World Builders Institute (WBI) is centered around a large, multi-sector, volunteer coalition: the World Building Council.
Coalition members don’t have any legal responsibility for the organization, and there are no meetings. We only ask that members endorse this work by allowing us to publicly include their name as part of the World Building Council.
Receive funding to contribute to the Wheel of Possibilities
Nominate writers and industry professionals to participate on Teams
Receive funding to participate in Retreats
Provide feedback or expertise during occasional conversations or emails
Make connections to their networks
Participate on commissioned Teams
Create programs based on expert input
Ensure the stories created are representative, engaging, and widely seen
Build a base of partners who can receive funding to participate in programs as Thought Leaders, Artists, or Industry Decision Makers
Demonstrate the strong community support and far-reaching expertise needed for funding and distribution
Thank you for your interest in WBI’s volunteer coalition, the World Building Council— one of six easy actions you can take to launch this world building movement!
Please use this form to endorse this change-making work with your name, and check any other participation options that interest you. Thank you!
A huge shoutout of thanks to WBI’s founding World Building Council members! We have received the incredible gift of over 100-hours of one-on-one input from founding members of the coalition. To each and every one of you: your expertise has been invaluable to WBI’s program design during our start-up phase. Thank you!
As we enter our Beta phase, we look forward to working with new or existing coalition members who would like to provide input for: the Wheel of Possibilities, our finalized branding, nominating & choosing the inaugural project Teams, and our press launch this fall!
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