Boston Co-op Housing Start-up Fund Proposal Gabriel Baldwin & the Boston Collective House Assembly Saturday, 12th May, 2012 Mission statement We are the Boston Co-op Housing Start-up Fund. Our mission is to support long-term, cooperative living in the Boston area by raising and distributing funds. Utilizing a transparent process, we will ensure accountability in addressing inequality, in access to housing, in household decision-making, and in local communities at large. We are committed to the values of social and economic justice and of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Rewrite: Thoughts? We are the Boston Co-op Housing Start-up Fund. Our mission is to support long-term, cooperative living in the Boston area by raising and distributing funds. Within our communities we will strive to address inequality and improve access to autonomous affordable housing. Utilizing a transparent process, we will ensure accountability in our actions. We are committed to the values of environmental, social, and economic justice and sustainability. Proposed process flowchart  =========================== /---------------\ /---------=-+ Outside world | | If prop. \--+------------/ | needs | | refining v | /-----+----\ | | Proposal | | \-----+----/ v | /--------+-------\ v | Breakout group | /---+--\ | helps refine +------>+ BCHA | | the proposal | \+----+/ \--------+-------/ : : ^ | | | /--------------/ | | | | | v v /--------+-+-------\ /-----+------\ | o No consensus | | Consensus! | | o Fixable issues | \-----+------/ \------------------/ | | /--------\ v | Boston | /---\ /-----+-----\ | co-op +-->+ $ +--->+ BCC Board | | donors | \---/ \-----+-----/ \--------/ | | v /------+-------\ | Disbursement | \--------------/ |
