Jake Schlachter

Organization:

Food Co-op Initiative

Website:

http://www.foodcoopinitiative.coop

Email:

jake@foodcoopinitiative.coop

Jake Schlachter is a development specialist at Food Co-op Initiative and a recent startup co-op founder.

Articles by Jake Schlachter

Engaging Members with Members

Issue: #162 September-October 2012

Would house parties work for established co-ops to engage their members?” The question surprised me. I was teaching a workshop on Internet organizing for membership recruitment at the...

Startup Technology Choices

Issue: #159 March - April - 2012

Been called by a new food co-op for advice recently? The number of startup food cooperatives is swelling, and with it, the ranks of cooperative advisors.

Sharing Passions and Expertise with Startups

Issue: #155 July - August - 2011

On a Monday in May, I addressed a room crowded with attentive listeners who had come to hear how to add an income-generating activity to their food co-op organizing efforts. They were 127 people...