The cooperative economy needs people who understand democratic governance, local finance, and collective ownership before they walk through the door — and almost no one is doing that preparation.
The work starts in Atlanta's public libraries. A dialogue series, open to anyone and free to attend, where people meet the cooperative economy on their own terms and leave knowing their next step. This is the pipeline in its first form, and what happens in those rooms shapes how our programs are built.
Your gift pays for the room, the materials, the facilitation, the collaborators who help build and run each session - the production it takes to put something real in a participant's hands.
There is no overhead here to speak of, and no staff to pay. Every gift goes to running the series.
Sponsoring Bridge to Commons puts your name alongside a program that hands people the preparation the cooperative economy assumes they already have. We name our sponsors plainly, we never sell placement, and we never condition editorial coverage on a gift.
Every sponsor benefit here is acknowledgment only. Nothing of measurable value flows back to you, which means your full contribution stays tax-deductible.
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