Cooperative Vermont Grant Fund

Cooperative Vermont is a network of co-ops, aligned non-profits, and individuals who support the development and growth of Vermont's cooperative economy. It is a self-governing fiscally-sponsored project of the Cooperative Development Institute.

Membership:
Voting members of Cooperative Vermont make a recurring donation of at least $1/month or $12/year for individuals, and $5/month or $60/year for organizations. Contributions are made via the Cooperative Vermont Grant Fund Open Collective page, which is fiscally sponsored by the Cooperative Development Insitute.

If a member engages in behavior that has the potential to cause serious harm to the organization or individuals in it, they may be removed by a 2/3s secret ballot vote of the membership, held in a secret sub-group that does not include the member in question.

Voting: Binding decisions for the group are made on Loomio. Unless otherwise specified, votes remain open for seven (7) days, and require a majority vote of those voting to pass.

Roles/Committees: The intention of this project is to maximize impact while minimizing overhead, but there's nonetheless some key work that needs to be done. To take on those tasks, there are two standing committees, which each coordinate their work in a sub-group  A committee member may be removed by a majority vote of the membership.