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Cooperatives

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Here is a place for news and information about Cooperatives (Co-ops), Democratic Workplaces, Collectives, Communes, Intentional Communities, Eco-Vilages, etc. This community is the continuation/alternative to r/cooperatives on Reddit.

Regional/National Groups:

US Federation of Worker Cooperatives

Northwest Cooperative Development Center

Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (No Boss)

Worker-Owned and Run Cooperative Network of Greater Boston (Workin')

Valley Alliance of Worker Co-operatives (Vawk) NYC NoWC (Nic-knock)

Federation of Southern Cooperatives

Carolina Common Enterprise

Austin Cooperative Business Association

Tech Co-op Network

Alberta Community & Co-operative Association

Education & Development:

Cultivate.Coop Ed.coop

[Democracy at work](Democracy at work)

[Co-op Law](Co-op Law)

Find.Coop

CoopNetwork

International Co-operative Alliance

[Cooperative Fund of New England]

(https://cooperativefund.org/)

Working World Loan Fund

[Shared Capital, formerly North Country Development Fund](Shared Capital, formerly North Country Development Fund)

California Center for Cooperative Development

University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives

Ralph K Morris Foundation

Cooperation Works!

[Democracy at Work Network](Democracy at Work Network)

Fund for Democratic Communities

Sustainable Economies Law Center

(PDF File) A Technology Freelancer's Guide to Starting a Worker Cooperative

Community-Wealth.org

[North American Students of Cooperation](North American Students of Cooperation)

Loomio Cooperative Handbook

News/Blogs:

Co-operative News

Co-operate And No One Gets Hurt

The Company We Keep

Grassroots Economic Organizing

Other Forums/Lists: r/Cooperatives

NOBAWC

WORCN

Tech Co-op List

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Seems like a lot of potential for scale and impact. Anyone know of similar organizations?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I'd argue that this is a benefit. Too many companies are way bigger than they need to be. Instead you could take a more federated approach and have a cooperative of cooperatives. Each location would be it's own worker owned business, and each of these would in turn get to work cooperatively together to decide on branding and larger strategy. You could have representatives from each store and maybe still have everyone vote for a cooperative president.