Kenzie Love
Love of Co-ops Unites Members of GIA Consulting
Founded in 2021 by five Vancouver-based graduates from the Co-operative Management Education Masters of Management program at the International Centre for Co-operative Management Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, GIA Consulting Co-op works to serve new and established co-ops by providing support for operations and governance grounded in the co-operative principles and values. Coming out of … Love of Co-ops Unites Members of GIA Consulting
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Even for Worker Co-ops, Paying a Living Wage Is a Complex Issue — Kenzie Love
Like all businesses, worker co-ops are obligated to pay their workers a minimum wage. As recent studies have shown, however, paying the bare minimum is no longer sufficient to cover even basic expenses such as rent in many cities across Canada. Hence the concept of the “living wage”, a figure which theoretically covers the actual … Even for Worker Co-ops, Paying a Living Wage Is a Complex Issue — Kenzie Love
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Report from the Executive Director, March 2024
Toronto worker co-op movie night and mixer JEDDI Business Conversions project info session Committee exploring challenges for equity-denied groups in worker co-ops As we enter into spring, CWCF looks forward to continuing connections with our members. For those living in the Greater Toronto area, we hope many of you will be able to join us … Report from the Executive Director, March 2024
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February 2024 newsletter
ROSCAs Are an Overlooked But Vital Part of the Co-operative Sector
By Kenzie Love Growing up in Canada as the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, Andria Barrett was familiar with the Jamaican concept of “partner”. What she only learned later in life was that while it has sometimes been overlooked in Western histories of the co-operative movement, partner is just one name for a Rotating Savings and … ROSCAs Are an Overlooked But Vital Part of the Co-operative Sector
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Sales Associates: Urbane Cyclist
This position is responsible for excellent customer service, generating sales,merchandising, and safeguarding the Co-op’s merchandise. It plays an integral role upholdingthe Co-op’s high standards. It impacts customer satisfaction, the Co-op’s reputation in themarketplace and profitability. Core competencies for this role are teamwork, problemsolving, leadership, communication and accountability. The sales associate job is broken down into … Sales Associates: Urbane Cyclist
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SSG is hiring a consultant
For this recruitment, SSG is looking to bring on a consultant with specific experience in: Project Leadership. This includes being a primary point of contact with clients, leading and managing SSG Project Teams, and leading the writing of final project reports. Climate Change Adaptation/Vulnerability/Resilience Project Delivery. This includes analyzing and interpreting modelling outputs from SSG’s technical … SSG is hiring a consultant
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Apply now to CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy
Do you have a group of at least three people and a concept for a worker co-op? If so, we want to hear from you! The CWCF Worker Co-op Academy, an online training program that coaches start-up groups through the process of developing and launching their worker co-op enterprises in a supportive cohort, with the help … Apply now to CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy
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Co-operative Cleaners of Ontario Harnesses the Power of Worker Co-ops
By Kenzie Love Co-operative Cleaners of Ontario (CCOO) began in 2019 when Janet Bennett-Cox, the Co-op’s Vice President, stumbled upon an upcoming event organized by the Women’s Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre (WMRCC) in Durham. The organization had received funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to establish worker co-operatives, and CCOO was one of the … Co-operative Cleaners of Ontario Harnesses the Power of Worker Co-ops
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