Organization overview

Three things hold a project together off the land: a legal body that can own the land and receive money, a clear way of making decisions, and the people who do the work. Most of the specifics depend on which country you settle in, so they wait until the site is chosen. The shape of the choices does not, and that is what this domain covers.

One coupling matters from the start. The legal form you pick largely sets how you are governed: a membership association runs democratically through its members, a charitable company runs through its directors. Choose the form with the governance you actually want, not just the cheapest registration.

Non-negotiables

• A legal entity that can hold land and funds, in place before you buy land or raise serious money.
• A clear answer to who decides what.
• Honest, transparent books from day one.
• Structure kept to the scale you are at; do not build an institution before there is anything to run.

What's here

• Legal entity: the options for the body that owns land and receives funds.
• Governance: how decisions get made and how the project stays accountable.
• Team: who does the work, and how that grows with the project.

Specific legal forms, costs, and timelines per country live in parameters/.