Austin Hepworth
📍 Salt Lake City, UT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Legal servicesMediation or conflict resolution
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Mentoring long term
David S. Broadbent
📍 Santaquin, UT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Plant crops / garden / greenhouseGovernance or decision makingProperty managementRenewable power or electrical
Edward Troy
📍 Glenwood Springs, CO · U.S. rocky mountain region
Mentoring long term
Mario & Maya Castaneda
📍 Los Angeles CA · U.S. California
Youth education
Nicole Hartley Bradford
📍 Sechelt, BC · Canada BC
Mentoring long termGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionGovernance or decision making+5 more
Sky Blue Consults
📍 Chico
Mentoring long termGroup facilitationGovernance or decision makingTeam recreation+5 more
Syeda
📍 Islamabad · Pakistan
Group facilitationMembership or diversityYouth educationMarketing or website+1 more
Aimee Champion
📍 Tacoma WA
Legal servicesMediation or conflict resolution
Alecsander Woodson
📍 U.S. northeast region
Realtor or brokerParticipatory design & architectureZoning & compliance
Allen Butcher
📍 Denver, CO · U.S. rocky mountain region
Legal services
Amanda Griesbach
📍 Victoria, BC
Visioning or development
Amandine Dumont
📍 San Luis, Antioquia, Colombia · South America (Spanish-speaking)
Visioning or developmentTeam recreationYouth educationPlant crops / garden / greenhouse
Ano Hanamana
📍 Pahoa, Hawaii · Pacific Islands
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long term+3 more
Anping Yang
📍 Houston · U.S. Texas
Zoning & complianceBusiness managementFinances or taxesProperty management
Ardell Broadbent
📍 Glenwood Springs, CO · U.S. rocky mountain region
Mentoring long termMediation or conflict resolutionGrant writing
Audrée Morin
📍 Chertsey, QC, Canada
Group facilitationGovernance or decision makingBusiness managementMembership or diversity
Brandon Nørgaard
📍 Folsom, California · U.S. California
Visioning or development
Brenda
📍 Nairobi, Kenya · Africa eastern
Marketing or website
Brett Macdonald
📍 Victoria BC
Group facilitationTeam recreation
Brian Horwitz
📍 Cowichan Valley - Vancouver Island
Realtor or brokerZoning & compliance
Brian Squillace
📍 Portland, Oregon · U.S. Oregon
Participatory design & architectureZoning & compliance
Bruce Nayowith MD
📍 Santa Fe, NM and happy to travel · U.S. southwest region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionInstructor in a craft or art
Charles Durrett
📍 Nevada City, CA
Participatory design & architectureGroup facilitation
Chris Cowan
📍 PA · U.S. northeast region
Group facilitationGovernance or decision making
Christo James Dynega
📍 European Union
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long term+8 more
Christopher Kindig
📍 Baltimore, Maryland · U.S. northeast region
Business managementMarketing or website
Zoning & compliancePlant crops / garden / greenhouseNatural buildingSanitation or water
Clifford Paulin
📍 Potter Valley
Legal servicesGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionZoning & compliance
CoHo BC
📍 BC
Realtor or broker
Community Land Trust Directory
📍 United States · U.S. rocky mountain region
Realtor or broker
Corey Buttry
📍 Berlin, Germany · European Union
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationGovernance or decision making
Dail Croome
📍 Bend, Oregon · U.S. Oregon
Group facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long termGovernance or decision making+5 more
Deborah A
📍 Phoenix, AZ
Mentoring long termGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionGovernance or decision making
Deondra Carter
📍 Louisville, KY (Kentucky) · U.S. southeast region
Marketing or website
Desiree Faraci
📍 Crestone · U.S. rocky mountain region
Realtor or brokerZoning & compliance
Diana Leafe Christian
📍 Black Mountain, NC · U.S. southeast region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionGovernance or decision making+1 more
Dirk Witte
📍 Jasper, AB, Canada
Plant crops / garden / greenhouse
Don Hall
📍 Boulder, CO · U.S. rocky mountain region
Visioning or developmentMentoring long termGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolution+2 more
Don Tipping
📍 OR · U.S. Oregon
Plant crops / garden / greenhouseProperty managementSanitation or waterAnimal husbandry
Dr Brian von Herzen
📍 Sunshine Coast, Australia · Australia
Group facilitationMentoring long termGovernance or decision makingGrant writing+3 more
Erik Bonnett
📍 Bozeman, MT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Participatory design & architectureZoning & compliance
Eva McAbee
📍 Garner, North Carolina · U.S. southeast region
Property managementYouth educationMarketing or website
Forest Meadow
📍 Middle West Pubnico, Nova Scotia · Canada Maritimes
Visioning or developmentRealtor or brokerGrant writingGroup facilitation+6 more
Gayle Ladaran
📍 Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines · U.S. California
Grant writing
Hannah Swenson
📍 U.S. rocky mountain region
Grant writingGroup facilitation
J. Elliott Butler-Cisneros
📍 Charlottesville · U.S. southeast region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMembership or diversity+1 more
Jan Steinman
📍 Powell River, BC
Legal servicesFinances or taxesMentoring long termMembership or diversity+7 more
Jeremiah Castaneda
📍 Rancho Cucamonga, CA · U.S. California
Youth educationNatural buildingAnimal husbandry
Jerome Osentowski
📍 Basalt CO · U.S. rocky mountain region
Participatory design & architecturePlant crops / garden / greenhouseSanitation or water
Jerry Koch-Gonzalez
📍 Amherst, MA · U.S. northeast region
Membership or diversityMentoring long termGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolution+2 more
JIm Costa
📍 Pensacola, Florida · U.S. southeast region
Visioning or developmentBusiness management
Joseph Rodriguez
📍 Boise Id · U.S. rocky mountain region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long term+2 more
Karen McAllister
📍 Bull River, BC
Finances or taxesBusiness management
Visioning or developmentMentoring long termGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolution+2 more
Kate
📍 U.S. northeast region
Group facilitationGovernance or decision makingTeam recreationMembership or diversity
Kavana Tree Bressen
📍 Eugene · U.S. Oregon
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long term+5 more
Leland Beaumont
📍 Middletown, New Jersey · U.S. northeast region
Mediation or conflict resolution
Lori Levinson
📍 Salt Lake City, UT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Realtor or broker
Lowell Perry
📍 Kasilof · U.S. Alaska
Renewable power or electrical
Marta Gradilone Rodriguez
📍 Salt Lake City, UT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Group facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionTeam recreationYouth education
Mashida Shabazz
📍 Laytonville, California · U.S. California
Visioning or developmentMentoring long termMembership or diversityBusiness management+1 more
Mathilde Berthe
📍 Louisville · U.S. southeast region
Participatory design & architecture
Meagan Elaine
📍 Miramichi, New Brunswick
Mentoring long termPlant crops / garden / greenhouse
Michael Lester-Garcia
📍 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico · Mexico
Participatory design & architecture
Neshama Abraham
📍 Boulder, Colorado · U.S. rocky mountain region
Visioning or developmentMentoring long termGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolution+3 more
Nicole Reese
📍 Dulzura
Mediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long termMembership or diversityProperty management+1 more
Noam Dolgin
📍 BC
Realtor or brokerZoning & compliance
Pacific Pattern
📍 Seattle
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitation
Patricia Alvarenga
📍 Rosario, Argentina
Mediation or conflict resolution
Patrick Martin
📍 TN · U.S. southeast region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitation
Permaculture Design Professionals Directory
📍 U.S. northeast region
Plant crops / garden / greenhouse
Visioning or developmentMentoring long termGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolution
Raquel Callis
📍 Spanish Fork UT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Mentoring long termYouth educationAnimal husbandry
Robert Rivello
📍 Trinidad
Mentoring long termGroup facilitationGovernance or decision makingBusiness management+3 more
Ron Rivers
📍 St. Petersburg · U.S. southeast region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationGovernance or decision makingBusiness management+1 more
Rosie Bolen
📍 Gettysburg, PA · U.S. northeast region
Visioning or developmentMediation or conflict resolutionMembership or diversity
Rowdy Meyer
📍 Kansas, USA · U.S. midwest region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long term
Shannon Dobbs
📍 U.S. southwest region
Business managementProperty managementMarketing or websiteParticipatory design & architecture
Shawn Alvandi
📍 Florida · U.S. California
Plant crops / garden / greenhouseNatural buildingSanitation or waterRenewable power or electrical+1 more
Sheila Taylor
📍 Georgetown, SC (South Carolina) · U.S. southeast region
Grant writing
Spiel Meister
📍 Santaquin, UT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Team recreationYouth education
Ted Bueller
📍 Portland, OR · U.S. Oregon
Membership or diversityLegal servicesProperty management
Teri Grunthaner
📍 Lawrence, Kansas · U.S. midwest region
Group facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionTeam recreation
Thomas Bath
📍 Salt Lake City, UT · U.S. rocky mountain region
Visioning or developmentZoning & complianceParticipatory design & architecture
Thomas Leonard
📍 Asheville · U.S. southeast region
Plant crops / garden / greenhouseParticipatory design & architecture
Tristan Holme
📍 Garden Route, South Africa · Africa eastern
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionMentoring long term
Viv Slack
📍 Wales, United Kingdom · united-kingdom
Group facilitationMediation or conflict resolutionGovernance or decision making
Willa Rose
📍 Mountain Home, ID · U.S. rocky mountain region
Mediation or conflict resolutionBusiness managementAnimal husbandry
Yana Ludwig
📍 Warrenton, OR
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMentoring long termGovernance or decision making+1 more
Yonas Jongkind
📍 Nanaimo · Canada BC
Finances or taxesZoning & complianceParticipatory design & architecture
Zev Paiss
📍 Boulder · U.S. rocky mountain region
Visioning or developmentGroup facilitationMediation or conflict resolution
A new collaboration option
ICmatch is partnering with SpiritDAO
ICmatch is also partnering with SpiritDAO to offer members a free way to explore additional support for community formation and collaboration. SpiritDAO provides governance, communication, and record-keeping options, with tools that can also assist with financial management. You can learn more through the ICmatch Team Up page. I have personally reviewed and vetted SpiritDAO and its founder.
For consultants and founders
Guides
Beyond ICmatch
Additional Intentional Community Consultant List
Combined independent consultant database: This listing of intentional community consultants combines listings by the Foundation for Intentional Community, the Cohousing Association of the United States, Global Ecovillage Network, Upwork, and LinkedIn. Having these combined from several databases simplifies your search for the best fit. It currently covers primarily the U.S. and Canada.
IC Consultant Groups in Canada
There are unique cultural aspects and legal frameworks available in Canada that are beneficial for ICs. Co-operatively owned condominiums/strata are becoming increasingly popular.
- CoHo BC: BC-based services focused on small and large housing acquisition
- Cohousing Development Consulting: BC-based services focused on new large housing developments
- LiveWell Cohousing: BC-based services focused on new large housing developments
- Cohousing Options Canada: Ontario-based services focused on new large housing developments
- Canadian Cohousing Network: variety of Canada-wide directories of services, properties, and events
- Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada: lists regional federations and provides business services
IC Consultant Groups in the U.S.
The following organizations have excellent resources for training and list consultants for intentional communities. Contact those closest to you, to get advice relevant to the restrictions and opportunities available in your specific area.
- Foundation for Intentional Communities: nationwide map of ICs, ads for professional services, courses, and workshops
- CoHoUSing: nationwide directories of professional consultants organized by state, as well as community seekers and events
- Cohousing Solutions: west-coast full suite of services focused on new large housing developments
- National Association of Housing Cooperatives: listing of institutions and consultants offering financial, legal, management, and other services