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Nate Tubbs's avatar

Excellent piece, Sam. Couldn't agree more about the importance of this 'realignment'

Mat Cotton Jr's avatar

Happy Juneteenth all! Great article, Sam! Thanks for sharing it!

I feel like the straightforward nature of the concept of aligning approach with clear principles often belies how profound of an impact it has. Its as if means and ends have to be coherent if the ends are meant to be lasting. I also appreciated the hip-hop references sprinkled in here!

Michael Sperger's avatar

Hi Sam, love this essay, love the concepts. I’m out here myself working in this direction in Philly, building toward a member-owned cooperative for creating shared community services. Thanks for the work you’re doing!

Brian Adoff's avatar

Hi Michael. Would love to hear more about what you're working on in Philly. I just launched a new initiative in the city (joinphilly.com) that sounds like it may be aligned with your work.

Sasha's avatar

Amazing. Thank you for writing this. Question for anyone - what are some examples of more flexible forms (e.g., beyond the 501(c)3 nonprofit) and more member-driven governance structures? Asking for a friend!

Casper ter Kuile's avatar

Hey Sasha, check out https://www.start.coop/ as a good intro to coops!

Jennifer Leshnower's avatar

This was a timely and helpful read Sam. Would love to connect with you regarding our early efforts with a new civic grassroots group, Stand With Service. I think a lot of what you've shared will really resonate with our community. As always, thank you for raising the bar on insight and implication.

Joy Olsen's avatar

Traditional conservatism prefers a reduction in government spending and control, which is part of this problem. I was stunned to see how many unrelated non profits, which I previously thought to be state or local endeavors, were decimated by cuts in Federal program spending. Government and philanthropic money also helps fuel wasteful duplication-- there are hundreds of non profits and government agencies engaged in serving the homeless in my community, wi