Beyond the Bank: Financial Tools for Democratic Organizations

Beyond the Bank: Financial Tools for Democratic Organizations

Running a democratic organization means shared decision-making, collective ownership, and transparent governance. But when it comes to managing money, the limitations of traditional banking become clear. One person ends up holding the keys, creating bottlenecks nobody wanted. Your values of accountability, transparency, and equity shouldn't stop at your treasury.

There are better tools that form a more natural fit for NGOs, cooperatives and democratic collectives. We want to show you how to use them.

What You'll Learn

We are Bread Cooperative, a worker-owned tech collective building financial tools for working people. Our team is based all over the world, but this does not stop us from effective management of our collective funds.

Setting up a system like ours is easy, and we are here to guide you along the process.

In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn:

• How to set up shared wallets where multiple people control spending
• Ways to transfer money internationally without high fees or delays
• How to manage collective finances with full transparency and no single point of failure
• Real examples from cooperatives already using these tools

You'll leave with:

• A tool you can implement immediately
• Step-by-step setup guides
• Access to ongoing support in our community

No technical experience required. We've managed over $400,000 this way, and we'll show you exactly how, from the beginning.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is built for cooperatives, collectives, NGOs, mutual aid groups, and union locals managing shared funds. Whether you're already doing democratic treasury management or looking for guidance on how to start securely, this is for you.

Event Details

When: November 6, 2025
Time: 15:00 CET / 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST / 06:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Format: Live online workshop with Q&A
Cost: Free

Can't make it live? Register anyway. We'll send you the recording and setup guides.

By registering for this workshop, you consent to receive communications from Bread Cooperative related to this event and future workshops.

About Bread Cooperative

We're a worker-owned cooperative building financial tools for working people. Everything we build, we test ourselves first. When tools work, we share them; because organizations like yours deserve access to infrastructure that actually matches your values.

Solidarity forever 🍞

Questions? Join our Discord or reach out through our channels.