Recommended Links
Worker Cooperatives
Third Root will add to and amend this list periodically, and we encourage you to browse our Bibliography and visit our Resource Library at Third Root for other resources. (Also, if you find a broken link here or have a link to add to this list, drop us a line at website@thirdroot.org and let us know.)
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Beyond Care Childcare Cooperative — Brooklyn, NY
www.beyondcare.coop
Beyond Care is a socially responsible cooperative business owned and run by women. Founded on the basis of democracy, equality and justice, Beyond Care creates living wage jobs in a safe and healthy working environment, while promoting personal growth and educational opportunities for its members. Our core values are solidarity, respect and professionalism. (JB)
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Si Se Puede/We Can Do It! Women’s Cooperative — Brooklyn, NY
www.wecandoit.coop
We Can Do It! Women’s Cooperative is a women-owned, women-run business designed to create living wage jobs that will be carried out in a safe and healthy environment, and that promotes social supports and educational opportunities for our members.
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U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives — San Francisco, CA
www.usworker.coop
The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives is a national grassroots membership organization of and for worker cooperatives, democratic workplaces, and organizations that support the growth and development of worker cooperatives. We were founded in 2004, the result of several years of organizing on the part of worker cooperatives and regional groups from around the country. The mission of the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives is to create stable and empowering jobs and worker-ownership through the development of a thriving cooperative movement. We advance worker-owned, -managed, and -governed workplaces through cooperative education, advocacy, and development. (GWL)
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The Cooperative Development Institute — South Deerfield, MA
www.cdi.coop
Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) is the Northeast’s center for cooperative business education, training, and technical assistance. CDI’s mission is to increase economic opportunities and benefits for people in the Northeast by fostering the growth and success of all types of cooperative enterprises. CDI serves communities in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and New York. CDI is committed to building sustainable rural and urban communities where people work together to meet their needs, have access to quality jobs, affordable products and services, and share ownership of essential resources. Our organization provides education, training and technical assistance to existing and start-up cooperatively-structured enterprises in all business sectors: food, housing, energy, agriculture, arts, health, forestry, fisheries, retail, service, and more. (GWL)
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The ICA Group — Brookline, MA
www.ica-group.org/2nd%20Row/icapublications.html
The ICA Group is a national not-for-profit organization which seeks to create and save jobs through the development and strengthening of employee-owned cooperatives and community-based projects. ICA provides a full range of business consulting and technical assistance services, education, and financing to clients working in or seeking to start worker-owned and community-based businesses. This is a link to their list of publications for sale and download on worker cooperatives. (GWL)
