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Kat Five<p>Weekend reading - ‘Plan for the Artist-owned Internet’ by Subvert who are building a successor to Bandcamp. Beautifully-designed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a> membership package too.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techforgood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooptech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooptech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethicaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethicaltech</span></a></p>
Kat Five<p>It’s Co-op Hackathon time again in early October. This one’s all about creating joined up digital infrastructure for the co-op movement.</p><p>It’s another Co-operatives UK event I’m organising, and takes place in the West Midlands. We’re already having meetings to plan it collaboratively. Check it out! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooptech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooptech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethicaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethicaltech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackathon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coophackathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coophackathon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.uk.coop/get-involved/campaigns/enabling-tech-and-digital/co-op-hackathon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uk.coop/get-involved/campaigns</span><span class="invisible">/enabling-tech-and-digital/co-op-hackathon</span></a></p>
Tiago F<p>O desenvolvimento de uma plataforma digital que beneficie motoristas de carros e motos, que utilizam aplicativos, criados a partir do conceito de cooperativas de plataforma, também foi incluído como sugestão dentro das primeiras ações a serem viabilizadas pelo acordo.</p><p><a href="https://agenciagov.ebc.com.br/noticias/202406/acordo-de-cooperacao-entre-o-mte-e-a-fundacao-do-banco-do-brasil-fortalecera-acoes-de-economia-solidaria-em-todo-o-brasil" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">agenciagov.ebc.com.br/noticias</span><span class="invisible">/202406/acordo-de-cooperacao-entre-o-mte-e-a-fundacao-do-banco-do-brasil-fortalecera-acoes-de-economia-solidaria-em-todo-o-brasil</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bolha.us/tags/trabalho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trabalho</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/cooperativismodeplataforma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperativismodeplataforma</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/cooperativismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperativismo</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/CoopTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoopTech</span></a></p>
Blaise Pabón<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://akkomane.social/users/randulo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>randulo</span></a></span> <br>I suspect that the time for a musician <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coop</span></a> is approaching.<br>There's a big community in the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> of people into <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CoopTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoopTech</span></a> in particular and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a> business in general.</p>
Kat Five<p>Ten great teams announced for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoopHackathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoopHackathon</span></a> 8 &amp; 9 May in Manchester. We’ve a few places left if you want to join and support the teams. </p><p>It’s from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CooperativesUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CooperativesUK</span></a> in partnership with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoopBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoopBank</span></a> and in collaboration with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DesignFactory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesignFactory</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethicaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethicaltech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooptech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooptech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techforgood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackathon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platformcoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>platformcoop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coop</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.uk.coop/news/co-op-hackathon-2024-projects-announced" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uk.coop/news/co-op-hackathon-2</span><span class="invisible">024-projects-announced</span></a></p>
Kat Five<p>Tech for good crew - check out the next Co-op Hackathon 8 &amp; 9 May in Manchester. Ethical tech hacking at this free event from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CooperativesUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CooperativesUK</span></a> in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University Design Factory. Register with an idea, or bring skills to support <a href="https://www.uk.coop/hackathon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">uk.coop/hackathon</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackathon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techforgood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethicaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethicaltech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooptech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooptech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manchester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coophackathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coophackathon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mmu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/designfactory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>designfactory</span></a></p>
Grendel84?<p>There's much celebrating at my parents home today!</p><p>For nearly 20 years they've lived in a rural area with no wired internet available. Thanks to Electric Cooperatives fiber was run to their community. <strong>After years of sub 10Mb speeds, they now have a gigabit connection!</strong></p><p>I will always appreciate the non-profit coops that support the small communities which are neglected by profit driven capitalist companies.</p><p><a href="https://tiny.tilde.website/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://tiny.tilde.website/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://tiny.tilde.website/tags/CoopTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoopTech</span></a></p>
Blain Smith<p>Anyone out there have context on operating a co-op with regard to legal structure, taxes, etc?</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coop</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CoopTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoopTech</span></a></p>