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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to our August www.Community-Wealth.org newsletter.
I am pleased to let you know that The Democracy Collaborative has just re-launched our organizational website. The site brings together our Community Wealth Building advisory, research, and field building work in one place for easy access. The site also features information about our ongoing “system change” initiative, co-chaired by our co-founder Gar Alperovitz and Senior Fellow Gus Speth. You’ll also find many other resources: upcoming staff appearances, ongoing projects, videos, and, publications, as well as point of contact for media inquiries, among other features. We invite you to visit www.DemocracyCollaborative.org regularly and value any feedback you might have.
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In other recent developments:
- The Democracy Collaborative is delighted to welcome Jessica Bonanno to our staff as a Community Development Associate. Jessica recently completed her M.B.A. at The University of Notre Dame, where she was also a Forte Foundation Fellow. Her primary areas of expertise include impact investing, organizational design, and business development, with a special emphasis on start-ups, social ventures, and small to medium sized enterprises. Jessica joins our advisory team in developing Community Wealth Building initiatives around the country.
- Echoing Green Fellow Hilary Abell, author of our recent publication Worker Cooperatives: Pathways to Scale, offers insight into cooperative development, as cities like New York allocate funding for this community wealth building tool. In an interview with Laura Flanders of GRITtv, Hilary describes the power of worker cooperatives to reduce inequality and provide quality jobs.
As always, we continue to add new links, articles, reports, and other materials to the site. Look for this symbol *NEW* to find the most recent additions.
Ted Howard
Executive Director, The Democracy Collaborative
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