Workplace Democracy Fund

Democracy at Work Institute

The mission of the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI) is to expand the promise of cooperative business ownership to reach those communities most directly affected by social and economic inequality. It ensures that further growth in the worker cooperative movement is both rooted in worker cooperatives themselves and reaches out to new communities of worker-owners, particularly low-income people, people of color and recent immigrants.

Democracyatwork Info

Democracy at Work is a non-profit 501(c)3 that produces media and live events. Based on the book Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism by Richard D. Wolff, our work analyzes capitalism critically as a systemic problem and advocates for democratizing workplaces as part of a systemic solution. We seek a stronger, fuller democracy – in our politics and culture as well as in our economy - based on workers’ equal collaboration and shared leadership inside enterprises and throughout society.

Southeast Center for Cooperative Development

MissionIn the fight against wealth and income inequality: We strive to increase economic opportunities and benefits by creating and strengthening cooperative businesses and other wealth-building entities that help grow a more equitable economy. By developing and supporting collective ownership and democratic control (businesses owned and controlled by workers or real estate developments owned and controlled by the community) we help increase the income and wealth of those who have been marginalized. We give priority to developing the power and capacity of low-income, minority, and/or underserved areas of Metropolitan Nashville and the Southeast.VisionThe elimination of racial and community disparities in employment, wealth and income in an economy that sustains community and earth.

Cooperative Development Institute

The mission of the Cooperative Development Institute is to work with people in the Northeast to create cooperative businesses and networks that grow a prosperous, equitable economy.

Green Worker Cooperatives

Green Worker Cooperatives (GWC) is based in the South Bronx and serves immigrants and communities of color. We build, grow, and sustain worker-owned green businesses to create a strong, local, and democratic economy rooted in racial and gender equity.GWC envisions a world where all people enjoy an economy that works for all. Working cooperatively, we have equitable power, wealth, and resources. We nurture healthy relationships with each other and the earth. We value the principles of solidarity and decision-making by those affected by decisions. And we are committed to contributing to worker cooperative and environmental justice movements around the globe.