Community tools in the app
Community is about doing things with other people: circles and groups, gatherings, forums, mentorship, skill exchange, book clubs, local resources and civic engagement.
The tools are free to use today and need a free account. “Open in the app” asks you to sign in or create one first.
SOS is an educational tool. It is not a doctor, therapist, financial adviser, lawyer or crisis service. Use it to learn and to keep track of your own life, and check anything important with a qualified person. Read the terms.
All community tools
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Accountability Partners
Match with goal-aligned partners, send weekly check-ins, and hold each other accountable.
Open in the app: Accountability Partners -
Appointment Tracker
Medical, financial, and personal appointments — all in one place.
Open in the app: Appointment Tracker -
Book Clubs
Join or start a book club, and pick up discussion frameworks and a guide for running your meetings.
Open in the app: Book Clubs -
Challenges
Join or launch community challenges — steps, sleep, workouts, reading, and more.
Open in the app: Challenges -
Circles
Purpose-driven communities — forums, discussions, and shared missions.
Open in the app: Circles -
Civic Engagement
Log civic actions (voting, calling reps, attending town halls), earn XP for participation, build petitions, and track your civic impact over time.
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Civic Technology
Tech that strengthens democracy: open government, participatory democracy platforms (Decidim, Polis), civic hacking, open data, and how to get involved with Code.
Open in the app: Civic Technology -
Community Calendar
A month calendar of community events.
Open in the app: Community Calendar -
Community Intelligence
Aggregate insights from across the SOS community — what goals are working, collective patterns, shared wins, and hypothesis testing.
Open in the app: Community Intelligence -
Compass
Browse members who chose to appear in Compass and send connection requests.
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Discover
Find people, events, forums, and skill exchanges.
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Discover People
See members in the directory and the interests you share.
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Forums
Threaded discussions for every topic — forums covering every pillar, tool, and cause.
Open in the app: Forums -
Gatherings
Virtual and in-person events — meetups, workshops, and community sessions.
Open in the app: Gatherings -
Growth Profile
View any community member's public growth profile — values overlap, life vision, and compatibility score.
Open in the app: Growth Profile -
Host a Gathering
Set up a gathering: choose virtual, in person or hybrid, add the date, time, place or link and a capacity, and see a live preview before you create it.
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Initiatives
Open in the app: Initiatives -
Local Groups
Create and join local community groups around shared goals, issues, neighborhoods, or interests.
Open in the app: Local Groups -
Mentorship
Find a mentor, or offer to be one.
Open in the app: Mentorship -
Messages
Open in the app: Messages -
My Identity Profile
Open in the app: My Identity Profile -
Neighborhood Resource Finder
Find food banks, health clinics, shelters, legal aid, childcare, employment help, and more.
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Opinion Polls
Open in the app: Opinion Polls -
Passion Projects
Build something that matters — with others.
Open in the app: Passion Projects -
Pulse
The social feed — share updates, goal check-ins, milestones, and articles.
Open in the app: Pulse -
Skill Exchange
Offer what you know, learn what you need.
Open in the app: Skill Exchange -
Solve It
Universal problem → solution engine.
Open in the app: Solve It -
The Commons
Your social home — Pulse feed, Circles, Gatherings, and Initiatives.
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The Commons Feed
Open in the app: The Commons Feed