Cooperation Richmond is a nonprofit cooperative developer supporting working-class communities of color in Richmond to build community wealth.
Since our founding in October 2017, we provide cooperative business education, training, mentorship, and financial support.
Richmond GreenwayAs part of a national cooperative movement, we help Richmond’s working class residents build community-controlled wealth and wellbeing. We work with democratically led businesses of all kinds meeting them where they are and helping them advance shared leadership, equity, and collective ownership as part of a just transition.
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Vision
Richmond's economy thrives on local, worker and community-controlled businesses, tending to socially and ecologically thriving ecosystems.
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Mission
We encourage cooperation in the workplace and throughout the community. We provide ongoing technical, educational, financial, and organizational support to mission-aligned businesses, strengthening the greater Richmond community and investing in Richmond’s economic future.
Values
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Self-Determination: Our innate power to shape our own path
Solidarity: We are transformed through collective struggle
Family & Community: Our communities are our broader families for positive change
Integrity: We demonstrate our values with workers and community members
Resilience: We believe in our collective ability to overcome adversity