¶ 4+1 group types
With these 4+1 group types, we offer a structure in which every person can communicate freely with every other person - no matter where we are.
Each of these 4+1 group types has a publicly accessible virtual group, which we call a support group. These virtual groups serve to protect the 4+1 group types. They are the reception room where interested parties can get in touch and the effective group’s activities and communication remain undisturbed. Support groups are there to welcome new members and release initial information.
(Detailed description in the Support Groups chapter)
¶ Synopsis
- 1. Local groups
- 2. Thematic groups
- 3. Professional groups
- 4. Organizational groups
- [Actions and characteristics of organizational groups](#actions-and-characteristics-of-organizational-groups)
- +1 Academy group “FreePlanetEarth”
¶ 1. Local groups
¶ Summary:
- Are groups of people who meet physically in reality, know and trust each other.
- There is a limit of 200 members for the functionality of a local group.
- Local groups are location-oriented and active.
Definition, H.e.l.f.a. local groups
Local groups are groups of people who meet physically on site, know and trust each other.*
Based on studies and experiments on the capacity of the human brain to process social information, psychologists estimate that a person can maintain personal contact with 120 to 150 people. That’s why local groups have a membership limit of a maximum of 200 people. A local group has at least 1 moderator for every 20 members who maintain contact with other groups.
Local groups can be cities, neighborhoods or streets, villages or nearby friendships, depending on how dense the network is in the area.
Local groups can join forces with other local groups. This creates regional local groups, supra-regional local groups or, if all local groups join together: a global local group. A merger depends on the needs of the local group; it decides this autonomously. More about this in the chapter: geographical levels.
The basis of these groups is trust in the group, because we can only trust each other if we know each other. Trust is what we need to move towards real social interaction.
As a member of such a local group, the H.e.l.f.a. network is freely available to you.
¶ Deeds and characteristics of local groups
- Learn and understand the 4+1 H.e.l.f.a. rules.
- Deal with our principles.
- Supporting your own members, the group.
- Networking with members of other groups.
- Initiation of projects by local thematic groups.
- Expanding the range of offers until we can give ourselves everything we need.
- Building the future for each other and for our children.
- Have fun.
If you are interested in a local group, you can become a member of an existing group or you can set up a local group yourself with the people you like to surround yourself with. See: How do I get started with H.e.l.f.a.?
In such a local group, members exchange ideas personally, arrange meetings to get to know each other well and initiate projects to shape society, to promote values and to provide for all areas of life.
¶ 2. Thematic groups
¶ Summary:
- Are groups of people who are interested in a specific thematic.
- Thematic groups exchange information and initiate projects together on a specific thematic.
- Thematic groups are thematic-oriented, passive and the number of members is unlimited.
Definition, H.e.l.f.a. thematic groups
Topic groups are groups of people who are interested in a specific thematic and exchange ideas about it.
H.e.l.f.a. has the focus on the entirety of people and therefore also has space for all people’s interests. We can classify interests into thematics.
Anyone who is interested in a particular thematic group can get involved. This means that every member of a local group can be involved in different thematic groups. Information from the thematic groups can therefore be implemented within the local groups.
¶ Actions and characteristics of subject groups
- Learn and understand the 4+1 H.e.l.f.a. rules.
- Deal with our principles.
- Have an interest in a thematic.
- Exchange about a thematic in the group and possibly with other groups.
- Initiation of projects on a specific thematic.
Within each local group, local thematic groups can also be created of around 10 members to work locally on a specific project.
A local thematic group can be useful if people are working locally on a project or thematic, for example growing vegetables or fruit.
Since local thematic groups can also be present in other groups, they can exchange ideas and learn from each other and even join forces if they want.
Thematic groups can join together locally, regionally, nationally and globally. Each of these groups is of course autonomous.
Thematic groups range from local to global and virtual. Each local level can autonomously create a thematic group. The number of members in a thematic group is unlimited.
Thematic groups expand as people want them or are based on their interests.
¶ 3. Professional groups
¶ Summary:
- Are groups of people who are well versed in a thematic or in their profession.
- Members of professional groups have a high level of knowledge and skills.
- Professional groups are job-oriented, passive and the number of members is unlimited.
Definition, H.e.l.f.a. professional groups
Professional groups are groups of people who are well versed in their profession or have the right to practice through state-recognized training.
Professional groups are set up like thematic groups, which means that professional groups also deal with a specific thematic, but the difference is that the professional groups have members who are in a specific professional branch through relevant training.
This makes professional groups more suitable to act in emergencies and to create concepts, plans and drafts that they make available to other groups, whereby each group can choose what it needs from several concepts.
Professional groups can help humanity with local professional groups, regional professional groups, national professional groups and global professional groups.
If you want, you can join forces and exchange information with each other.
As a strategy, each local group should include different professional groups in order to be able to cope well with different situations. Every local group should have at least one doctor, a gardener, a mechanic, a psychologist, etc. This means that each local group can look after itself without having to travel long distances.
Which makes little sense for the general public: for example, if a local group has many doctors and other professions have few. Only a balance ensures that all local groups are well looked after. Since not every group can of course achieve this balance, professional groups can support across groups.
¶ Actions and characteristics of professional groups
- Learn and understand the 4+1 H.e.l.f.a. rules.
- Deal with our principles.
- Have a high level of knowledge in a subject area or job.
- Connection and exchange with other people in the same profession.
- Offer help to groups in which a professional group is missing.
¶ 4. Organizational groups
¶ Summary:
- Are groups of people who support other groups, including other organizational groups.
- Organizational groups are dedicated to a specific goal.
- Organizational groups can also consist of natural and legal persons, such as companies, associations, GmbHs, foundations, etc.
- Organization groups are active, the number of members is unlimited.
Definition, H.e.l.f.a. organizational groups
Organizational groups are groups of people who support and help other groups on a specific thematic, including the organizational groups themselves.
There may be an organizational group in the area of problems & solutions, heating, agriculture, psychology and others. The members of an organizational group meet real or virtually, discuss their thematics, plan together and develop concepts in their sub-area.
For example, doctors can open a medical association to help and cure people according to their standards.
These opportunities can be made by a wide variety of subject and professional groups. The supply of power grids, electricity, emergency assistance, seminars, storage of goods, information exchange and others are other thematics that organizational groups can devote themselves to.
Each organizational group supports a specific thematic so that specific goals are achieved. The larger an organizational group becomes, the larger the number of its subareas becomes. If an organizational group becomes too large, it can be divided again depending on the thematic areas so that it remains clear which thematic and which organizational group can be addressed.
Within organizations there may be departments such as a strategy department, archiving department, press office, etc.
With a variety of organizational groups, we relieve the burden on the international organizational group and thus strengthen younger and smaller organizations that are growing. We support the entire system through decentralization. If one organization is eliminated, there are other organizations that can help.
This also includes building up our infrastructure regionally, nationally and globally.
An organizational group should issue its own manual to explain its guidelines, rules, general terms and conditions or statutes, because organizational groups can also be corporate forms, such as an association, legal entities, cooperatives, foundations, or other organizations. These organizational groups apply according to the law of the country in which they are located.
As an example, a club itself can be published as an organizational group, but the members do not necessarily have to do this because they are already club members.
It is important that they take care of what they want and thereby help other people. Despite the financial advantages of corporate forms, the focus here is also on helping without money.
¶ Actions and characteristics of organizational groups
- Learn and understand the 4+1 H.e.l.f.a. rules.
- Deal with our principles.
- Anyone can form an organizational group, including existing corporate forms.
- Organizational groups are dedicated to a specific thematic that can help other groups.
¶ +1 Academy group “FreePlanetEarth”
¶ Summary:
- Here we educate ourselves through the exchange of information and connect globally.
- FreePlanetEarth deals with ideas and solutions through connection with other donation societies.
- FreePlanetEarth is accessible to everyone, including people who are not in a H.e.l.f.a. group.
Definition, H.e.l.f.a. Academy Group “FreePlanetEarth”
FreePlanetEarth is a project in which people exchange information and acquire knowledge through training, workshops, meetings and other knowledge sharing. Through FreePlanetEarth all people can connect, including people who are not members of any groups. Regardless of whether H.e.l.f.a.
or not, FreePlanetEarth connects all projects and people who are dedicated to the gift industry. Knowledge and ideas are exchanged here so that we can learn from each other.
This project, which represents massive networking in balance with the freedom of the individual through information, offers interfaces to be able to learn from and with each other. This form of learning is represented by the academy.
There are other interfaces that are provided step by step, such as computer interfaces, programs and training so that people can use them well. So everyone can choose what is important to them. This means we can also see what can be done – for example to achieve H.e.l.f.a. to use efficiently. The key to this is training from those who know for those who do not know, in order to ensure a balance and networking between different networks, because people need knowledge in order to be independent and also to be able to fulfill the 7+1 strategies.
Learning and knowledge helps us to choose from a wide variety of options, overcome challenges and solve problems. Opportunities give us tools that we can use, independently and confidently. This also includes training for personality development, health, dealing with people through non-violent communication and much more.
Existing structures of various forms with which we work define their focus and connect their knowledge with others by releasing the information. This means people with the same focus can support each other and share training. This means that everyone involved has the opportunity to be taught and enlightened in a wide variety of areas.
At the academy FreePlanetEarth any knowledge can be passed on. We are increasingly making everything that we offer together with all of you available, divided into subject areas.
FreePlanetEarth keeps people connected. This is a key aspect of distinguishing FreePlanetEarth from organizational groups, because organizational groups have a specific goal in mind they dedicate themselves. FreePlanetEarth connects, teaches and shares knowledge, experiences, documents and ideas - even from “non-H.e.l.f.a. members”.
¶ Deeds and characteristics of the academy “FreePlanetEarth”
- Connects all people and groups who operate on the basis of the gift system.
- Exchange knowledge, ideas and information.
- Anyone can acquire knowledge in this academy group.
- Offers workshops, seminars and other teaching opportunities, including in the form of online training and the like.