Imagine a society in which every adult is entitled to co-own the organisations on which they, their family and their community depends...
The FairShares Model is an approach to creating networks of solidarity enterprises. Every adult can become a member-owner, whether a founding entrepreneur, supplier, employee, customer, user or social investor.
This book clearly sets out why we need FairShares, how to provide FairShares education and the legal templates for a new generation of social enterprises that apply FairShares values and principles.
Table of Contents
Part 1 - The Need for Change * The rise of solidarity cooperatives * Collective interests in the co-operative movement * New cooperativism and the FairShares Model * The case for FairShares * The FairShares Model v2.x * How can these ideas be applied to practice? * Where (exactly) did these ideas come from?
Part 2 - Educating for Change * Summary of learning activities * Activity 2.1 - Your social enterprise values * Activity 2.2 - Level 1 social audit * Activity 2.3 - Level 1 participation audit * Activity 2.4 - Level 1 governance audit * Activity 2.5 - Advanced management diagnostics * Activity 2.6 - Advanced participation diagnostics * Activity 2.7 - Advanced governance diagnostics * Activity 2.8 - Reviewing governance diagnostics * Activity 2.9 - Using FairShares to end exploitation * Activity 2.10 - Combatting wealth inequality * Activity 2.11 - Role play: taking big decisions * Activity 2.12 - Building a solidarity enterprise * Activity 2.13 - Building a FairShares curriculum
Part 3 - Instituting Change * Model Rules for a FairShares Company * Model Rules for a FairShares Cooperative * Model Rules for a FairShares Association