presentation and all project related content is accessible. After approval of our moderator the project will be presented in the relevant listings of all our affiliated websites around the globe. Create a projectSee your projects … Read more
