Cooperative values
The seven principles
<a href="/raw/garden/neil/images/seven-coop-principles.jpg "by Hallie Zillman, original at https://www.willystreet.coop/pages/seven-cooperative-principles""><img class="image-embed" src="/raw/garden/neil/images/seven-coop-principles.jpg "by Hallie Zillman, original at https://www.willystreet.coop/pages/seven-cooperative-principles"">
Open and Voluntary Membership
- Democratic Member Control
- Membersβ Economic Participation
- Autonomy and Independence
- Education, Training, and Information
- Cooperation Among Cooperatives
- Concern for Community
Misc
Funded by direct member investment, rather than investment from third-party shareholders, co-operative members "decide on the values of the enterprise, which donβt necessarily need to be about the maximization of profits." β [[DisCO Manifesto]]
Cooperatives succeed when values are aligned around communal benefit to pooling resources and a shared desire to "avoid anti- competitive or extractive behavior."
β [[DisCO Manifesto]]
Co-operatives offer a way for people to be rewarded for their labour while committing to shared social values.
β [[DisCO Manifesto]]
- public document at doc.anagora.org/cooperative-values
- video call at meet.jit.si/cooperative-values