I’ve been talking with a lot of my friends recently — in private where they felt comfortable letting their guard down — about the dirty little secret no one is supposed to talk about.
The shame people feel when they can’t find a job…
At first glance, the term “intentional community” seems odd. It seems to me that most communities are somehow unintentional, that unless you map out your social structures ahead of time you’re dropping some kind of ball.
In 1984, the New York Times ran a story highlighting the almost universally white boards of directors
Located in the city of Rockland, Rock City (named for the limestone quarries that fueled the city’s growth in the 1800s) became a focal point in town for the artistic crowd, but Ward and Reilley struggled to find quality coffee that was reasonably priced.
We've talked before about racial dynamics in the planning and organizing stages as well as in dialogues and facilitation.
The co-operative movement in Rojava (the democratic, autonomous region in the north of Syria) and Bakur (the mostly-Kurdish region which lies within Turkey’s borders) is growing. Here, co-operatives are seen as an integral part of democracy – and vital to the development and integration of different parts of society.
Break rooms. Water cooler chit chat. Perhaps bouncing ideas off of a co-worker. These are just a few things you would expect to find in a traditional work place. But what if you're an independent entrepreneur working from home or in a rental space? Cooperative Spaces offer independents the ability to work for themselves, but still enjoy the "work place" experience.
BUSINESS SUPPORT + TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Providing cooperative-specific business support for members is a primary service area. Consider the Federation your go-to-partner for assistance in establishing and growing your democratic workplace.
The Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), will host a webinar on June 22, 2016 to explore the various roles that CDFIs have played in the first ten Pay for Success (PFS) projects to launch in the United States.
Bosses play no role in fostering a sense of meaningfulness at work -- but they do have the capacity to destroy it and should stay out of the way, new research shows.
