FAQ

Jason: I start by acknowledging that Village isn’t for everyone. That’s why I start by saying “do you want to know your neighbors?” or “do you like the idea of meeting more neighbors?” These questions bring in a field of thoughts and ideas that align closely with our intention in building local connections.

From there, I encourage people to speak from their own passion and experience, e.g. “I’m involved with this organization that’s helping neighbors come together using a gathering model” or “I attended this thing called Village and enjoyed meeting people there!”

And finally, you get to the “ask”, or the reason you may be talking to someone about Village. It could be to invite them to attend, or to enlist their help in starting a Village. “I’m looking for folks who like this idea and who want to help get something going in our neighborhood. Would you be interested?” or “I’m a part of a Village Builders program and am looking for a few people to help me by attending the local gatherings. Is that something you’d consider?”

We get asked this a lot! Our vision at VillageCo is a locally connected world. We are addressing the challenges and barriers holding us back from being connected locally, which we see as two-fold:
1) we lack spaces we can go to where we can meet people locally, and
2) we lack ways of connecting that ease social anxieties and allow for genuine connection.

Our 2025 strategy is about putting our Village Gathering model to the test, which addresses these two challenges head-on. We recruit Village Builders to implement the Village model in their areas & then we learn alongside their experiences - what worked, what we can do better. Throughout the Builders cohort, we offer weekly live support calls, guides, support materials, and practice spaces for Builders to learn facilitation skills.

Our hope is that as we grow, we can offer these simple tools and practices to many inspired Village Builders - helping create more Villages everywhere - leading to a world that feels more connected at the local level.