Tag: Cooperatives
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Social co-ops: An innovative solution to our social care crisis?
While a few green shoots are beginning to sprout, social cooperatives, also known as social co-ops, are still a relatively new concept to many Americans. That means their special characteristics, as we find them in the countries where they operate, are not yet well understood here in the U.S. If we take the definition offered…
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Resist and Build: A Movement Building Process Centering the Solidarity Economy
This article was originally published by NPQ online on February 26, 2025 at https://nonprofitquarterly.org/resist-and-build-a-movement-building-process-centering-the-solidarity-economy/. Used with permission. State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. The solidarity economy movement finds itself at a critical juncture. The opportunity for a breakthrough amid crisis is real, even as…
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Building a just energy future together: Join the REC Co-lab this March
It’s 2025. That fact alone is a lot to deal with in the United States, especially for those who understand the urgent imperative to transition to a just, democratic, and inclusive energy system, powered by clean, renewable energy. With the current administration ideologically committed to toxic and inefficient forms of energy of the past—fossil fuels…
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Rural Power Coalition: 2024 Year in Review
2024 was yet another monumental year in the fight for the future of Rural Electric Cooperatives. The Rural Power Coalition dedicated its work to ensuring that the federal funding provided in the Inflation Reduction Act for Rural Electric Co-ops (RECs) will truly benefit member-owners and the rural communities in which co-ops reside. New federal investments…