Cooperatives
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
Austin Cooperative Business Association
Alberta Community & Co-operative Association
Education & Development:
[Democracy at work](Democracy at work)
[Co-op Law](Co-op Law)
International Co-operative Alliance
[Cooperative Fund of New England]
(https://cooperativefund.org/)
[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
[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
[North American Students of Cooperation](North American Students of Cooperation)
News/Blogs:
Co-operate And No One Gets Hurt
Grassroots Economic Organizing
Other Forums/Lists: r/Cooperatives
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Yeah, sorry, should have left it more clear. I fixed the post
No problem! I just had a worker coop near me go under and they had a lot of trouble contacting old members about equity. So rigorous record keeping is probably one key factor. There is also a really amazing documentary about the grocery consumer coops in the twin cities. I believe it's called Co-op Wars, I think it's on PBS. It documents many of the difficulties of starting coops and there are probably some good lessons to be learned in there. There is also Living the Revolution about housing coops in Madison WI. Also many good community lessons in there. It's only found on youtube as far as I can tell.
Thank you so much for the recommendations I'll definitely be checking them out, specially the Co-op Wars