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4 lessons from the Worker Cooperative National Conference on creating space for equality method

Aug. 3, 2016 2:35 pm

4 lessons from the Worker Cooperative National Conference on creating space for equality

Socially minded orgs need to think globally and act locally — but they need to act globally, too, as we learned at #wcnc2016.
Why staying competitive is the biggest challenge for worker co-ops purpose

Feb. 15, 2016 9:45 am

Why staying competitive is the biggest challenge for worker co-ops

Being a cooperative isn't the hard part -- competing is the real challenge, said a local filmmaker who recently completed a short film about four local co-ops.
More than a grocery store — talk social justice with Mariposa Co-op people

Aug. 12, 2015 10:30 am

More than a grocery store — talk social justice with Mariposa Co-op

Shopping at a cooperative grocery store is more than just a grocery experience. Participants In Mariposa’s Co-op and Social Justice Book Club have the opportunity to learn more about co-ops and how co-ops can be part of movements for justice and social change. This month, the book club will be reading Cultivating Food Justice: Race, […]
Check out Kensington Food Co-op’s grocery store floor plans purpose

Jul. 3, 2015 10:00 am

Check out Kensington Food Co-op’s grocery store floor plans

  Kensington Community Food Co-op is one step closer to opening their grocery store at 2667 Coral Street, at the intersection of Frankford and Lehigh. After last year’s successful member loan campaign, which yielded $214,700, the cooperative is starting to move into the store building phase, beginning with the first set of proposed layouts by CDS Consulting Co-op. […]
[Commentary] Co-op Currents: New survey reveals myths and perceptions about co-ops purpose

May 29, 2015 12:30 pm

[Commentary] Co-op Currents: New survey reveals myths and perceptions about co-ops

Most Americans don’t know what a co-op is. However, most of the Americans who do know what a co-op is tend to really like co-ops. These are the conclusions I’ve drawn from the first public opinion study of co-ops in more than a decade. This is really useful information for anyone who is spreading the […]
Unions and Climate Change, Protecting Nail Salon Workers, Grading Gov Agencies on Environment – Social Impact Across the U.S. purpose

May 12, 2015 11:19 am

Unions and Climate Change, Protecting Nail Salon Workers, Grading Gov Agencies on Environment – Social Impact Across the U.S.

This week in Social Impact Across the U.S.: A New York Times investigative report unveiled that nail salon worker experience wide spread wage theft and health hazards in the New York City metro area. In response to the article, Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered an emergency task force to conduct salon-by-salon inspections. The number of climate change […]
[Commentary] Turning Big Business to Sustainability — Is It Possible? people

May 5, 2015 1:43 pm

[Commentary] Turning Big Business to Sustainability — Is It Possible?

This article is part of our content partnership with Forsei Consulting. I’ve always wondered why Earth Day gets only 24 hours of celebration. Shouldn’t we be saying thanks to this awesome home of ours every day? Triple Pundit, news site focused corporate social responsibility, seems to feel the same. It chose to celebrate ‘Earth Month’ […]
Fund for Baltimore, Farmer Co-ops, and Philanthropy in Public Services – Social Impact Across the U.S. funding

May 5, 2015 10:51 am

Fund for Baltimore, Farmer Co-ops, and Philanthropy in Public Services – Social Impact Across the U.S.

Baltimore skyline This week in Social Impact Across the U.S.: The Baltimore Community Fund launched a fund to help repair the damages caused by the recent unrest in the city, reports the Philanthropy News Digest. Nonprofit Quarterly probes into how philanthropy funds public services by looking at the examples of parks and schools, both of […]
Co-op Currents: Workplace democracy at unions, co-ops, ESOPs, and staff collectives in Philadelphia people

Apr. 23, 2015 12:00 pm

Co-op Currents: Workplace democracy at unions, co-ops, ESOPs, and staff collectives in Philadelphia

As Philadelphia’s labor history shows, worker co-ops can be used as tools for transformation and liberation. Worker co-ops are businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers on a one worker, one vote basis. Right now, we only have four worker co-ops in the city of Philadelphia, but our city’s history is full […]
[VIDEO] #PhillyChanger Chats: Peter Frank of PACA people

Apr. 15, 2015 2:10 pm

[VIDEO] #PhillyChanger Chats: Peter Frank of PACA

#PhillyChanger Chats is a video series aimed at making Philly leaders more accessible. Featuring leaders of nonprofits, social enterprises, local government, and community organizations, these are people who are actively working to change Philadelphia for the better. Is there someone you’d like to see featured here? Email us at news@generocity.org. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H2q9tJokBE&w=640&h=360] The Philadelphia Area Cooperative […]