cooperative development
“Jonathan has come to us at critical junctures in our business over the past decade. Through his listening, his wisdom and his ability to see through the noise he has helped us to make good decisions for our business.
Trying to figure out the world of co-ops and co-op structure is not easy, but Jonathan has been a mentor to us with his deep personal knowledge about co-ops and their structure. Jonathan’s support and belief in us has been invaluable and we count ourselves lucky to have his guidance.”
-Deborah Moore, co-founder and General Manager,
Just Us Coffee Roasters Co-op
Democratic worker cooperatives have complex cultures and systems. Assisting worker cooperatives requires knowledge of coop structures and governance, as well as the time and patience to support the cooperatives through complex democratic decision-making processes.
DEFINING A PATH FORWARD
Just Works applies the insights we’ve gained from own experience in building worker coops, as well as what we’ve learned from our coop clients, to collaboratively assess organizations, define core areas that need to be strengthened, and implement new strategies.
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
Building a healthy worker cooperative requires a deep commitment to training at every level and from every perspective in the organization. We use a variety of participatory approaches that cut across organizational levels to build confidence, skills and awareness in workers and owners.