The History of US Cooperative Movements

This is the first of four videos in our Equity Hub! These free resources introduce cooperatives to the new enthusiast in an approachable and meaningful way. Stay tuned for our upcoming videos on co-op finance, governance, and feasibility! Resources mentioned in the video include: 

• Collective Courage by Jessica Gordon Nembhard (Book): https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-09750-3.html
• For All the People by John Curl (Book): https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=432
• Cooperative Growth Ecosystems (PDF report): https://institute.coop/sites/default/files/resources/Ecosystem%20Report.pdf
• The Industrial Commons (A cooperative ecosystem): https://www.theindustrialcommons.org/about/#our-story
• Co-op Cincy (A cooperative developer): https://coopcincy.org/
• Democracy at Work Institute (A cooperative support agency): https://institute.coop/
• The Food Co-op Initiative (A cooperative support agency): https://fci.coop/

CooperationWorks! is a national network made up of organizational and individual members working in cooperative development. Our members provide everything from board trainings to business planning to co-op education for new and growing co-ops.