Co-ops 101
In this virtual workshop, we'll discuss the cooperative business model, how it works, and how it's beneficial. We'll focus on worker cooperatives.
In this virtual workshop, we'll discuss the cooperative business model, how it works, and how it's beneficial. We'll focus on worker cooperatives.
At a time when our world confronts climate crisis, rising inequality, and withering institutions, we have to rethink the way we do business, including how we organize companies.
It’s show time! This year our gathering will focus on the hope that transpires through the community as we showcase, Works for All: A Celebration of Cincinnati's Co-op Economy Through Film, which will take place on Friday, October 4th, 2024. The evening will feature a special debut screening of Works for All, a 30-minute documentary highlighting the vibrant co-op economy in Cincinnati.
Works for All portrays the inspiring stories of cooperatives within Co-op Cincy’s network, which are led by individuals often marginalized from the mainstream economy. The film delves into Co-op Cincy’s unique approach to training and providing ongoing support, showcasing how worker-ownership transforms lives and communities.
We are thrilled to share that the documentary was created by acclaimed filmmakers Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young, known for their earlier work Shift Change, which also focused on democratic workplaces.
Here’s what some notable figures have said about Works for All:
"Co-op Cincy has been plowing new ground, both literally and figuratively, sowing the seeds for a better future since 2011, and Works for All gives us first-person accounts about the power of worker-ownership from these workers themselves."
— Rob Witherell, United Steelworkers
“As a film about co-ops, this one is a must-see. It is unique and important in that it highlights both the role that unions have played in supporting co-op development, and it looks at the context of building co-ops in struggling communities, where many of those involved are people of color.”
— Emily Kawano, Wellspring Cooperative
In this virtual workshop, we'll discuss the cooperative business model, how it works, and how it's beneficial. We'll focus on worker cooperatives.
Come share the joy of all things worker owned! A summer evening open to all at Our Harvest farm— this year’s theme celebrates the debut of our documentary, Works For All.
Please bring your own chairs and/or blankets to enjoy the fest.
Join Co-op Cincy Tuesday night online to watch 5 new cooperatives from Power in Numbers: Black Co-op University, a 14-week intensive training, give their best pitches to a panel of judges. Who will be the winner?
Join us on Friday, October 20 for a night of food, fun, and good company! At our annual event, Cheers to Cooperatives, you'll get a chance to connect with other people interested in creating an economy that works for all.
The Union Co-op Symposium is a 2-day conference that brings together people interested in practical tools on how to start and run union worker cooperatives.
Hear the teams in our cooperative business boot camp pitch their business plans!
Come celebrate the cooperatives in Co-op Cincy’s network with family, friends, and supporters! There will be music and free food! 🎉
Join us at the next RCP Power Lunch on May 17 to learn about the different options you have for selling your business to your employees and the unique benefits that brings to you as a business owner and to your community.
In this workshop, we'll discuss how to navigate conflict in the workplace.
An opportunity to observe how worker co-ops can be a powerful strategy for economic transformation
In this virtual workshop, we'll discuss the cooperative business model, how it works, and how it's beneficial. We'll focus on worker cooperatives.
Co-op U is a training and support program that helps teams develop a worker-owned business.
In this workshop, we'll discuss how to navigate conflict in the workplace.
In this interactive workshop, Cynthia Pinchback-Hines, the Racial Justice Educator & Co-op Developer for Co-op Cincy, will discuss the history of Black cooperativism.