One Community Global

What One Community Global does

One Community Global (legally One Community Inc.) is a 501(c)3 non-profit think tank founded in 2011 and headquartered in the United States (San Gabriel, CA per firmographic record), structured as a 100%-volunteer organization. It develops and free-shares open source sustainability blueprints across seven pillars — Highest Good Food, Energy, Housing, Education, Economics, Society, and Stewardship — plus a multi-function Duplicable City Center design and seven village models (Earthbag, Straw Bale, Cob, Compressed Earth Block, Shipping Container, Recycled Materials, and Tree House). All intellectual property, including the proprietary Highest Good Network® project management software, is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported, permitting worldwide commercial reuse with attribution. The organization's go-to-market is community-led: a weekly progress blog, broad social media presence (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Tumblr), cause-driven affiliate fundraising via GoodShop/GoodSearch and Amazon Smile, and direct application funnels recruiting Pioneer Members, Volunteers, and Consultants.

The business model is donation-funded today. Current revenue streams are voluntary donations via the Contribute/Join/Partner portal and small affiliate percentages from GoodShop and Amazon Smile; the organization has no paid product pricing, no paid tiers, and no disclosed funding rounds. Future revenue streams that have been publicly described but are not yet operational include Pioneer and satellite membership dues, eco-tourism, scholarships, and weekend learning/work crews once on-site infrastructure is sufficient. Customer segments span Pioneer Members (residents contributing 40 hours/week), remote Volunteers/Consultants (6-10 weekly hours), Internet Participants (30 seconds to 30 minutes of engagement), replication audiences in resource-scarce geographies, and a long tail of donors and open source blueprint reusers. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed and the company has been awarded the Candid (GuideStar) Platinum Transparency Seal for 2025.

Name

One Community Global

Legal name

One Community Inc.

Website

https://onecommunityglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

One Community Global is a US-based 501(c)3 non-profit think tank that develops and free-shares open source blueprints for sustainable living across food, energy, housing, education, economics, society, and stewardship under a Creative Commons license.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source Sustainability Solutions

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF), Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• Open source sustainability
• Eco-village blueprints
• Sustainable community design
• Duplicable city center
• Non-profit sustainability think tank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Gabriel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: Voluntary contributions accepted via the Donate / Contribute-Join-Partner portal; the primary current funding source for the 501(c)3 non-profit.
2. GoodShop/GoodSearch Affiliate Revenue: Cause-driven shopping/search portal that routes a portion of retailer spend from 5,000+ partner stores to One Community; GoodShop has raised over 11 million dollars for non-profits overall.
3. Amazon Smile Referral: Designates One Community as the user's Amazon Smile charity, generating a percentage-based donation on eligible purchases.
4. Future Eco-Tourism Revenue: Projected revenue stream once infrastructure is sufficient; tourism is named as a future foundation of One Community alongside scholarships and weekend learning/work crews.
5. Future Membership / Pioneer Dues: Projected revenue from Pioneer Members, satellite members, consultants and partners joining the demonstration community.
6. Open Source Licensing (Permissive Commercial Use): Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License permits anyone to commercially exploit One Community's IP provided credit and a link to the free source are prominently displayed; royalty-free revenue stream with attribution requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

One Community Global is a 501(c)3 non-profit that creates and openly publishes duplicable blueprints for sustainable living across seven pillars — Food, Energy, Housing, Education, Economics, Society and Stewardship — plus a Duplicable City Center and proprietary Highest Good Network® collaboration software. All intellectual property is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License so anyone, even with average knowledge and little or no experience, can replicate the model. The organization is 100%-volunteer, funded primarily through donations and affiliate fundraising, and operates as a demonstration/teaching hub for global self-replication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• For The Highest Good of All®: Registered trademark; One Community's #1 value and core philosophy (conscientious stewardship good for people, business, and the planet).
• Highest Good Food®
• Highest Good Energy®
• Highest Good Housing®
• Highest Good Society®
• Highest Good Economics®
• Highest Good Network®
• Highest Good Education®
• Duplicable City Center®

Products and services

• Duplicable City Center® Open source blueprint for a multi-function community hub that serves as a shared dining hall, laundry facility, recreation center and more, intended to consolidate services and save resources across the community. Designed for replication by other groups building duplicable cities.
• Highest Good Housing® — 7 Open Source Eco-Village Models Portfolio of seven duplicable open source eco-village construction designs (Earthbag, Straw Bale, Cob, Compressed Earth Block, Shipping Container, Recycled Materials, and Tree House), each published with construction plans for replication by other groups. Targeted at individuals and communities seeking sustainable, artistic, affordable, do-it-yourself, adaptable housing.
• Duplicable Water Harvesting & Conservation Blueprint System Modular open source blueprint system covering rainwater catchment tanks, conveyance piping, first-flush diverters, cistern strainer baskets, gutters, pumps, pressure tanks, swales, stormwater management and net-zero bathroom designs. Aimed at individuals and groups building duplicable eco-villages.
• Highest Good Network® Software Open source software for collaboration, objective community data gathering, and project management used to manage community contribution schedules and provide accountability auditability. Released under CC BY 3.0 Unported License.
• Highest Good Food® Open source sustainable food infrastructure hub providing duplicable blueprints for food solutions that are more diverse, more nutritious, sustainable and environmentally regenerative. Targeted at eco-village builders and sustainable-living communities.
• Highest Good Energy® Open source renewable and conscientious energy infrastructure hub providing duplicable designs for sustainable energy systems within the eco-village and broader community model.
• Highest Good Education® — Education for Life Program Open source Education for Life program with eight components that can be used independently or as a complete curriculum for all ages, published as duplicable blueprints for replication in other communities.
• Highest Good Society® Open source model for cooperative and collaborative living structured around the 'For The Highest Good of All' philosophy, providing governance and social frameworks for sustainable communities.
• Highest Good Economics® Open source portal covering Non-profit, For-Profit, and Entrepreneurialism models for sustainable communities, providing duplicable economic frameworks for the eco-village model.

Quantifiable outcome

• Initial community of 50 Pioneer Members projected to yield a minimum 8 fulfilled-living classes/day (≈125 hours/week from 50% participation at 5 hours/week each)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Creative CommonscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOne Community licenses its entire intellectual property portfolio under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This is a foundational, strategic relationship that defines how every piece of One Community content — text, graphics, software, photos, video, music, blueprints — can be used, developed, distributed and replicated globally.
• Candid (formerly GuideStar)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOne Community Inc. (EIN 45-1487618) maintains a public GuideStar/Candid profile and displays the Candid Platinum Transparency Seal in the website footer, signaling nonprofit accountability and donor due diligence compliance.
• GoodShop / GoodSearchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCause-driven shopping and search portal that routes a portion of purchases from 5,000+ partner retailers to One Community (charity ID 951722). GoodShop has raised over 11 million dollars for non-profits worldwide, providing One Community with an affiliate fundraising channel at zero cost to supporters.
• Amazon SmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmazon Smile designation enabling One Community to receive a percentage of eligible Amazon purchases made by supporters who select it as their charity.
• Charles GooleyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWeb Designer consultant credited for contributions to the Water Harvesting, Catchment, and Conservation open source portal.
• Daniela Andrea ParadaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil Engineering Student consultant contributing to One Community's water harvesting and conservation open source portal.
• Julia MeaneyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWeb and Content Reviewer and Editor consultant credited for contributions to the Water Harvesting, Catchment, and Conservation open source portal.
• Matheus ManfrediniminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil Engineering Student specializing in Urban Design, contributing via the One Community Brazil partner team to water harvesting and sustainable infrastructure blueprints.
• Yi-Ju LienminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnvironmental Engineer consultant contributing to the Water Harvesting, Catchment, and Conservation open source portal.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Open Source Ecology: Non-profit founded by Marcin Jakubowski that develops open source blueprints for the '50 most important machines' needed to build a civilization. Highly comparable — same open-source-IP strategy, similar volunteer ethos, parallel goal of enabling global replication of sustainable infrastructure.
• Earthship Biotecture: Michael Reynolds' organization publishing duplicable sustainable housing designs built from natural and recycled materials. Direct overlap on the housing pillar of One Community's blueprint library and on the strategy of free-shared designs intended for global replication.
• Global Ecovillage Network (GEN): International non-profit network connecting intentional communities and eco-villages across 80+ countries. Direct overlap on the eco-village model, replicable community design philosophy, and the goal of mainstreaming sustainable communal living.
• The Venus Project: Jacque Fresco's organization advocating a resource-based economy via open source sustainable city designs. Comparable as a non-profit producing open blueprints for self-sustaining communities at city scale.

Broad incumbents

• Findhorn Foundation: One of the longest-running intentional sustainable communities (founded 1962, Scotland), offering eco-tourism, education, and consultancy. A larger, more established incumbent in the intentional-community space that has already operationalized revenue streams (tours, courses) that One Community has only projected for the future.

Emerging players

• Permaculture Research Institute: Permaculture education and design network producing open teaching resources for sustainable land use, food systems, and community design. Comparable on the open content/education strategy, particularly overlapping with One Community's Highest Good Food® and Education® pillars.

Regional players

• Auroville Foundation: Government-recognized international intentional city in Tamil Nadu, India, with 3,000+ residents organized around sustainable living principles. Comparable as a physically built demonstration of the eco-community model, though geographically anchored in India and not a free-blueprint publisher.
• The Farm (Tennessee): Long-running intentional community founded in 1971 in Summertown, Tennessee, focused on sustainability, education, and eco-living. Comparable as an established eco-community demonstrating long-term viability of the model One Community is replicating.

Others

• Foundation for Intentional Community: Information hub and membership network supporting intentional communities worldwide via directories, publications, and resources. Adjacent ecosystem participant — not a direct blueprint publisher but the established directory and education layer for the same end-users One Community targets.
• Architecture 2030: Non-profit research and advocacy organization driving the built environment toward carbon-neutral design. Adjacent in the sustainability/built-environment space and a potential ecosystem partner for the housing and city-center pillars of One Community's blueprint library.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/onecommunityorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/onecommunityorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/onecommunityupdates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/one-community-global
• Instagraminstagram.com/onecommunityglobal
• Pinterestpinterest.com/onecommunityorg/one-community

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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