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General Inquiry Form: Cooperation New Orleans Loan Fund
Thanks so much for your interest in working with Cooperation New Orleans! Please fill out the fields below to the best of your ability.
Cooperation New Orleans Loan Fund prioritizes our lending to cooperative projects comprised of individuals who, based on identity or lived experiences, have been shut out of traditional financing.
We will reach out to you within 2 weeks of you submitting this inquiry form.
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Primary Contact Name
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Primary Contact Email
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Primary Contact Phone Number
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Secondary Contact Name
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Secondary Contact Email
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Secondary Contact Phone Number
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Where in Greater New Orleans are you located?
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If your project is not place-based, please put N/A.
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Name of cooperative, collective, project, or business
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Your role in cooperative/business, etc.
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Is the business legally formalized? If so, what is the legal entity type and what year was it incorporated?
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Describe your business model. What kind of products or services does your business provide?
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Please select the services you are seeking from CNO Loan Fund (check all that apply)
Worker co-op 101 training
Creating a Steps to Start-up Plan for a new worker co-op
Creating a Business Plan
Applying for Financing/ a loan
Assistance in writing Bylaws
Assistance choosing a formal entity
Converting a conventional business into a worker co-op
Setting up structures for democratic governance
Creating internal review structures for workers
Training in meeting skills such as facilitation and creating agendas
Creating financial projections and bookkeeping systems
Expansion of a current worker co-op
Other:
How many people are actively involved in decision making for this project?
Only me currently
2-4 People
5-10 people
More than 10 people
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Are the co-op members, worker-owners, and/or stakeholders a part of marginalized communities or identities?
Yes
No
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If you stated 'Yes' to the previous question, please share which communities or identities? (Check all that apply)
Low-income (Use link to check qualifications:
https://livingwage.mit.edu/metros/35380
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Working class
Black
Latinx
Asian, Asian American
Native New Orleanian
Immigrant
Indigenous/Native American
LGBTQIA+
Men
Women
Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming
Other:
What stage is your Co-op in?
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Just an idea at this point
We've had some initial planning meetings
Pre-operational, but we have a mission, a business plan , and are formalized
Operational
If operational, what is your annual revenue?
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If your business is not yet operational, please write N/A.
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Do you have any of the following documents? Check all that apply.
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Business Plan
Financial Projections
Market Research
Current Profit & Loss or other financial statements (if operational)
By laws or Governance Structure
HR Policies or Operations Manual
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Have you read our website?
https://www.coopnola.org/
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No
On a scale of 1-5, how closely do you feel your project aligns with each of our values?
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Full description of our values can be found here:
https://www.coopnola.org/our-story
. Please rate, 1 = NOT AT ALL, 2 = NOT REALLY, 3=SOMEWHAT, 4=MOSTLY ALIGNED, 5 = IN TOTAL ALIGNMENT N/A = I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS VALUE MEANS
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ALTERNATIVE TO RACIAL CAPITALISM
CULTURE
BUILDING POWER
SOLIDARITY
DECOLONIZATION
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ALTERNATIVE TO RACIAL CAPITALISM
CULTURE
BUILDING POWER
SOLIDARITY
DECOLONIZATION
What are some goals you hope to achieve through working with CNO Loan Fund?
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Does your co-op or organization have a budget for technical assistance?
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No
Are there other technical service providers you are currently working with, or have plans to work with in the immediate future?
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Yes
No
If you stated 'Yes' to the previous question, please share who you are already working with.
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How did you find out about us?
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Friend/Co-Worker
Cooperation New Orleans Website
Social Media
Attended CNO Event (General Meeting, workshop, etc)
Other Event (conference, presentation)
Press (newspaper, radio, TV)
Other:
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If someone specific recommended you reach out to us, please include their name here.
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Is there anything else you would like to share?
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