How cooperative organizations work
A plain-language introduction to membership, voice, and shared responsibility.
A cooperative is owned by the people who use it and/or the people who work in it. It is not a stock play.
Members have a say in major decisions. Formal bylaws can follow once people are actually working together.
24 Karat Bakery Co-op remains a worker- and community-owned bakery. Neighborhood communities on this platform are a related, but separate, organizing effort.