PCC Framework

The Platform Cooperativism Consortium is a resource hub for anyone looking to start, grow, or convert a business into a platform cooperative. It serves entrepreneurs, workers, and organizations interested in building digital platforms that are owned and governed democratically by their users and workers.

• Guidance on starting a platform co-op: The consortium provides educational materials and step-by-step advice on forming a platform cooperative, from legal structures to technical development.
• Support for converting existing businesses: If you run a traditional platform or cooperative, the hub offers resources to help you transition to a platform co-op model, including governance and ownership restructuring.
• Community and networking: Access a global network of platform co-op practitioners, with regular blog updates and newsletters that share case studies, news, and events from sectors like childcare, data entry, and home services.
• Open source and co-design principles: The consortium promotes open source development and co-design, ensuring that platform software grows out of the needs of its stakeholders, not outside investors.
• Donation-funded mission: Every dollar donated goes directly to running the consortium, which operates as a non-profit based in New York, offering its resources freely to the cooperative community.