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Suggest questionAdvisors for Change, a financial services company, engaged their employees and grew revenue by transitioning into a worker cooperative.
Founded in 2006, Advisors for Change (AFC) implements financial management systems that allow nonprofits to have robust accounting and financial reporting.
In 2021, AFC Founder and CEO Amy McPherson began considering her exit strategy and was drawn to employee ownership. She and her team were referred to Project Equity, and their journey began.
In this video, David Gray, the Director of Client Services for Project Equity, interviews McPherson and Krystal Thompson, AFC's Senior Software Solutions Advisor and the Board Vice President about their process.
Read their full ownership story here:
About Project Equity
The grassroots nature of employee ownership makes it a natural fit for cities looking to strengthen their local economies. But what does the landscape of city policy to promote employee ownership currently look like? To better understand this question, Certified EO conducted a series of interviews with EO community partners involved in active and recent city policy initiatives.
This webinar will share general findings on which cities have enacted policies to promote employee ownership. The Pennsylvania Center for Employee Ownership and Project Equity will join to share details on two specific city policy efforts.