Staff Board - institute. coop Sofia Ullman (they she) is the Training and Education Coordinator for the Democracy at Work Institute, where they manage logistics for both virtual and in-person educational programs
Home | Democracy at Work Institute Our Work The Democracy at Work Institute advances the worker cooperative field in order to create a fairer economy and better jobs We do this by: Unlocking Capital DAWI's capital focus aims to unlock the promise of business ownership for workers
Democracy at Work Institute: Staff Board A leader in the worker ownership movement for twenty years, Melissa served as the founding Executive Director of the Democracy at Work Institute from 2013 through mid-2023, growing the organization from the ground up Prior, she helped start and grow the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Democracy at Work Institute - ESOPs The Democracy at Work Institute and the National League of Cities have developedThe Municipal Playbook for Employee Ownership to assist with integrating employee ownership into municipal economic and workforce development strategies It offers three approaches that address specific pain points faced by many municipalities:
THE COOPERATIVE GROWTH ECOSYSTEM - Institute Democracy at Work Institute and Project Equity: The Democracy at Work Institute works at the national level to expand the promise of worker ownership to communities most afected by economic and social inequality, and to ensure that future rted and strategically directed Project Equity, bas strategie pporting worker social ventures
Employee Ownership Cities - institute. coop Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI) approaches employee ownership as a tool for broader social and economic aims – strong local economies, secure livelihoods, worker power, racial equity, and community wealth We embed support for innovative and equity-focused employee ownership approaches in institutions of power, like government
What is a Worker Cooperative? - Institute In 2013, the USFWC launched the Democracy at Work Institute,to advance a strategic vision for growth in the worker cooperative sector, and to expand the promise of worker cooperatives to new communities while keeping this new growth grounded in worker cooperatives themselves
About - Institute The Democracy at Work Institute was created by the U S Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) to ensure that worker cooperative development in economically and socially marginalized communities is adequately supported, effective, and strategically directed