6 Weeks to $6K: Sowing Seeds of Solidarity

When you choose solidarity, you're not just making a donation—you're planting seeds for a different kind of economy to grow.

Co-op Dayton organizes community movement and incubates cooperative enterprise for a just local economy. We're building economic democracy—where workers have decision-making power, communities control local assets, and prosperity is shared instead of concentrated in the hands of a few.

2025 was a year of seeds taking root:

We purchased a building for Westside Makerspace, ending a 3-year search and putting a community asset under community control. We convened 50+ farmers exploring cooperative solutions. We guided 14 people across 6 CoOwn projects building democratic enterprises. Gem City Market welcomed 2 new worker-owners to their board.

This happened because you sowed seeds of solidarity with our community.

We've raised $6,000 toward our $12,000 goal. We're halfway there, with 6 weeks left to close the gap by December 31st.

When you give, here's what grows in 2026:

✨ Six CoOwn projects transform from ideas to thriving cooperatives—mental health care, mutual aid networks, community laundry, sustainable products, restaurant collaboration, and regional regeneration
✨ Guided By Mushrooms gets support for their next expansion after growing from family business to 8-person worker co-op
✨ Westside Makerspace building becomes a reality—expanded studios and workshops for creative entrepreneurs
✨ Community land trust exploration begins—partnering with housing justice organizations to address displacement and absentee ownership

Every seed of solidarity shifts power from concentration to cooperation, from extraction to participation.

Join us. Plant seeds of change. Watch economic democracy grow.

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In solidarity,
Co-Op Dayton

6 Weeks to $6k

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