OUR WORK & PROGRAMS
MEMBER GATHERINGS & GOVERNANCE
We convene our members to build trusting relationships, practice collective decision-making, and develop a culture of peer-to-peer learning and mutual aid.
ANNUAL MEMBER MEETINGS
Since 2022, we’ve hosted our annual All Member Meeting virtually! Last year, over 175 members from nearly 100 organizations tuned in from all around the country for three days of virtual programming, relationship building, and workshops. Highlights included getting skilled up on fighting facism with solidarity, hearing from our Creative Wildfire cohort about how to build with artists as organizers, a member-led workshop on participatory action research, and beautiful live performances.
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
NEC is a member-led network and worker self directed non-profit! We strive to have all important decisions be directly shaped by the needs of members. We do this through member votes and direct decision-making, member representation on the Board of directors, member leadership of working groups, and more.
MEMBER WORKING GROUPS
In our network, working groups are member-led spaces to support leadership development, practice participatory decision-making, offer peer support, and collaborate across organizations to build and strengthen solidarity economies. We currently have seven active working groups:
ARTS, CULTURE & CARE IN THE SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
BLACK RADICAL DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP
BLACK SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FUND GRANTMAKING COMMITTEE
CAREGIVERS CONNECT
COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP
EDUCATORS CONNECT
MOVEMENT RESOURCING WORKING GROUP
RAD OPS PEER SUPPORT GROUP