Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Community Development Financial Institutions

Private-sector financial institutions with community development as their primary mission.

March 14, 2022

Cliff Rosenthal on CDFIs, Co-op Development, and Democratizing Finance

Co-op advocate and Author Clifford N. Rosenthal discusses the role CDFIs play in the development of co-ops, and his book "Democratizing Finance: Origins of the Community Development Financial Institutions Movement."

Community Development Financial Institutions Cooperative Financial Institutions Worker Cooperatives
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.

diverse economies Community Development Financial Institutions Support Organizations
May 23, 2019

The History of Community Development Financial Institutions

United States Financing Economic Justice Community Development Financial Institutions Community Development Financing & Financial Services
June 15, 2018

A Public Bank for the Public Good

United States Financing Linking Opposition & Alternatives Economic Justice Community Development Financial Institutions Community Development Financing & Financial Services
May 14, 2018

Tiny Homes, Co-ops, and Land Trusts

United States Financing Community Development Financial Institutions Community Land Trusts Housing
Citations

Frank Cetera (2016).  Solidarity with Standing Rock:  Upstate NY CDCU Takes Action for Water Protectors .  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/solidarity-standing-rock

December 19, 2016

Solidarity with Standing Rock

United States solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Environmental Justice Native Justice & Sovereignty Peace Building Community Development Financial Institutions Cooperative Financial Institutions Utilities (Electric, Water, Phone, Internet)
August 5, 2016

An Economy of Empowerment

United States beyond capitalism solidarity economy Conferences, Events & Gatherings Financing Linking Opposition & Alternatives Economic Justice Environmental Justice Feminism & Gender Justice Immigrant Justice Native Justice & Sovereignty Racial Justice Community Development Financial Institutions Cooperative Financial Institutions Community Development Financing & Financial Services Public Policy & Governance
March 4, 2015

An Ethical Bank for Croatia

Eastern Europe cooperative economy solidarity economy Cross-Sector Alliances Financing Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Community Development Financial Institutions Cooperative Financial Institutions Credit Unions Democratic Nonprofits Community Development Financing & Financial Services
Citations

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo (2014).  Co-ops Get a Boost in Seattle:  Low-Income Workers Get Help Starting Co-ops and Small Businesses.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/co-ops-get-boost-seattle

November 24, 2014

Co-ops Get a Boost in Seattle

United States cooperative economy place-based (local) economics Networking & Collaboration Strategies for Change Economic Justice Immigrant Justice Native Justice & Sovereignty Racial Justice Community Development Financial Institutions Cooperative Financial Institutions Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives Community Development
August 11, 2014

How Cooperation Jackson Is Transforming the Poorest State in the US

United States beyond capitalism cooperative economy solidarity economy Conferences, Events & Gatherings Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Environmental Justice Racial Justice Workplace Democracy Community Development Financial Institutions Support Organizations Organizational Support & Development Public Policy & Governance