RT @EverythingCoop: Ever had a chance to read Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition that Is Shaping the Next Economy by Nathan Sch….

Co-op curious?. You’ve likely heard the word cooperative, but what exactly is a cooperative? Join us for a fun informative discussion on what a cooperative even is, what it is not. Learn more & RSVP:

Opportunity to get paid to build new kinds of social media communities on non-corporate platforms. .

Excited for this afternoon’s conversation! @thedriverscoop, Co-Founder, Ken Lewis is looking forward to sharing his cooperative experience! So come with your questions or just to listen!. RSVP here: . #ama #gocoop #startcoop

Join us one week from today for an AMA with Ken Lewis, one of the co-founders of The Drivers Cooperative! We are so excited to have Ken share his experience of building the largest worker cooperative in the US. RSVP link:

🚀 Only one week left until our three-part series: "Starting Your Cooperative Pitch Deck" workshop begins! You'll learn to craft a compelling pitch for your cooperative venture. Sign up & secure your spot today! #Cooperative #PitchDeck #Workshop #Entrepreneurship #gocoops

🌟Only ONE WEEK left to apply for the Cooperative Business Incubator for Rural Entrepreneurs! 🚀 Don't miss this opportunity to kickstart your cooperative venture in #rural areas. #ApplyNow and transform your vision into reality! #Cooperatives 🌱🏞️🌻

In our next workshop- Develop your pitch deck so you can build a concise and compelling case to support your cooperative purpose and why members should join + your case to funders to support your work.

Join us TOMORROW for an Info Session on our Spring '24 Incubator for Rural Entrepreneurs .

In this workshop- we will use our tools and resources to help you design your cooperative's ownership model. The aim is to save you time and money in setting up your cooperative business, before needing to go to a lawyer.

While there are hundreds of tools and templates to help entrepreneurs design and build their business model, there are relatively few that help entrepreneurs really think through their ownership model and what it means for their business and its stakeholders.

RT @start_coop: If you want to know more about cooperative entrepreneurship, join us for our second #AskMeAnything of the year! Brett Isaac….

In this blog post we break down strategies cooperatives can use to accept donations and grants.

Many cooperatives are solving societal problems that closely align with the missions of donors, foundations, and other funders, but they can feel blocked from accessing that capital without nonprofit status.

Lastly, we encourage you to learn more about our Incubator at

We’d love to hear from YOU about the opportunities you are seeing as we recognize this list is far from exhaustive.

Opportunity- Advancing clean energy. “Rural areas are serious players in the movement towards renewable energy resources, but renewable energy also has a significant impact on the regions surrounding cooperative producers.” @NCBACLUSA.

Opportunity: Creating high quality jobs through technology driven cooperatives. "It’s a myth that rural places can’t be centers of innovation.”- @Ruralinno . Tech and digitally based co-ops provide can quality jobs.

Opportunity: Minimizing food and retail deserts. “Food insecurity and access to fresh foods are are a real concern” for rural America. @cfra . Co-ops provide a more affordable and local alternative in food deserts.

Opportunity: Creating affordable housing solutions . “Rural communities face unique challenges when dealing with the affordable housing crisis.” @NLIHC .Resident owned housing strengthens long-term housing stability & affordability.