Volunteer cooperative A volunteer cooperative is a cooperative that is run by and for a network of volunteers, for the benefit of a defined membership or the general public, to achieve some goal. Depending on the structure, it may be a collective or mutual organization, which is operated according to the principles of cooperative governance. The most basic form of volunteer-run cooperative is a voluntary association. A lodge or social club may be organized on this basis. A volunteer-run co-op is distinguished from a worker cooperative in that the latter is by definition employee-owned, whereas the volunteer cooperative is typically a non-stock corporation, volunteer-run consumer co-op or service organization, in which workers and beneficiaries jointly participate in management decisions and receive discounts on the basis of sweat equity.
Volunteer cooperative A volunteer cooperative is a cooperative that is run by and for a network of volunteers for the benefit of a defined membership or the general public to achieve some goal Depending on the structure it may be a collective or mutual organization which is operated according to the principles of cooperative governance The most basic form of volunteer-run cooperative is a voluntary association A lodge or social club may be organized on this basis A volunteer-run co-op is distinguished from a worker cooperative in that the latter is by definition employee-owned whereas the volunteer cooperative is typically a non-stock corporation volunteer-run consumer co-op or service organization in which workers and beneficiaries jointly participate in management decisions and receive discounts on the basis of sweat equity