About
Ten years ago, a group of entrepreneurs started an organization in Washington, D.C. to change the way that houses of worship and schools purchased energy. Together, these entities formed a purchasing cooperative. It was a simple, and yet revolutionary, idea. As a cooperative, the houses of worship and schools were stronger together than any individual entity on its own. Leveraging this combined purchasing power, the cooperative secured dramatic energy savings for its members while also switching members to renewable energy sources. It was a major success.
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In 2019, the Community Cooperative formed to take the lessons from the Community Purchasing Alliance in Washington, D.C. and expand. We are excited to partner with communities to create new cooperatives around the country as well as deepen the relationships in our existing cooperatives.
We bring together communities of entrepreneurs to actualize projects that embody new economic praxis.
Our Mission
We bring together communities of entrepreneurs by
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curating insights from diverse teachers
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facilitating valuable group conversations with transformation-oriented workshops, strategy sessions, and roundtables
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unleashing new levels of leadership through coaching, peer feedback, and cohort learning experiences.
Together, we...
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create alternatives to mainstream finance, investing, facilities management, real estate, (particularly for co-ops, religious, educational and other types of community institutions)
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invest in projects that have significant promise for self-sustaining business models and important work for racial, environmental, and economic justice
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renew & reinvigorate large institutions to re-animate their mission in the context of the new signs of the times
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advance the field of new economic thinking and praxis with the integration of heterodox economics into religious institutions, social movements, and business