In late 2019, People’s Economy Lab responded to a Request For Proposal and were hired to support a business planning process with three Seattle-based community development financial institutions (CDFI)—HomeSight, Rainier…
Adapted and posted with permission from Communities of Opportunity On October 28th the People’s Economy Lab, with support from Communities of Opportunity, the New Economy Coalition, and other event partners,…
By Deric Gruen, Marcy Bowers, Misha Werschkul Despite important policy changes like a higher minimum wage and universal paid family leave , the economic rules continue to divide us, privileging…
Oct. 29, 2019Doors 5:00pm, Program 5:30pm-7pm,The Seattle Public Library, Central Library Auditorium FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Register Our economy contains abundance: prosperity, innovation, resources, creative activity. It could and should be…
In pursuit of an economy that puts people and places first and the need to give communities more control over capital, People’s Economy Lab convened 21 local leaders to workshop…
Will von Geldern is Director of Advocacy and Communications at Ventures and is a People’s Economy Lab Leader Earlier this year, we wrote about our work to build an economy that is truly…
The first federal level bipartisan legislation that highlights worker cooperatives, the Main Street Employee Ownership Act was signed into law in August 2018.
An economic system should provide a social foundation of well-being, and that no one should fall below that baseline. It also sets a ceiling of ecological damage to our planet that we should not cross. Between the two lies the doughnut itself, a safe and just space for all.
Locally based financing helps local economies thrive by keeping dollars flowing in the local economy and maintaining aligned incentives for community value creation. Community Sourced Capital, a crowd-sourced zero-interest lending platform, developed a system of financing loans under $50,000 for neighborhood businesses
Join us as we bring together people who are interested and active in building a community-centered economy. Over coffee and pastries, we will provide an update on the Lab, share with each other our work and interests, and create space to build familiarity, and relationships among people passionate about creating an economy that works for everyone.
