Learn to change

GC (general Circle)

● Aim: overall governance

● Mission: support 3 sub-circles, communicate with the association offices, establish a development strategy, and oversee general operations.

● Participants: a first link (the “leader”), a facilitator, a secretary, and 2 delegates from the FUND, COM, and PROD circles.

FUNDS (financing)

● Aim: fundraising and finance.

● Mission: look for fundraising opportunities, manage organizational finances, and support sub-circles.

PROD (production)

● Aim: create and publish educational resources

● Mission: create “cards 4 democracy”, notebooks, and other resources and support sub-circles.

COM (communication)

● Aim: create a communications strategy and oversee communication.

● Mission: manage the blog and the social networks, and support sub-circles.

CoP (community of practice)

● Aim: to support the community.

● Mission: moderate communications on the online platform of 2000 educators

Further SoFA Reading

“What if people don’t cooperate?” A systemic view of meetings

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We understand difficult situations in meetings better if we take a systemic view of organizations and see incidents as indicators for the whole culture. Find a list of what’s underneath the moment you see.

Aligned and alive. Strategy in decentralized organizations

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How does strategy work in sociocracy? How does strategy work in a horizontal or decentralized organization? Read about a combination of bottom-up and top-down approaches that make a strategy aligned and alive.

How to run an engaging board meeting

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Want a board meeting that is clear and engaging? This article offers a template that helps you prepare and run a refreshing and productive board meeting!