{"id":125,"date":"2011-06-27T19:39:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T19:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2023-06-18T10:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T10:21:20","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=125","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note June 2023: After having the process described below in place for a long time, we realised that the steps to become a full member need to be reviewed. However, the first three steps are still appropriate. So, if you want to become a member please contact us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2>How to join Oxford Cohousing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1: &nbsp;Find out about cohousing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Check out the following documents if you are interested in becoming a member of Oxford Cohousing:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><a title=\"About us\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=52\">1. Oxford Cohousing: what we want to do<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6em;\" title=\"Cohousing in brief\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=148\">2. Cohousing in Brief: a brief intro to how co-housing works<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=373\">3. Books, Courses and Websites about Cohousing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Come and meet us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=356\">Contact us<\/a> and come along to events, socials and working group sessions to meet us and find out about Oxford Cohousing and how we work.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Step 3: Become an Associate Member.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">For Associate Membership you simply fill out a personal information form, which you can via the <a title=\"Contact\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=356\">contact form<\/a>, and pay your monthly (or annual) fee.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px;\">Step 4:&nbsp;Decide whether to work towards Full Membership<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Full Membership is for potential future residents of the cohousing community who are capable, and willing to commit time to the project. We have a Full Membership Agreement that you will use to decide whether this could be for you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Step 5: Becoming a Full Member: Invest time<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Invest time:<\/span> Come to meetings and get started on some work, whatever you are ready willing and able to do.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ask to be proposed<\/span>: When you decide you want to become a Full Member, ask a Core Group member to propose you at a Core Group meeting. Be prepared for the Core Group to ask you to spend more time getting to know OCH members before they make a decision.<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6em;\">Increase your membership subscription<\/span>: When you have been accepted by the Core Group as a Full Member, increase your payments accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Step 6: Enjoy your Membership<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Enjoy membership, but note that there is a six month mutual trial period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6em;\">For more details about the Oxford Cohousing membership <a title=\"Contact\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk\/?page_id=356\">contact us<\/a> to arrange a meeting&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note June 2023: After having the process described below in place for a long time, we realised that the steps to become a full member need to be reviewed. 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