Cooperative Resources
GUIDES & TOOLKITS
Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC)
Free legal resources, templates, and toolkits for cooperative and community-owned enterprises.
Baltimore Round Table for Economic Democracy (BRED)
Tools for a Cooperative Economy: Online tools current and aspiring cooperators can use to build and run their businesses.
Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI)
Guides on co-op business development, capitalization, and member education.
FINANCE & LEGAL SUPPORT
Seed Commons
A Community Wealth Cooperative National network of non-extractive loan funds supporting cooperative startups.
Legal Templates for Cooperatives
SELC’s Co-opLaw library
Tuttle Law Group
Provides comprehensive legal services across the lifecycle of cooperative enterprises, from formation to dissolution.
NETWORKS & EDUCATION
Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (NoBAWC)
A grassroots network of democratic workplaces, primarily worker co-ops, advancing workplace democracy in the Bay Area and beyond.
U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC)
National network and advocacy group for worker-owned businesses.
California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD)
Training and technical support for co-ops statewide.
Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Historic network supporting Black land ownership, farming, and cooperative development.
Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO)
Online journal exploring cooperative practice, equity, and collective ownership.