The Inaugural Cohort for Taking Ownership begins in November and continues through regularly scheduled online sessions through May 2026. Register by November 10!

By joining Taking Ownership,

you will…

  • learn skills to help you participate more fully on your co-op board

  • get inspired by stories from worker co-ops going through similar challenges

  • dig into how things could be different and figure out what you want to do about it

alongside…

  • leaders in the cooperative ecosystem

  • a supportive peer group of new board members

and leave with…

  • a deeper understanding of power systems at your co-op

  • stronger business fundamentals

  • connections to co-ops across the US

Course format

Online sessions are accessible to worker co-ops based in the United States.

Each session is facilitated and lasts two hours. Sessions are held twice monthly.

One session per month is instructional and interactive and will be recorded.

The other sessions will be centered around discussions and activities, live participation only. These sessions are peer-focused deep dives into the specifics of your co-op.

Dates and Times

Tuesdays or Thursdays - depending on needs of instructors and participants.
3:30 - 5:30 PM Eastern.

Read the Taking Ownership overview and FAQ

Interested in learning more?
Learn more about the program, ask questions and get to know one of our facilitators.

Meet your facilitators

Vermont Employee Ownership Center

A Bookkeeping Cooperative

USFWC Peer Advisors

Pricing

We have two invoicing options:

  1. Pay Upfront. $1,500 for first registration; $1,200 for second and third registrations from the same co-op.

  2. Installment Pay. $1,650 if paid in $275 installments over 6 months. $1,320 for second and third registrations from the same co-op.

Financial aid is available if cost is a barrier for participants from Vermont. Registration must be received by October 1 for consideration for Vermont scholarship. Grant funds are available for participants from Massachusetts. See FAQ for limited information about more scholarship and grant opportunities in the Northeast.

Registration and first session

Register by November 10th, 2025.

First session is November 20, 2025. 3:30-5:30pm Eastern Time