About Consulting at the USFWC
The USFWC’s Consulting program supports values-aligned organizations and businesses undergoing transitions and growth in their workplace policies, structures, programming, and culture to integrate cooperation, workplace democracy, and anti-oppressive values.
USFWC members are innovating every day with exciting and radical approaches to managing their workplaces. The Consulting team draws from the collective expertise of our member organizations and their working-class leaders of color to share our field’s best tools, lessons, and practices with the wider community of nonprofits, businesses, and grassroots organizations.
Our approach draws heavily from popular education and abolitionist and feminist philosophies to catalyze action, justice, and equity. Our team brings diverse experiences as artists, educators, cooperative owners, and organizers for racial, migrant, climate, and economic justice. Our work with clients and members is relational, caring, and strategic to tailor particular approaches to their needs.
Page feature image: Staff and community members of CRECE Urban Farms meet with staff from Black Thumb Farm in Los Angeles, CA to learn about their farm apprenticeship program and talk co-op.
THE TEAM
Our Consulting team includes various USFWC staff members across departments. Depending on the type of work / location / availability, we will assign a qualified USFWC consultant for the project during the proposal phase.
Our team resides on the ancestral unceded Indigenous peoples’ lands including the Powhatan (aka District of Columbia), Fernandeño-Tataviam & Tongva (aka Los Angeles, CA), Piscataway, Pamunkey, Nanichoke, Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Monacan, and Lenape (aka Philadelphia, PA) and Saura, Catawba , Cherokee, Lumbee, Shakori, Eno, Sissipahaw, and Occaneechi (aka Winstom-Salem, NC).
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WORK
Clients
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The USFWC team did a phenomenal job not only introducing the concept of cooperatives to my webinar community, they also were able to share key tools that worker cooperatives use that could be applied to the giving circle space... By the end of the webinar the participants left both with a new facilitation tool, but also with a new curiosity about cooperatives... I cannot recommend this team highly enough.
Training Client (on democratic decision making), Jan 2024
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The entire group has commented several times how professional and helpful our USFWC facilitators were. They reflected back what they heard and saw, they made space for our team, and were excellent examples of showing up as their whole selves. I'm so grateful to have USFWC on this journey with us.
Consulting Client, December 2023
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You are really strong at hearing and synthesizing what's being said or where the struggle is - especially in large virtual groups, consider the energy/presence you bring (it's draining for sure but putting in that energy can help a group engage more).
Workshop Participant (on democratic decision making), July 2023
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You are strong facilitators that do a wonderful job of meeting people where they are and advocating for learning in a judgment free zone.
Consulting Client, July 2023
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Thank you for offering us your grounded and intentional presence. You are always focused and present, and actively listening to the group's stories and needs.
Retreat Participant (on Anti-Oppressive Practices), April 2023
Our services
GETTING STARTED
Click 'Get Started' below to fill out our intake form and let us know what consulting services you are interested in.
Contact Us
If you have any questions before you fill out an intake form, please reach out to consulting [at] usworker [dot] coop! We look forward to getting in touch.