We’ve rebuilt ecovillage.org together with the global network. Explore each new feature below, with easy guides to help you settle in.
| How to create an account & log in |
| How to set up and manage your profile |
| Understanding your dashboard |
Your dashboard is your home base on the FIC platform. Eeverything you need to manage your presence, connect with others, and stay involved lives here.
Your Profile | Come here to edit or view your profile. This is also where you manage your login, privacy preferences, and membership plan.
My directory listings | Come here to edit your community or organization profiles.
My needs & offers | Manage your needs and offers here.
My courses & webinars | Check out your enrolled courses and webinars here.
Communiversity | Come here to edit and community resource you have published.
My favorites | If you have saved a community, course, or resource you can find it here.
Groups | Explore or manage groups you’ve joined or created. Community Groups are how members organize around shared interests or projects.
Membership | Manage your subscription here.
| Profile types ( Individual, Community & Organization) |
There are three types of profiles you’ll encounter in the directory:
People — An individual member of the platform, whether they’re exploring community living, looking to join, searching for co-founders, already living in one, or offering professional skills.
Community — An intentional community listing: ecovillages, cohousing, co-ops, communes, coliving houses, and more.
Organization — A nonprofit, network, or service provider that supports the intentional community movement.
You can browse all three in the Directory without an account. Creating a profile unlocks the ability to connect, engage, and be found.
| How to filter and search directory |
The directory shows Communities, People, and Organizations. By default, all three are active (shown in green). To narrow by type, click any tab to deselect it — only the highlighted types will appear in results.
Filters let you refine further by location, keywords, and community-specific criteria like development stage, main purpose, governance, and more. Hit Search to apply, or Clear to reset.
The refresh icon next to the keyword field resets the visible map area, useful if you’ve panned around and want results to re-anchor to your location.
To focus on the list without the map, use the Hide Map option.
| How to add a community or organization |
If your community or organization isn’t listed, you can add it directly from the directory by clicking on the “+”.
This will take your to a profile form. Read the submission guidelines before you start and don’t forget to “save draft” as you go.
Profiles can be added by non-members, so long as the information being shared was made public by members of the project.
| How to use match feature |
Profile Match is available to Plus members — it surfaces communities, people or organizations based on compatibility with your own profile, so results reflect not just what’s out there but what fits you.
You will see a percentage for how strong of a match each profile is.
When you adjust your Ideal Community Preferences when editing your profile, your matches will change accordingly.
| What you can find in Needs & Offers |
Needs & Offers is a rich, multi-purpose space — much more than a classifieds board. Here’s a taste of what the community posts.
| How to create a need or offers listing |
To add a Need or Offer you must first be a plus member.
If you already have a free account, log in and visit the membership page to view the membership benefits and buy your plan.
Once you are a plus member, you can add a Need or Offer at ecovillage.org/needs-and-offers/ by clicking the green button “+ Create Needs & Offers”.
You can always manage or create a need or offer in your profile dashboard.
Note: Community Events are included in the Needs & Offers board under the category “Events”.
| How to promote your listing |
Once you have published your Need or Offer you will see three options; Promote, View, and Back to editing.
Tip: If you are purchasing as a business, you can check the box and include
| How to respond to a listing |
When you click on a Need or Offer you will be redirected to a new page where you can read more, save, share or message the post’s author.
To repond to a Need or Offer, select the “message” button under the author’s name.
| What you can find in the Resource Library |
The Resource Library is home to courses, webinars, publications, and toolkits from across the global ecovillage network. Whether you’re brand new to ecovillage living or deepening an existing practice, you’ll find content for every stage — from foundational overviews to specialized topics like resilience, research, and regenerative design.
| How to browse and filter resources |
| How to access a resource |
| How to make the most of your learning |
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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