6 Gift Ideas for Animal Lovers and their Pets
Here are 6 gift ideas for all the animals and animal lovers in your life — all handmade by creative artists and makers in the Artisans Cooperative.
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The Best Etsy Alternatives You Can Try Right Now (2024)
We’ve compiled a list of alternatives to Etsy for handmade artisans while we build a better option: a cooperative handmade marketplace. This list is a guide to help you find the right match for your business.
Shop the Cooperative Fundraiser
Shop artisan-made merchandise and raise funds for the Artisans Cooperative.
Items Needed for Mutual Aid Fundraiser
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 and materials. Here’s how it works.
Get Involved: Join the Organizing Team
We need your help to lift the cooperative off the ground.
Promoting Artisans With the “Buy Handmade” Campaign
Let us promote your artisan-made goods year-round! Sign up free for our cooperative marketing campaign.
Top 7 Co-op Myths Debunked
UPDATED 10/19/23.
More than 1 billion people – 1 in 8 of every human on this earth – are members of a cooperative, and yet the co-op business model is not always widely-known or well-understood. In this post, we’ll break down some of the common misconceptions we’ve encountered in building a cooperative marketplace for artisans.
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Union vs Guild vs Cooperative vs Collective – What’s the Difference?
There are several different types of organizations designed to empower workers. In this post, we’ll explain the differences between unions, guilds, professional associations, cooperatives, and collectives.
What Makes Our Handmade Marketplace Different
A cooperative and inclusive community makes our handmade marketplace different. Learn more about what will give our artisan-owned marketplace an edge.
The Story Behind Our Branding (and Chickens!)
When it came time to develop the branding for The Artisans Cooperative, the working group of organizers approached the project creatively. In this post, we’ll tell the story of how we came up with our branding, including the intriguing chicken theme.