CCWBE Report

Organization:
Cooperation Racine
Reporting Period:
Sep 2024
Submitted on:
October 3, 2024
Submitted By:
Andrea Yarbrough

Pre-Development Projects

Project Goals

What proportion of Goal 1 overall is complete at this point?

100%

What are the barriers and opportunities for completion that impacted goal 1 in the last month?

No barriers. We have finalizing our bylaws.

What proportion of Goal 2 overall is complete at this point?

90%

What are the barriers and opportunities for completion that you impacted goal 2 in the last month?

We have moved into permit documents with our architect. We need to secure additional funding to hire a pre-construction consultant to support us in putting together an invitation to bid for contractors. We also need to secure a parking variance and will need to hire an attorney.

What proportion of Goal 3 overall is complete at this point?

60%

What are the barriers and opportunities for completion that you impacted goal 3 in the last month?

We are still seeking access to capital with a focus on private capital to start phase I of our construction. We have upcoming meetings with Kataly Foundation and Good Chaos with the hope of raising 1M.

CWB Ecosystem

Did you access Technical Assistance for your CWB project last month?

No

Have you worked with TA Provider within the Phase I CWEB grantees or outside the Phase I CWEB grantees or Both?

Both

Which TA provider(s) did you work with within the Phase I CWEB grantees?

Which TA providers did you work with OUTSIDE of the Phase I CWEB grantees?

Did someone from your organization attend the Working Group this month?

No

How would you rate the usefulness of the working group to your project last month? (on a scale of 1-5)

How would you rate the usefulness of the Working Group for building community?

What have been the two most valuable contributions of the Working Group this month?

Please share any comments about the working group meetings.

How many TOTAL housing units did you preserve or create last month? (it is okay if the answer is zero)

0

How many TOTAL CWB businesses did you develop last month? (it is okay if the answer is zero)

0

Community Engagement

Number of stakeholder meetings held related to your Pre-Development Project?

2

Number of community meetings attended last month related to your Pre-Development Project?

5

Organizational Capacity

Service / Capacity

Service Capacity

Accounting & Financial Management

3 some ability

Advocacy

4

Conflict Resolution

3 some ability

Cooperative Development and Operations

3 some ability

Education & Training

3 some ability

Fundraising or Raising Capital

3 some ability

Governance / Legal

3 some ability

Marketing & Communications

2

Other

N/A

Project Management

4

Real Estate Acquisition & Development

3 some ability

Relationship Building

4

Research

3 some ability

Other (please describe and include ranking)

What constraints or limitations with internal capacity is the organizarion experiencing related to its Pre-Development Project?

no access to capital

What opportunities, if any, did the organization take advantage of related to its Pre-Development Project?

Attending the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives Conference

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