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Support Organizations

Organizations that provide services, resources or any form of support to cooperative/solidarity economy initiatives or enterprises.

May 2, 2022

The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

Cinar, Larry, and Kevin talk with Hazel Corcoran and Jared Blustein from the Canadian Worker Cooperative Federation.

February 15, 2022

A Crisis of Jurisdiction in the Economy

An interview with Gopal Dayaneni on the Seed Commons and building community power for a just transition.

January 31, 2022

Ontario Co-operative Association & London Brewing Co-op

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way co-ops do business in Ontario? Are there new ways of collaborating or communicating that are leading to innovation and growth of the sector?

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.

July 19, 2021

Support for Support Teams

A suggested structure to address when members need help with meeting basic needs, but find it awkward to ask for it.

April 1, 2021

Unstoppable: How Cooperative Businesses are Transforming Communities

Communities across the Philadelphia region are building cooperative businesses to create more equitable and just workplaces, neighborhoods, and cities. This video documents nine communities as they build businesses in construction, accounting, healthcare, solar installation and more.

March 15, 2021

Young People and Cooperatives: A Perfect Match?

This report presents the results of a collaborative research project on the theme of cooperatives and youth, developed by the ICA and its four regional offices under the ICA-EU Partnership for international cooperative development (#coops4dev).

April 27, 2020

Check-in with Matthew Epperson

Matthew Epperson of the Georgia Cooperative Development Center checks-in about how things are going during the pandemic.