Funds for the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program have not been released (typically applications open in early June). This program is one of the main reasons the worker cooperative […]
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Nonprofit Quarterly: What’s Next? Why Co-ops Are Essential in the Fight for Democracy
In his piece for Nonprofit Quarterly, USFWC Executive Director Esteban Kelly lays out a strategy for how social and cooperative movements can invest in worker co-ops to build economic power. […]
Call to action: Demand that the Department of Labor preserves fair labor standards for domestic workers
The Department of Labor recently released a proposed rule which would permanently strip fair labor standards protections from home care workers, and is already taking actions to remove enforcement of […]
Momentum Builds: Cities Declare 2025 The Year Of Co-Ops
Cooperators are leveraging the U.N.’s spotlight on cooperatives to begin or expand regional commitment to worker cooperative enterprises. Olympia, WA has declared 2025 the Year of Cooperatives, joining three other […]
Next Economy MBA is starting up again soon – Early Bird Rate through August 11
Registration is now open for the fall cohort of the Next Economy MBA, launching on September 30th, 2025! The Next Economy MBA is most impactful for: Current or aspiring entrepreneurs with […]