Fundraising

Blog Post Title Cover with a picture of a hand at a desk entering numbers into a calculator to estimate fees and the title, Payment Processing Fees plus a Marketplace Fees Price Calculator Tool

Payment Processing Fees and Marketplace Fees Pricing Calculator Tool

November 1, 2023
by walnutstudiolo

In this post, we’ll talk about payment processing fees: what they are, who charges them, and why they might change in the future. These fees… Read More »

Cover image of a person holding up a piece of paper with a dollar sign on it and the words How We Set Our Sales Commission, Blog Post by Robin and Valerie

How We Set Our Sales Commissions

September 25, 2023
by walnutstudiolo

In this post, we’ll talk about how we came up with our sales commissions, and what they are. Sales commissions are the Coop’s primary source… Read More »

Background image of handmade ceramic chicken sculptures. Foreground graphic reads "How to Join The Artisans Cooperative Fundraiser". The author is Valerie

Protected: How to Join the Artisans Cooperative Fundraiser

August 26, 2023
by walnutstudiolo

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

The cover graphic for this post. The background image shows many colorful hands raised, ready to ask questions and give input. Each hand has a heart in the middle. The title reads: "Member Poll: Bootstrap vs Capital Investments" and the post is authored by Robin.

Protected: Member Poll: Bootstrapping vs Capital Investments

August 2, 2023
by robin

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

We Doubled Our July Goals with the “Grow the Co-op” Challenge

June 30, 2023
by Webmaster

We’re announcing the launch of an exciting month-long campaign today with a question: What if we could finance ourselves 100% through memberships and revenue? This… Read More »

Join Our Founders Circle Before July 31st

May 23, 2023
by walnutstudiolo

We’re offering special perks – including a lower sales commission – for the first 25-100 artisans to join our Founders Circle. Let’s take back control… Read More »

Title Image that says "Join an Authentic Handmade Marketplace! Now Enrolling Members"" with an illustration of Brook the cooperative mascot chicken pointing to her fellow birds and friends and raising their hands to join the membership

Now Enrolling Members! Join an Authentic Handmade Marketplace

May 23, 2023
by walnutstudiolo

Artisans Cooperative is now accepting its first members! In this post, we’ll share all the details about membership.

Line graph showing our fundraising plan with time on the horizontal axis and money on the vertical. Includes a combination of donations, grants, member investments, and lending before sales revenue - with title block

Our Funding Plan

May 2, 2023
by walnutstudiolo

We’ve built the tools we need to develop a cooperatively-owned handmade marketplace. In this post, we’ll discuss how we’re going to pay for it all… Read More »

Shop the Cooperative Fundraiser

November 1, 2022
by walnutstudiolo

Shop artisan-made merchandise and raise funds for the Artisans Cooperative.

Items Needed for Mutual Aid Fundraiser

October 25, 2022
by walnutstudiolo

Artisans Cooperative is fundraising for basic operating expenses with a unique “mutual-aid” fundraiser. Unlike traditional fundraisers, we are not asking artisans to donate their time… Read More »