Co-op News Feed
Congratulations to the new inductees to the Co-op Hall of Fame! Special shout out to Clark Arrington from @workingworldorg. Thank you for all you've done to build the cooperative movement. buff.ly/...
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Let it be clear: all jobs lost were lost by women of color. When people own their jobs they don't fire themselves. They work to make sure *everyone* is taken care of. buff.ly/3onYVSF
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"@aSliceOfNY...functions much like a self-contained city government. It has a board, like a city council, that’s elected annually by its members, has its own constitution (an operating agreement)...
1 day ago'"What’s really special about this program is it’s the first time we’ve set out to support both sides of the deal,” said Brown, the director of business acceleration and community capital d...
2 days agoCongratulations to the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing fellows! Including DAWI Board President @bautistamaru and Hilary Abell from @projectequity. We're so ...
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"Shaum is a part of a like-minded staff emboldened by a mid-Covid change in business structure, one that has calmed any worries that he’ll still be riding for the company in 2021....The reason: N...
3 days ago"Mutual aid projects expose the reality that people do not have what they need and propose that we can address this injustice together." @deanspade articulates the connection between #mutualaid and...
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Great step! Last year we published recommendations for worker co-ops to be used in providing preferential marijuana licensing. We'll continue to advocate for worker co-ops as wealth-building tools ...
4 days agoThough it may not necessarily be the case that Black, brown, and women-owned businesses will get first bids, we're glad to see some of the fundamental infrastructural issues of the first round of t...
5 days agoAs insurgents infiltrated the Capitol last week, we encouraged DAWI staff in D.C. and across the county to step back from work, prioritize personal well-being, and ensure the safety of loved ones....
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"No is one of a number of musicians who have found cooperative funding integral to sustaining a career in the arts...Ampled, is one of six artist cooperative organizations to receive a $25,000 gran...
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"A date plantation seized in 2011 is set to become [Tunisia's] first land-occupying collective to negotiate community management of state property" buff.ly/2L1BFvh
6 days agoThank you @NCBACLUSA’s @dobrien_coop for speaking up for democracy at this important moment. For over 100 years, the #coop movement has stood for a fair & inclusive society, and we will continue ...
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Love to see @nytimes covering the #cooperative economy, and internationally, at that. Here's a feature on @enMONDRAGON, a federation of worker cooperatives in Spain's Basque region: buff.ly/3mX6WfY
1 week agoNew guidelines have been released on the second round of the PPP. @WegnerCPAs is hosting two free webinars on 1) the Paycheck Protection Program and 2) Employee Retention Credit and Overview of Sti...
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PACA member Urban Creators is hiring for a Director of Operations, Co-Farm Manager, and Assistant Farm Manager. Applications are due February 5th, and all roles will start early March. Check 'em ou...
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Can a Worker-Owned App Pull Drivers From Uber and Lyft? Check out this @Curbed piece on @TheDriversCoop: buff.ly/3rp9Ai2
2 weeks agoThe terms of the PPP loan program as well as banks' prioritization of large businesses with multiple accounts and banking relationships delayed support to small, BIPOC owned businesses - if they re...
2 weeks agoWhat are the principles of a solidarity economy? What are some examples? January 9 at 4pm. // ¿Cuáles son los principios de una economía solidaria? ¿Cuáles son algunos ejemplos? 9 de enero a l...
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