Northbridge Technology Alliance

05/26/2021

May 27: 9AM PST, 12PM EST, 11AM CST (Virtual)

Event:
"Redefining Management as a Function (Not a Person) at Mandela Grocery Cooperative"

Brief Summary:
"In this What Works Webinar from the School for Democratic Management at DAWI, former Renaissance Board Chair Roodline Volcy will be joined by Mandela Grocery Cooperative General Manager Anj Talley and worker-owner Briana Sidney for an in-depth interview on the successes and challenges of building a shared management culture at their black-owned worker cooperative."

Click the post to be taken to the registration.

When Renaissance Community Cooperative closed operations after just two years, finding skilled management was identified as one of the biggest obstacles to success.

05/17/2021

Northbridge Weekly Fun Fact: Rest is important and is valued by folks at Northbridge. Overworking and burning out, we feel, is not sustainable for anyone.

How do you all value rest?

05/03/2021

Looking for a new podcast?

Check out All Things Co-op, "a bi-weekly podcast produced by Democracy at Work that explores everything co-op."

Let us know anything exciting that you learn about cooperative economies and workplaces!

04/21/2021

Northbridge weekly fun fact:

The staff at Northbridge Technology Alliance have been educating ourselves about the differences between cooperatives and nonprofits in the United States. Learned a lot from

Un núcleo que te ayuda a iniciar, ampliar o adaptar plataformas cooperativas.

04/14/2021

"Because health is everyone's business," read this article by Joanne Cheung and Tim Brown on the the necessity of community & holistic healthcare supported by workplaces that meets people at "the first mile."

A shout-out to cooperatives in the article:
"This cooperative renaissance is part of a bigger conversation to imagine a political economy that’s not centered on short-term value extraction but rather community health and wealth."

First Mile Health supports wellness by boosting economies

04/07/2021

Northbridge Weekly Fun Fact:

Our platform, Nexus, runs on BigBlueButton, a leading "open source web conferencing system for online learning." For people like me who are unfamiliar with computer science / technology terms, open source means that the code is publicly accessible.

04/02/2021

Participate is doing really incredible work!

"Where community and online learning unite," Participate is a platform designed to encourage authentic online relationships for nonprofits, educators, and social impact businesses. We are impressed by their communities of practice and their resource collections features.

Check out their podcast, website, LinkedIn, and Instagram!

We build powerful spaces for collaboration and knowledge creation in online Communities of Practice. Harness your organization's collective intelligence and discover untapped knowledge.

03/29/2021

Northbridge Weekly Fun Fact:

Volunteers are responsible for much of our platform, Nexus. They are amazing. Thank you all!

03/24/2021

Looking to implement democratic structure into your workplace?

"The guide is organized as a framework covering power, information, people, and money. Within each of these sections are tools, descriptions of activities, and stories from cooperatives to inspire and help you put ideas into action."

Complete the form at the link to download the guide!

There's never been a single resource that takes you from worker co-op start-up or conversion through actually making democratic management take hold... until now.

Our new guide, Democratic Management: A Practical Guide for Managers and Others, is a curated toolkit that encompasses the best of the best from democratic workplaces and consultants. You'll find tools, templates, testimonies and more.

https://institute.coop/resources/democratic-management-practical-guide-managers-and-others