Bringing Neighbors Together

VillageCo is a startup nonprofit bringing a new civic club model, called Villages, into neighborhoods.

Villages are community-led, self-sustaining groups with a purpose of promoting connections, holding space for meaningful conversations, and generating local engagement.

VillageCooperative

VillageCollaborative

VillageCorporation

VillageConnector

VillageCollective

We're all of them. We're VillageCo

Here, we practice community leadership.

Time To Rally!

Dear Villagers — past, present, and future,

We’re so excited to invite you to our very first Village Volunteer Rally & Fair — a gathering to celebrate you — the hearts, hands, and minds who have helped shape VillageCo into what it is today, and who will carry it forward.

🗓 Date: Monday, May 12th
🕓 Time: 4–5 PM PDT / 7–8 PM EST
📍 Where: Zoom (registration required)
🔗 RSVP here

Together, we’ll share stories from the journey so far, acknowledge the incredible contributions of our volunteers, and look ahead to what’s blooming on the horizon. Whether you’ve been walking with us from the beginning or are just curious about joining our circles, this is for you.

✨ Expect warm connections, moments of reflection, and a few surprises along the way.

Let’s come together to honor what we’ve built—and dream into what’s next.

With gratitude,

The VillageCo Team

“Many hands, one circle.”

Our Vision

A Locally connected world

Our Mission

To expand our capacity for community with simple tools and practices that deepen connections

Our Practice

Village Members practice activities such as gathering, sharing, and taking roles. These practices are known to build a sense of belonging and connection within existing communities.

Our Village Gathering Model provides a space for this practice on a regular and local basis.

Village Building In Progress!

20 Builders, 6 months, 5 Coaches, 1 Toolkit

Our Pilot Village Builders Cohort is putting our Village Gathering Model to the test!

Tell Me More About Village Building!

About Us

Our Toolkit

Once you get people together, what then? How do we create and hold space that is open to all people and ideas?

A key 2024 project is to bring our toolkit (currently in Beta) to a Version 1 for public release. The toolkit includes everything a group needs to organize a Village in their community, from software to agendas. It's been crafted over the years with input from dozens of community organizers working in a variety of settings.

Our Journey

What makes Village different? How have we learned from our past community building experiences?

Village was born years ago and nurtured by the passions and work of many individuals who came together in 2020 during the COVID lockdowns. What emerged was something none of us could have done alone. Look below for a list of our co-creators.

Click here for a short 4- minute video outlining our history and milestones of the last few years.

Our Work

How are we bringing Village into the world?

This video is from our August 2024 Supporter Update call where we provided an update on our work and current needs.

Our approach is informed by Asset Based Community Development, Sociocracy, and Open Space Technology.

Check out our MeetVillage.org website for more details on how the Village Gathering Model works, and what it's like for participants.

NOTE: This website is currently in development!

Meet Village

In The Media

Podcast Interview

Village Co-Founder Jason Sears is interviewed by Village In The City founder, Mark McKergrow in this podcast to talk about the Village, how it works, our social gathering model, and what we've learned so far.

Listen to the Podcast here

Feature in The Big Idea Lab

Feeling Alone and Disconnected? It Might be Time to Join a Village

"As the world has grown larger, so have the cracks that people can fall into. The Village Revolution is all about stitching our communities back together and shrinking those cracks."

Read The Article on LinkedIn

"VillageCo is an innovative effort to reconnect our neighborhoods and heal our social fabric."
- Seth Kaplan

To learn more about this importance of neighborhoods, visit Seth Kaplan's website.

Village Projects

Operating since April 2020, Village Seattle has over 80 members who gather virtually once a week, and in-person monthly. Our members regularly host events including hikes, volunteering opportunities, and potlucks.

Find Us On Meetup

Village Nomad is the only Village run by VillageCo, and serves as both a social gathering space for volunteers, and a practice space for Village Builders.

NOTE: Village Nomad gatherings periodically at different times and days of the week. For a list of upcoming gatherings, click here (TBD).

In 2024, a group of 20 Village Builders are working to bring apply a version 1 of our Village Building Toolkit in their own neighborhoods and community.

This pilot project is an effort to study the effectiveness of our model and tools in a variety of environments.

More about the Builders Cohort

Operating since August 2022, Village Boise is just getting started! We've had monthly potlucks and gatherings in the park and at our winter home at the Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship. Request an invite here.

Village Family is an idea to use the Gathering Program in a family reunion-style event. 8 Family gatherings have been conducted virtually with two families.