The Findhorn Foundation Story

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The Findhorn Foundation Story
by Robin Alfred Director Findhorn Consultancy
Service
For North and Beyond, July 26, 2007
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The Findhorn Foundation

• was founded in 1962
• is a spiritual and educational community, located
  in northern Scotland
• is non-denominational, with no formal creed,
  doctrine, or guru
• runs residential workshops for 2,500 people/year,
  drawn from over 40 countries
• welcomes another 10,000 guests/year
• has an annual income of 1.6 million
• owns 2.5 million assets
• has 100 staff and dependents, and a wider
  community of 400 friends and supporters in the
  area
• is at the heart of a developing eco-village
• is an NGO recognised by the UN, working on
  "values" and "sustainability

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Masculine Will Task   (Peter Caddy)
Feminine Love Process (Eileen Caddy)
Co-creation with Nature Wisdom Relationship
(Dorothy McLean)
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• Ecovillages have the goal of being reasonably
  sustainable, in the sense of putting high
  priority on-
• local, organic food production
• renewable energy systems
• permaculture design
• ecological building
• ecological waste water treatment facilities
• social and family support
• cultural diversity
• innovative, inclusive, deep democratic decision
  making
• procedures
• sustainable economics
• localisation,
• complementary currencies, Lets
• transdisciplinary education
• holistic health

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The economic story from 1972-2006
Assets less Loans Net Assets All in ooos.
Footnote In addition over 5 million per annum
is spent, and 400 jobs are supported by the
Foundation, its guests and its business arm, New
Findhorn Directions, within the Highlands and
Islands local region.
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Principles underpinning the evolution of The
Findhorn Foundation
  Clarity of purpose   Volunteerism Organic
growth   Positive Thinking Trust Integral
Leadership
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Model of Integral Leadership - Fig. 1
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