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April 2020
A lot of co-ops are under stress as the pandemic continues to unfold and impact our communities. To support co-ops during this time, CW members are offering free office hours every weekday between 1-2pm PT/2-3pm MT/3-4pm CT/4-5pm ET. Check out our Facebook or Twitter for the link (changes daily) and to see which developers will be on. All co-op sectors and industries are welcome to log on! What: Office Hours with a co-op developer Where: Zoom. New link daily. Find it on our Twitter or Facebook. When: Every weekday at 1pm PT/4pm [...]
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Throughout 2020, CooperationWorks is offering a series of webinars (and what a year for webinars!) focusing on evaluating feasibility studies for different cooperative sectors and industries. The webinars will also address how cooperative developers can best communicate the results of a study with the group building the cooperative. Each willend with Q&A so participants can have their lingering questions answered. This is a fantastic opportunity to deepen your understanding of the cooperative business model, hone your feasibility skills, and stay connected with cooperators and co-op developers across the country from the sanitized [...]
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Register Now Join CW on June 18th as we explore how to determine feasibility of homecare worker cooperatives. The field of homecare is notorious for low wages, few or no benefits, and high turnover, yet the need for homecare is going toskyrocket in the coming decade with an aging population. Homecare workers co-ops offers a needed path for homecare givers to access better wages and benefits, have more control over their schedule, and gain skills to advance in the field. But how do we asssess the feasibility of homecare worker cooperatives? This [...]
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REGISTER HERE Building Blocks (formerly Session 1) provides a thorough but introductory overview into the field of cooperative development. This session lays out the basics of the cooperative model, including governance, feasibility, business basics, and memberships. We’ll cover topics ranging from cooperative history to building your cooperative ecosystem. Participants will learn from case studies that delve into particular topics in co-op development, such as investment cooperatives, conversions, and assisting groups in low-resource communities. Additionally, tours to local co-ops and ample networking opportunities this intensive, productive, and meaningful training. As COVID-19 has forced [...]
Find out moreOctober 2020
Register Here The webinar will consist of two presentations on Food Hub Feasibility followed by a question and answer session. The first brief presentation is “How to Scare Away Your Consultant.” A brief discussion on what not to say when trying to engage a consultant to work with you on a potential food hub. The second presentation will be “ Food Hub Feasibility: What to know Before Starting” This webinar looks at what it takes to develop a feasible food hub plan. We will take the audience through the concepts and rules [...]
Find out moreMay 2021
This webinar will present a step-by-step process for organizaing a cooperative business. This is a great place to start for people who are interested in pursing cooperative development or for folks who want to review the basics.
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Join us as we learn about the ROC-USA development process for housing co-ops in manfuctured home communities.
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REGISTER HERE Our webinar series continues with Stuart Reid of Food Co-op Initiative and Siobain Mitchell of the Assabet Village Co-op, who will walk us through the process of starting a consumer food cooperative. Stuart, Executive Director of Food Co-op Initiative, has decades of experience with consumer food co-ops - from owner to board member to co-op developer! Siobain is a consumer owner of the Assabet Village Co-op, a food co-op currently in development in Massachusetts. This webinar will provide a high-level overview of the process of starting a consumer food co-op paired with the [...]
Find out moreJanuary 2022
What if we owned it? In this Remaking the Economy webinar, leaders in the movement for Black food sovereignty will discuss how that movement is being built, rooted in the gifts and talents from within the Black community, and anchored in a community vision. Click here to register Panelists are: Darnell Adams is a worker-owner of the Boston-based Firebrand Consulting Cooperative, which provides consulting support to nonprofit, for-profit, and cooperative business—and a member of the Food Co-op Initiative board. Jasmine Ratliff, based in New Orleans, is co-executive director of the [...]
Find out moreApril 2022
Let's Talk About Unions Lately, there has been a lot of talk about co-ops, unions, union co-ops, and unionized co-ops! What does it all mean? Throughout 2022, CW is offering a webinar series covering everything you want to know about co-ops and unions and how these models intersect. Join CW and guest speakers in the coming months as we explore the relationship between unions and co-ops! Conversions to Worker Co-ops in a Union Setting: A Toolkit If you're a co-op developer working with conversions to worker cooperatives, you should be aware of the [...]
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