A grant-funded "think-and-do tank" that works to advance the worker cooperative field through research, training, and cooperative business development, with a focus on communities that are economically and socially marginalized. Launched in 2013 as USFWC's educational project before incorporating as its own affiliated nonprofit; the two remain distinct organizations that partner closely. Runs the School for Democratic Management, a Workers to Owners business-conversion initiative, and an Employee Ownership Cities program. Co-hosts the annual Worker Co-op Conference with the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives. Based in San Diego, CA.
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Co-hosts the annual Worker Co-op Conference with USFWC. No DAWI-run two-way community found — their own signup is a one-way newsletter, which doesn't meet the Forum bar. The Worker Co-op Slack is USFWC's, not DAWI's. Backfilled from PR #10.