Introducing Our Member Proposals Program
One of the key benefits of being a member-owner of Artisans Cooperative is the ability to submit proposals to the Coop. In this post, we’ll introduce our Member Proposals Program.
About Us
Member Buy-in Options: Payment Plans vs Points Pledges
In this post, we’ll explain the differences and interactions between payment plans and points pledges for becoming a member of Artisans Cooperative.
About Print-on-Demand (POD)
Print-on-Demand (POD) is a hard-to-explain manufacturing outsourcing process that is growing rapidly in popularity – and controversy. In this post, we’ll try our best to explain what POD is, and how and why we’ve allowed it with careful limits in our Handmade Policy.
We Hosted a Reddit AMA on Monday the 10th!
We’re hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit on Monday, July 10th, from 6am EST to Midnight EST!
We Doubled Our July Goals with the “Grow the Co-op” Challenge
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 is our collective challenge this July!
Our Data and Points Tracking Plan
In this post, we’ll share information about our data tracking systems and how they were developed in the event that our membership, broader audience, or other cooperatives (P6 baby!) are interested in learning more about the weeds in which we’ve navigated and the considerations we had at each step.
You’re Invited! Artisans Cooperative Open House #3
Did you miss the Open House? Watch the recording on YouTube!
Join our third Open House June 29 for important information, Q&A and camaraderie.
Membership Social Media Toolkit
Our new Membership Social Media Toolkit gives you everything you need in one easy place! All the materials are right here in this blog post. Let’s share the exciting news that we are building a better handmade marketplace together!
How to Earn Points Through Member Activities
In this post, we’ll explain what Member Activities are and how you can sign up to earn points by performing these activities.
The Policy Trinity Supporting Our Co-op
Three intertwined policies – a trinity – form the foundation of our unique, multi-stakeholder, community-owned business structure. As any woodworker knows, a 3-legged stool is the strongest design. In this post, we take a moment to explain how the Ownership Model, Handmade Policy, and Points & Tiers Policy interact with each other to incentivize, empower, and engage our community.