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Seed Commons is a national network of locally rooted, non-extractive loan funds that brings the power of big finance under community control. By taking guidance from the grassroots and sharing capital and resources to support local cooperative businesses, we are building the infrastructure necessary for a truly just, democratic and sustainable new economy.

The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) is the national grassroots membership organization for worker cooperatives. Our mission is to build a thriving cooperative movement of stable, empowering jobs through worker-ownership. We advance worker-owned, -managed, and -governed workplaces through cooperative education, advocacy and development.

Sara is a worker-owner at Guerrilla Media Collective.

Timothy is a worker-owner at Guerrilla Media Collective.

Founder and CEO of South Mountain Company.

Rebecca Fisher-McGinty is the Communications Wizard at Round Sky Solutions.

A documentary film maker.

Evan Casper-Futterman is the Director of the Economic Democracy Learning Center at the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative.

College Houses is a registered 501c3 nonprofit that provides affordable student housing near UT Austin and Austin Community College. Our mission is to serve as a transformative environment that empowers students through democratic, cooperative living. We provide affordable housing to foster community, support education, and promote personal development and well-being.

The Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick is a community economic development agency with a mission to support co-ops, credit unions, mutuals and enterprises that:

• Operate on democratic principles
• Address social, environmental or cultural goals
• Put people and planet before profit