Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2012

I moved to Oakland in September of 2008, for a number of reasons. But it has been in Oakland that I really could see with my own eyes, and get to know a lot of people who were "in my tribe"--that is being black, and choosing to be "alternative" (crunchy-spiritual/queer/hippie/punk.) I finally wasn''t alone anymore!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2012

I moved to Oakland in September of 2008, for a number of reasons. But it has been in Oakland that I really could see with my own eyes, and get to know a lot of people who were "in my tribe"--that is being black, and choosing to be "alternative" (crunchy-spiritual/queer/hippie/punk.) I met Ruth in Oakland - she is a long-time Oaklander.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

Drivers talked about their dream to somehow run their own app as an alternative to Uber. After one year of planning, New York’s Drivers Cooperative was born in May of 2021 , with a goal to launch an on-demand app owned by workers themselves which customers can use as an alternative to Uber and Lyft for hailing rides.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Some states, such as Colorado, have started official employee-ownership commissions and dedicated new funding to support business conversion to employee-owned cooperatives or ESOPs (employee stock ownership plans). 36 Farmers can begin using the site for free, and commissions on food sales are very low. 39 This is a tiny share of the U.S.

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