[sudo-discuss] Apply for the Berkeley Student Cooperative's $10, 000 Co-op Development Fund

[Hol Gaskill]

This came across my internets - may be of particular interest to berkeley hippies:

(a) Eligible applicants include direct beneficiaries organizing to start a cooperative, as well as intermediary organizations applying on behalf of a specific cooperative development project.

(b) Eligible uses of the funding include any expense reasonably necessary for the successful start-up of the new cooperative, including initial operating deficits.  

(c) Funding shall be awarded on a priority basis to cooperative development projects which benefit either students or underserved and disadvantaged members of low-income communities.  

(d) The application shall request the information necessary to assess the social impact and business feasibility of the proposed cooperative development, including but not limited to a business plan which describes, for example, the desired outcomes, the community benefits, market feasibility, management capacity, and a financial pro forma, including a description of how BSC funding would be used and other funding sources that are pending or committed.

LINK:
https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund