About the Ownership Matters Project
Ownership Matters is a donation-supported free publication sponsored by Community Cooperative of Washington, DC.
Our tagline says that we are focused on the emerging landscape around impact investing, racial equity, and the solidarity economy.
That means we’re interested in:
- Profiles of cooperative enterprises, including worker cooperatives, together with other strategies for building wealth that stays in communities.
- Profiles of funders of projects aimed at widening ownership and increasing racial equity.
- Interviews with individuals doing transformative work to create a new social economy.
Be Part of This!
At its heart, Ownership Matters is for conversation and community. There are Reader Gatherings for live discussion monthly, and here on the site we host space for ongoing comment and exchange, our Editor / Reader Circle (which you’ll need to sign in to go to).
From the Editor / Reader Circle
Jun 17 Elias Crim
Showcasing What Good Work Means
Thoughts on the June 9 webinar and hearing voices from Arizmendi Association, ChiFresh Kitchen, Material Return, Cooperatus, and BornBrown/Church of the Holy City.
Jun 16 Júlia Martins Rodrigues
Finding Solidarity on Maui
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Our Team
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- Elias Crim, Editor
founder, Solidarity Hall; former business journalist and publishing consultant
- Júlia Martins Rodrigues, Contributing Editor
attorney (Brazil); visiting scholar, law, University of Colorado Boulder; PhD candidate, civil and constitutional law, University of Camerino
- Daniel Fireside, Contributing Editor
founder, Uncommon Capital Solutions; board member, Namaste Solar; capital coordinator, Downtown Crenshaw Rising
- Zoe Crim, Editorial Assistant
B.A., linguistics, Indiana University Bloomington; co-founder Fair Trade group
- Paul Bowman, Design / Content Mgr.
- Felipe Witchger, Publisher
co-founder, Francesco Collaborative; founder, Community Purchasing Alliance
Advisory Board
- Jessica Mason, Start.coop
- Stephanie Swepson-Twitty, Eagle Market Streets Development Corp.
- Nathan Schneider, University of Colorado Boulder