Sociocracy For All

Sociocracy For All

Institute for Peaceable Communities, Inc.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Democracy & Civil societyEducationCommunity development
AssociationInternational reach
Profile last updated: May 5, 2026

About

Sociocracy For All is a non-profit association based in Amherst, United States working on democracy & civil society, education, community development.

Sociocracy For All is a nonprofit membership organisation that makes sociocracy, a consent-based and circle-based model of decision-making and governance, accessible worldwide. It offers training, consulting, facilitation, mentoring and coaching for organisations, communities and schools, and shares learning materials, books and resources. Its work includes communities of practice, a youth initiative called NextGEN, and language groups in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Its members span topics such as cooperatives, intentional communities and permaculture. The organisation is run as a member-supported nonprofit social enterprise, funded mainly through donations, and it provides scholarships for students who need them. It is based in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, and operates internationally.

Location

Amherst, United States

Organisation type

Association

Legal name

Institute for Peaceable Communities, Inc.

Focus areas

sociocracygovernancedecision-makingeducationintentional communitiescohousingtraining

Languages

ENDEFRITESPT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyEducationCommunity development

Works for

StudentsYouthCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingDirect services

Programmes

NextGEN

Children & Youth

Youth initiative with groups in all five regions of the Global Ecovillage Network, promoting youth-led collective impact.

Organizational Learners Program

Democracy & Civil society

Program for organisations learning and implementing sociocracy.

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateMembershipShop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Global Ecovillage Network, Foundation for Intentional Community, New Economy Coalition, Systems Change Alliance

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