Should we make Freerange a formal Co-operative company
Joseph Cederwall
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http://www.business.govt.nz/companies/learn-about/other-entities/co-operative-organisations
A co-operative is a form of business organisation that is owned and democratically controlled by its shareholders/members.
A co-operative is also known as a 'mutual organisation' or a 'co-op'. The organisation is run for the mutual benefit of its shareholders/members. The organisation is established so its shareholders/members may purchase goods or use services of the organisation, rather than being established for the purpose of earning profits for investors.
There are a number of forms of co-operative or mutual organisations but the key feature of all these organisations is that their main purpose is mutual support for members or the promotion of a specific purpose or social benefit.
Poll Created Mon 27 Aug 2012 1:25AM
Should we make Freerange a formal Co-operative company Closed Fri 14 Sep 2012 11:21PM
At the moment Barnaby is basically running Freerange as a sole trader and doing a great job but this is a big burden on him and not the most democratic structure possible.
Please join in this discussion and let us know your thoughts, issues, questions on the value of making Freerange a legally constituted co-operative company.
Results
| Results | Option | % of points | Voters | |
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Agree | 92.3% | 12 |
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| Abstain | 7.7% | 1 |
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| Disagree | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Block | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 0% | 32 |
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13 of 45 people have participated (28%)
[email protected]
Mon 10 Sep 2012 3:47AM
Mainly I like this idea because it means shared governance, and sharing is good right?
Jessie Moss
Thu 13 Sep 2012 8:18AM
I am keen to be more involved in Freerange press, and I think that those who are involved should have some say on how it is run, run it themselves in fact
marcusmcshane
Thu 13 Sep 2012 10:10AM
i enjoy contributing, but i'm not sure i have the time to contribute a lot organisationally at the moment, so....
Dale Fincham
Thu 13 Sep 2012 12:48PM
I think that Freerange should become a co-operative because it has so much potential to become a transformational agency.
ElizabethRush
Thu 13 Sep 2012 1:33PM
co-operative! One of the most empowering social organization tools out there! Yes.
Joseph Cederwall
Thu 13 Sep 2012 8:55PM
Co-operation is fun
greta gillies
Fri 14 Sep 2012 12:47AM
Yes, i think its a good idea, not from any experience of cooperatives more because its an idea and ideas need to be tried*
*99% of the time
Michael
Fri 14 Sep 2012 2:53AM
sure why not. Lets stop BB's reign of terror.
[email protected] · Mon 10 Sep 2012 3:05AM
Hi everyone, as I said in the email. The main reason to have this conversation is not really questions of how to become a co-op but we are more interested in gauging whether you think it is a good idea. Do you think it will make you feel more involved, and lead to a stronger clearer freerange? or do you think it just means more 'things-to-do', or you don't really care that much?