Our Vison

Communities are fundamental to our wellbeing. Our vision is that happy communities are everywhere.

Happy Communities are places where we live, play and work; places where we know each other, are connected, feel we belong and care for each other’s wellbeing. Happy Communities are fundamental for our safety, physical and mental health and our general happiness because we know we live in a place where we have the support of our fellow citizens. 

Would you like to become a Happy Community Builder, or maybe you already are?

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Who is a Happy Community Builder?

A Happy Community Builder is someone who:

  • Is involved in supporting community-driven change;
  • Believes you can accomplish together with other community builders, more than you can accomplish alone;
  • Knows that collectively we already have everything we need to make fundamental change;
  • Shares your individual talents, efforts, strengths, assets and vision with other community builders;
  • Recognizes community members share responsibility for making happy communities locally, regionally, nationally and globally;

If  these qualities sound like you, then we invite you to become a member of Happy Community Builders where we:

  • Support each other to be more effective today in the individual work we do and
  • Change the future so that Happy Communities are the normal lived experience for citizens around the world.


Why Be Part of Happy Community Builders?

Meet Others Around the World Just Like You

Once a month - Share ideas about all things community in Coffee Connections.

Every day - Connect with other Happy Community Builders in Groups, by chat or video

Workshops - Learn from other Happy Community Builders who share their expertise.

Meet people from around the world who are working to make happier communities.

Co-Create some powerful magic: Get involved in a group and combine your magic with theirs to create something even more powerful.

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Be Part of Something Big

We have a dream. Our dream is that Community Builders from around the world come play together, and together, we can connect, shift perspectives, and co-create so that happy communities flourish.

Together, we can help put humanity on a happier path while supporting each other in our individual work..

Be Inspired

Every day, there are new ideas showing up on Happy Community Builders. There are conversations, workshops, articles, podcasts, and special interest groups.

Join in and contribute and discover how other community builders are sharing their experiences, wisdom and ideas


Access the Wisdom and Experience of Others

 Together, we have hundreds of years of experience in every kind of conceivable community building. As a member of Happy Community Builders, you get to share in this experience. 

Some of the resources you will find

Workshops

  • Marketing - an ethical way to build awareness
  • How to create real change in community
  • How to make presentations that persuade
  • How to build happier communities
  • Prosocial - a tool for creating consensus
  • Importance of Intergenerational conversations
  • The Secrets to attracting volunteers

Groups

  • Kitchen Tok for Getting people out of isolation
  • Creating Intergenerational connections
  • 13 Grandmother moons talking circle - First nation and non aboriginals talking together
  • Happy Community Builders development

Library and articles

  • Great finds that support community builders

Regular Conversations

  • Monthly Coffee Connections where inspiring ideas are shared
  • Group chats 
  • Talking Circles

And best of all, you can reach out to individuals who have specialized expertise and start a conversation. 


We Help Each Other

There are incredible people at the Happy Community Builders. Almost any situation you have run into, someone else has as well and is willing to support you while you deal with it. At Happy Community Builders, our nature is to care.

We care about and for each other.

We Practice what we preach

  •     We welcome difference - It makes us richer
  •      We connect with each other -It makes us stronger
  •     We belong to a community that supports each other
  •     We care about each others success and support them in achieving it
  •     We share our resources so that each of us has enough to succeed
  •     We co-create new ways of solving problems


Our Organization

We are a Non-Profit Co-Operative owned by Happy Community Builder Members. 

It's for the members, by the members, to the members

Who Belongs in Happy Community Builders

You Belong IF

In your own way, you are making a community a more connected, belonging and caring community. 

  And you want to be part of something bigger. 

What does it cost to be a member of  

Happy Community Builders?

 We do need money to cover all the costs. 

Try us out free for 30 days

You will get more out of Happy Community Builders if you pay

When you become a paid member after 30 days, you will

  • Be a cooperative shareholder with voting rights
  • Have a say in the objectives for the organization
  • Have access to all the resources
  • Be able to connect with all the members
  • Be part of changing how the world experiences community

Our fees are modest and if you really can't pay, then let us know. We will scholarship you. We value you as a member because of the good work you do in your community. Just send me a note at [email protected]

Choose between an individual plan or a plan for your whole organization

Thank you

By being a member of Happy Community Builders, you are part of a unique community of people who connect, share and care about our collective abilities to make our communities are more socially connected, belonging and caring. Thank you for joining us in our mission to make the world happier by making communities happier.