Resources

SELC Resources for Artists and Culture Workers

Sustainable Economies Law Center's resources page for empowering artists and culture workers. This library features in-depth discussions and guides on crucial legal and financial topics that every artist should know, including copyright law, trademarks, artificial intelligence, and fiscal sponsorships.

Solidarity Economies in Latin America

we’ve compiled this short resource list of solidarity economy organizing in Latin America and Latinx communities in the US as a reminder that another world isn’t only possible – it’s already happening.

Rethinking Market Studies Research Project: A Toolkit for Cooperators

Rethinking Market Studies Research Project with NCFJA's Black cooperative community and beyond, with 7 different tools to engage with and to share our findings recommendations, and materials.

NEC's Black Co-op History Resource List

A compiled list of multi-media resources on Black cooperative History

Democratic Decision Making Zine

Part 1 of a Five Part zine series by AORTA Cooperative/ The series offers five defensive strategies against fragmentation that we think our groups must take up so we don’t fold under the pressure of rising fascism, authoritarianism, political violence, and mis/disinformation.

Cooperative Farming- Frameworks for Farming Together

A toolkit from 2012 on how to develop and manage cooperative farming projects

SHARED SERVICES COOPERATIVES:
A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Case studies of different Shared Services Cooperative Models

Basics of Organizing a Shared Services Cooperative

This manual provides basic information on how potential members can organize a shared- services cooperative.

Equity Hub: Financial 101 for Co-ops

Financial literacy webinar from 2025 for cooperative developers and cooperatives, featuring Cooperation New Orleans' Tamah Yisrael

Introduction to Cooperation New Orleans Loan Fund

Webinar from 2022 in collaboration with Office of Economic Development

Learning to Think Outside the Boss

An Introductory Workshop on the Legal Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Worker Cooperative!"Find resources we've created to teach about how the law works in, against, and for worker cooperatives.

A Technology Freelancer's Guide to Starting a Worker Owned Coop

This document explores why freelancers may choose to form a cooperative, with stories from tech cooperators about their experience.

Co-op Incubator toolkit

This is an open source document that is for co-op businesses to use for their own learning and development

Co-op Clinic Mini Guide Series

A series of short guides on the fundamentals of worker ownership. These mini guides are topical guides for worker co-ops and democratic workplaces prepared by the USFWC's Co-op Clinic.

Cartografías del conflicto: relaciones de ida y vuelta (Mapping conflict: a two-way relationship

Spanish-language video conversation about navigating conflict within cooperatives

Co-op Clinic - Conflict and Accountability in Worker Coops

Here are some suggested systems and resources to help you be prepared

Guía de Educación Financiera para Cooperativas LLC (Financial Guide for Cooperative LLCs)

Culturally-competent, somatically grounded Spanish-only guide for cooperative financial literacy, focused on immigrant cooperatives

Queer Farmers Directory

​

What Is a Cooperative?

A definition of a cooperative defined by the International Cooperative Alliance

Resources on Cooperative Strategies for Real Estate, Land and Housing

A list of resources for those interested in the kinds of incorporation, governance, and various trainnings/webinars for cooperative land ownership

Onboarding, Hiring, and Personell Policies for Coops

Considerations for hiring personnel, orienting them to your team, and
creating practical personnel policies

Introduction to Business Model Canvas

The purpose of a business plan is to help articulate a strategy for starting your business. It also provides insight on steps to be taken, resources required for achieving your business goals and a timeline of anticipated results.

Peace Talk - Resolving Conflict

A linolium print detailing 6 steps to having peaceful conversations towards resolving conflict.

In It Together - A Framework for Conflict Transformation in Movement-Building Groups

Explore the tools and resources that support the use of human-centered, non-punitive accountability practices in movement spaces.

The Organizational Power Matrix

This article presents a framework for developing a concrete practice of generative power
in organizations.