Re: Worker cooperative in association with a non-profit

[Santiago Leon <sgleon@mindspring.com>]

Sorry I did not make it clear.  I am in Miami, Florida.

At 12/11/2001, you wrote:
>Santiago --
>
>Sounds like a very interesting project!
>
>The odds are you want somebody relatively close and inexpensive.  There 
>are public sector employee ownership programs in OH, NY (though I'm not 
>sure how big it is today), WA, MI, VT, and VA; there are highly 
>knowledgeable non-profits in CA, MA, IL, NC and PA.
>
>Where are you?  We can provide referrals.
>
>John Logue
>
>At 08:54 PM 12/08/2001, you wrote:
>>A local non-profit social service organization (about 20 employees) has 
>>decided to consider reorganizing itself along the following lines:  the 
>>non-profit (501(c)(3)) would continue to exist, but the employees would 
>>become the owners of a worker cooperative which would contract with the 
>>non-profit to perform the services (which consist generally of outreach 
>>and advocacy).  The non-profit currently acts, along with its ongoing 
>>functions,  as a sort of  "incubator" for new organizations:  for a 
>>transitional period it acts as fiscal agent for the organization in 
>>formation, and the employees of the new organization become employees of 
>>the non-profit; and then eventually the new organization goes off on its 
>>own.  A committee of which I am a member has been asked to come back with 
>>a more detailed plan by the end of the year.  Can you give us any help, 
>>or recommend anyone that might be able to do so?
>>
>>Santiago G. Leon
>>Home phone (305)666-7361, fax (305) 661-2127
>>Office phone (305) 577-4270, fax (305) 577-3502
>>Office email sleon@answerrisk.com
>
>

Santiago G. Leon
Home phone (305)666-7361, fax (305) 661-2127
Office phone (305) 577-4270, fax (305) 577-3502
Office email sleon@answerrisk.com