#cooperatives

#cooperatives

Etsy reported over $109 million in net income while facing selling disruptions due to a fee increase, leading artisans to seek alternative platforms.

Community-led cooperatives are crucial for reshaping social care, ensuring services meet local needs and moral values.

Cooperatives are recognized as critical to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing their role in the social economy.

Cooperatives historically enabled farmers to unite against economic pressures; modern policies now inhibit such associations.

Co-op board members may not need to be residents, depending on governing documents.

Nonresident board members could compromise co-op interests, prompting potential bylaw amendments.

The 50th Co-opiversary Celebration celebrates 50 years of Other Avenues and the cooperative food movements in the Bay Area.

The solidarity economy seeks to redistribute business ownership benefits more broadly, addressing extreme wealth concentration in the U.S.

The Westbrae Pumpkin Patch supports local education through its profits.

The patch features a variety of pumpkins and local businesses enhancing the fall experience.

Cooperatives must balance the relational character with digital transformation to thrive.