“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
-Rumi (maybe)
Mentoring the next generation of community leaders — one movement at a time.
Current Status (as of March 27, 2025)
In beta development. Board of directors and legal structure in progress. Launching core framework by end of 2025.
Overview
50 Cults is Arash Afshar’s nonprofit initiative focused on transforming everyday visionaries into empowered community builders. Drawing from years of leadership across the arts, activism, and Burning Man, Arash is partnering with organizational psychologist Dr. Kim Perkins to create a modular, research-backed template for launching intentional communities, movements, and cultural projects. This is a hands-on answer to “be the change”—where philosophy becomes infrastructure and inspiration becomes action.
Co-founded by Arash Afshar and Dr. Kim Perkins, blending creative leadership and organizational psychology to activate the next generation of community builders.
What’s Next
2025 — Establish board of directors and legal structure
2026 — Beta test the process with small seeded communities
2027 — Public launch: assign mentors and support new founders
This work is sustained by community.
Want to support? You can Join the What You Seek newsletter · Back via Patreon · Help with admin, calls, or logistics · Collaborate creatively · Spread the word when we launch · Or just buy Arash a coffee.
Every gesture helps fuel the next chapter.