About Holis
Holis is a platform for community organizers — built on open protocols, sustained by community contributions, and grounded in collective values. We offer groups the tools to coordinate, communicate, and grow — without relying on extractive, ad-driven platforms like Facebook or Slack.
We're here for the communities that build real things — and need real infrastructure to support them.
Vision
To empower communities to organize, communicate, and fund themselves on their own terms — with privacy, security, and digital sovereignty at the core.
- Communities govern their own digital spaces
- Technology reflects the values of mutual aid and solidarity
- Infrastructure is collectively owned — not leased from billionaires
Our Roots
Holis is one part of a broader ecosystem of community tech, shaped by years of work in decentralized social platforms and community organizing. We're built by the same team behind:
- Nos Social — A simple, ad-free social app that connects people over the Nostr protocol. Nos is a starting point for a fully open and decentralized social web, where your identity and data are portable and controlled by you.
- Verse PBC — A Public Benefit Corporation that builds resilient, public-interest infrastructure for community-owned apps. Verse supports projects like Holis with a focus on care, transparency, and protocol-first architecture.
- Rights.social — A manifesto and framework for digital self-determination. We believe that online communities deserve rights just like physical ones — including the right to free association, data ownership, and algorithmic transparency.
- Planetary — A decentralized social network that runs on the Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) protocol. Planetary helped pioneer humane tech for creators, activists, and small communities — without surveillance or platform lock-in.
These projects share one thread: technology that centers people, not platforms.
Our Approach
- User Ownership
Your data, relationships, and group identity should always belong to you. - Decentralization by Default
We build on protocols like Nostr so that no one — not even us — can unilaterally control your community. - Community Governance
Each group on Holis sets its own norms, moderation flows, and decision-making models. Inspired by tools like Loomio, not top-down feeds. - Transparency & Openness
Holis is open source. We publish roadmaps and welcome contributors who want to shape the direction of the platform.
Join Us
Holis isn't just a product — it's a commons.
- Neighborhood groups don't disappear when Facebook changes the rules
- Activists can coordinate securely and privately
- Garden clubs and protest networks alike can own their digital infrastructure
We invite organizers, developers, and communities to build this future with us.
Start a group
Read the Social Media Bill of Rights
Contribute or collaborate