We are an industry focused organization providing resources and support to firms and networks to improve livelihoods and root wealth locally.
Joined January 2017
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4 Dec 2018
We're in such great company! Humbled and inspired by the passionate work happening in our country: x.com/RockefellerFdn/status/…
4 Dec 2018
Introducing the #CommunitiesThriveChallenge Grantees, 10 organizations using community-driven approaches to increase economic opportunity in their communities. The @RockefellerFdn & #ChanZuckerbergInitiative look forward to working with each #CTCGrantee. rockefellerfoundation.org/bl…
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4 Dec 2018
We're over the moon! We are a #CommunitiesThriveChallenge Grantee! The support from the @RockefellerFdn & Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will make a big impact on #goodjobs & #EmployeeOwnership in #WNC. It’s an honor to be among such great company! #CTCGrantee ow.ly/Ww9830mRgaf
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27 Nov 2018
Congratulations to Meridian Speciality Yarn Group for being awarded by @ManufacturedNC for innovation in expansion and modernization. We're thrilled to be able to work with them on ways to engage and retain workers. ow.ly/f4z930mLQe6
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Industrial Commons retweeted
13 Nov 2018
And in news from across the sea, the UK's biggest animation company, @aardman , producers of #WallaceAndGromit, just sold to the employees to keep their company independent! #employeeownership ow.ly/Tiri30mBhEr
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11 Oct 2018
Thanks to the @MorgantonNews for covering our work and announcing we're finalists for the #CommunitiesThriveChallenge via the Chan Zuckerberg and @RockefellerFdn. This would be such an incredible opportunity for our community! ow.ly/OdOq30mcfH4
11 Oct 2018
Business owners interested in #employeeownership join us at @newbelgium in #Asheville on Oct. 30! #AvlNews @MtnBizWorks @CarolinaSmBiz @AVLScene @Ashevegas @MtnXbiz
10 Oct 2018
Are you a business owner in Western North Carolina? Come learn about maintaining your company legacy and giving your employees more direct stake in the health of your company: facebook.com/events/22015458…
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11 Oct 2018
It would be so hard to have to decide between these amazing organizations and all this inspirational work. Thank you to @RockefellerFdn @Upworthy #CommunitiesThriveChallenge for this #UpChat! Good luck to everyone!
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11 Oct 2018
A9: That our youth want to live here. Manufacturing workers have dignified jobs they r proud of. Work is rooted & has permanence. Work isn’t easily extracted. Highest saturation of democratically run workplaces w/ access to equity & ownership. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge
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11 Oct 2018
A8: #LocallyOwned businesses are key! @AshevilleGrown, one of the strongest #GoLocal campaigns is our ally here in #WNC! Absentee ownership is extractive and doesn't build community wealth or real opportunity for equity. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge ow.ly/tFeW30mce1t
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11 Oct 2018
A7: Our poverty rate is nearly 20% but our unemployment rate is 3.7%. People are working but many of the jobs aren’t #goodjobs. They aren’t jobs that build opportunities, dignity and livelihoods 4 families. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge @facingsouth ow.ly/XcqQ30mcdSE
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11 Oct 2018
A6: Agency, voice, ownership, dignity, power. We specifically work in manufacturing and feel that these aspects (pay, benefits, etc.) are just foundational. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge youtu.be/9LZKEwUmx_A
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11 Oct 2018
A5: In between. We talk a lot about the difference between desperation and urgency. We have a sense of urgency that we need to improve the jobs and change traditional companies quickly, before they r lost. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge ow.ly/H1Et30mcdqs @projectequity
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11 Oct 2018
A4: We love @SelfHelpCU, they help frontline workers gain access to economic self sufficiency. We also love the stories coming from Work in Burke @BurkeDevInc highlighting youth building a positive future in #manufacturing. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge
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11 Oct 2018
A#3: Make a list of your values, let them guide your work, your interactions with others, the people you serve, the organizations you partner with. If you know the “why” behind your work then the “how” will come much easier. #ListsAreCool #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge
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11 Oct 2018
A2: Our poverty rate is nearly 20% but our unemployment rate is 3.7%. People are working but many of the jobs aren’t #goodjobs. We want to build opportunities, jobs with dignity and better livelihoods for families. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge
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11 Oct 2018
We love #WesternNorthCarolina, it is naturally beautiful! People are resilient with deep roots. We are rural and connected, organizations tend to be collaborative because we know each other. #UpChat #CommunitiesThriveChallenge
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11 Oct 2018
Looking forward to meeting other #CommunitiesThriveChallenge finalists in a local impact #UpChat starting in 10 minutes!. Join the conversation with @Upworthy @RockefellerFdn @LaborProject @FmlyValuesWork & more!
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Industrial Commons retweeted
9 Aug 2018
Can you imagine life without glass? This is a story about Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass, a little manufacturing company in #Berkeley whose owners, with our help, are selling to their employees #EmployeeOwnership ow.ly/bwC630llesR
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Industrial Commons retweeted
13 Jun 2018
We just got word that the bipartisan Main Street #EmployeeOwnership Act will likely pass the US Senate making employee and cooperative ownership more attainable for businesses! ow.ly/sNiO30kudSv
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28 Feb 2018
Increasingly, retiring business owners are selling their company to the employees. Excited to see our org mentioned in @Entrepreneur x.com/projectequity/status/9…
28 Feb 2018
4 Myths about #EmployeeOwnership busted! Thanks to @Entrepreneur for the great coverage of our work: ow.ly/zSDS30iFng8
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