Institutions & Structures
Forms of solidarity economy organization
Spaces, galleries, stores or centers focusing on the arts that are owned/rented and controlled by the artists whose work is present. |
Groups organized for a common purpose in which all members share equally in decision-making power. |
Shared collective resources and/or spaces, and the relationships and institutions that facilitate collective stewardship of these resources/spaces. |
Groups organized to facilitate exchange of goods and services without the use of national, government-issued currency. |
Private-sector financial institutions with community development as their primary mission. |
Organizations dedicated to providing affordable housing through democratically-controlled structures of land ownership involving both residents and members of the surrounding community. |
Spaces for community gathering/use that are owned/rented and controlled by the communities that uses them. |
Non-profit organizations dedicated to holding land and/or easements for the purposes of conserving its ecological and/or agricultural integrity. |
Member-owned and democratically-controlled associations though which consumers collectively purchase and distribute goods/services. |
Financial institutions owned and controlled by their members. |
Full-service financial institutions that are owned cooperatively by their members. |
Non-profit organizations with democratic workplaces.
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Employee Stock Ownership Programs, which provide employees of a business with a portion of the ownership of that business' publicly-traded stock. |
Organizations & businesses dedicated to building equitable trade & commerce relationships between producers, retailers and consumers. |
Many farmer's markets are cooperative, farmer-run organizations that provide direct linkages between farmers and local food consumers. |
Multi-family/unit housing that is owned and democratically controlled by its residents |
Groups of people who choose to live together in close proximity--often on the same property--with a common purpose, working cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects shared core values. |
Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by multiple stakeholders. This can include workers, consumers, producers, and/or community members. |
Groups or organizations that are dedicated to building and maintaining relationships of mutual aid and support between and among their members. |
A parent cooperative preschool (or nursery school) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, democratic organization where each family shares in the planning and operation of the school. Parents participate in the program on a rotating basis, serving as assistants to a professional nursery school teacher and staff. |
Democratic control of public budget processes. |
Producer owned and democratically-controlled organizations that serve their members (who may or may not be themselves cooperatives) through cooperative marketing, support and/or purchasing. |
Organizations that provide services, resources or any form of support to cooperative/solidarity economy initiatives or enterprises. |
Schools that are run democratically and cooperatively by the teachers, who share administration tasks, budgeting, curriculum development and engage in peer review processes. |
Organizations of and for workers, dedicated to building worker power. |
Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers/employees (called "worker-owners"). |
