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Official Announcements
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.
Join Our Founders Circle Before July 31st
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 from big marketplaces together!
Now Enrolling Members! Join an Authentic Handmade Marketplace
Artisans Cooperative is now accepting its first members! In this post, we’ll share all the details about membership.
Our Bylaws & Board
In this post, we’re sharing our rules of engagement: our cooperative bylaws. In enacting the bylaws, we also had to appoint an interim board and create a plan for board elections.
We’re Officially Incorporated!
We’re proud to announce that we officially registered as an Oregon Cooperative Corporation – and on May Day / International Workers Day!
Our Funding Plan
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 with our 5-stage fundraising plan.
Our Organizational Transition to Sociocracy
Presenting an exciting update as we transition our co-op from idea to reality and embrace Sociocracy.
Artisans Cooperative Joins the Start.coop 2023 Spring Accelerator
Artisans Cooperative has been selected as one of 10 start-up cooperatives to receive mentorship, skills, and a $10,000 grant by Start.coop. This spring accelerator was funded by the AARP Foundation.