Mission-driven organizations and sociocracy are a great fit. Using sociocracy in nonprofits helps with getting things done – it also helps doing good inside the organization.
By bringing sociocracy to your nonprofit, you can make sure that every voice is heard, decreasing burnout, and increasing effectiveness. Effective structures increase the capacity to further the organization’s vision and mission.
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“(We need) both, the effectiveness as a business and the inclusiveness and equivalence to be aligned with the social values and mission of the social enterprise.”
Gehan Macleod, Galgael
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Learn more about specific organizations through our list of nonprofits using sociocracy.
Sociocracy varies in different organizations in practice. Check out these case studies to learn more in-depth about real-life examples.
Mindfulness first is a nonprofit that promotes mindfulness in schools and beyond.
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Nonprofits using sociocracy often use circle structures for their organization. Circle structures are like interconnected committees that each have a particular area of decision-making responsibility. Organizing in a circle structure balances effectiveness with an equivalence of voice.
Watch this 45-min presentation on sociocracy in nonprofit organizations.
Sociocracy’s meeting structure explained jargo-free to share with your board.
Easy steps to implement sociocracy in your groups
Read how dynamic governance apply to nonprofit organizations
Sociocracy is an alternative form of governance in non-profits that supports broad participation and equity in decision-making.
Collaborative decision-making can be fast and efficient if we have clear guidelines what decisions are made by groups, and what decisions can simply made by a designated person in a role.
How does the nonprofit Sociocracy For All use sociocracy? Our refinements added to sociocracy allow for more flexibility and better community-support. Have a look!
There are organizations, and in them people, who will never see the value in involving employees in shared governance. There are those who, although they feel the growing discomfort of working ‘in the old way’, remain full of fears and doubts about the incomprehensible concept of self-organization.
Despite best intentions, many non-profits still copy the hierarchical structures of corporate businesses and replicate the power systems that are contributing to the societal issues we see. How could nonprofits benefit from self-organization and shared power?