promoting responsible
consumption (such as
Co-op America's Green
Pages)
local economies by encouraging
people to shop locally at responsible
businesses such as cooperatives, so
these organizations should support the
project and provide insight into the
needs and interests of their
constituencies and how to manage
listings and databases and the like.
Possible they could also promote the
project to [some subset of?] their
membership.
place without the help and
support of these organizations,
but it would be more successful
with it.
organizations that I am familiar
with, describe the project to
them, and ask how they think
they might like to be involved,
and which other organizations
should be involved.
research cooperatives
(such as U of
Wisconsin)
information about cooperatives and
how they function, and also maintain
networks and relationships among
scholars and practitioners. They could
contribute a great deal to the success
of the project through useful
information and contacts.
could get along fine without the
participation of these academic
centers, but it would be better
with it.
ask them how they might like
to be involved. Possibly, they
could help write grants and get
funding to help.