To be co-op, we must be deeply rooted in our communities with a strong foundation of trust, which will lead to the momentum needed to build our grocery stores and be sustainable after opening. A co-op must be a manifestation of a need the community needs met, as well as it's own vision for meeting that need - without this, we can possibly open grocery stores, but they are very unlikely to succeed. The community is the co-op.
The FCI Community Organizing Learning and Growth Tool is a conversation starter, a "home base" for your co-op's leadership team to assess where your co-op organizing work is bearing fruit, and where it might be needful to course correct.
Co-creators of the tool, food co-op specialist Bonnie Hudspeth of the Firebrand Cooperative and JQ Hannah of Food Co-op Initiative, will lead this webinar exploring the four focus areas of the tool, share examples of how startups have wrestled with these topics, and lead a conversation with startup food co-op organizers about how to effectively utilize the tool.
Length: 60 min
Intended audience: leaders of active startup food co-ops