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September 30, 2021

Guerrilla Translation's Berlin Hierophant Meeting

A report on Guerrilla Translation's first in-person retreat since the beginning of the pandemic.

September 27, 2021

Fairmondo: Cooperatively Owned Online Marketplace

Fairmondo is an online-marketplace owned by its local users currently based in Germany. It is an ethical alternative aiming to compete against Amazon’s extractive model.

September 23, 2021

Credit Unions are Co-ops, Too!

We discuss the origins and development of the credit union movement, the unique role of Community Development Credit Unions, and how these member-owned financial co-ops grow community wealth, support economic development, and build resilient local economies.

September 20, 2021

Selling to a Worker Coop Over Time

Different ways to convert a business to a worker co-op over time.

September 16, 2021

‘Black Banker Ladies’ and the Power of the Informal

ROSCAs consist of the regular pooling of money among friends and neighbors. It’s a way for individuals to amass chunks of money and is relied upon by millions of Black women in Africa, the Caribbean, and North America as a trusted alternative to formal banking systems that often exclude them.

September 13, 2021

Distinguishing Between Having Concerns and the Way They Are Expressed

Today I want to examine a dynamic about which people frequently get confused—especially when they're upset: the difference between having concerns and the way they're expressed.

September 9, 2021

Building Cooperative Support Networks

The Valley Alliance of Worker Co-ops is a secondary cooperative, meaning they are a cooperative made up of member co-ops.

August 27, 2021

Acquisition-conversion: a new strategy for scaling worker ownership

Instead of cooking up co-ops from scratch, some co-op developers are buying existing firms and converting them to co-ops.

August 12, 2021

Sociocracy in Worker Co-ops Roundtable

Worker cooperative members and developers discuss the use of Sociocracy in worker co-ops, and answer questions from webinar participants.