L.A. Co-op Lab
building & financing worker co-ops in L.A.
Inequality. Exclusion. Extraction.
racial divide & discrimination
concentration of ownership
no legacy or support system for
democratic economic alternatives
gig economy & underemployment
Worker Cooperative Support
education & training
non-extractive lending
technical assistance
targeting historically
excluded people
& communities
Build the Market
build critical mass
create a structure for
sustainability
pay-it-forward
possible technical
assistance cooperative
$
national peer network
deep local ties
financial cooperative
broad skills &
movement relationships
L.A. Co-op Lab’s Translocal Magic
trade tech
parties & events
social media
classes & workshops
growing L.A. network
Getting the Word Out…
Competition = Allies & Collaborators
National Local
The Working World
Democracy at Work Instit
Shared Capital Coop
ICA
Worker’s Lab
Start.coop
Collective Remake
LURN
L.A. Union Coop Initiative
Democracy @ Work
Tierra y Dignidad
Found for Ec Democracy
coming soon…
coordinator
apprentice
bookkeeping
services
core team
Karen, Yuki, Gilda
Team
referrals & recommendations are welcome
local
advisors
national
financial
cooperative
$
local
attorneys
education
development
financing
F/T Project StewardP/T Bookkeeper
Financial Plan
Year 1
2019
Year 2
2020
Year 3
2021
INCOME
EXPENSE
$75,000 90% Gift Capital
10% Fee-for-Service
P/T Coordinator Apprentice @ $25/hrWorkshop ExpensesHonoraria & TravelTraining & DevelopmentContract Bookkeeper & Attorneys
$100,000 80% Gift Capital
20% Fee-for-Service
75% Project Steward
$100,000 70% Gift Capital
30% Fee-for-Service
F/T Project StewardP/T Bookkeeper
Timeline
3 new co-ops + 3 new coops + 3 new coops org
reboot
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
t/a coop
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