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CooperationEngine

How it works

Connect. Contribute. Care.

CooperationEngine is an app that a community runs for itself. An organization opens a space. Its people join. Then asking and offering become part of ordinary life.

How it works, in three steps

1

Connect

An organization you already know opens its community: your neighborhood group, your nonprofit, your congregation, your workplace. You join with a nickname, and a person there welcomes you.

2

Contribute

Ask for what would help. Offer what you have. People nearby see the ask and the general area, and someone says yes.

3

Care

The ride happens. The meal arrives. When care is completed, the community can see it. That's care in action 🧡

Inside a community

What people ask for and offer.

These are the kinds of asks and offers you will find inside a CooperationEngine community. Each community chooses its own.

Rides To an appointment, to work, back home
Meals A warm plate in a full week
Groceries A bag picked up on the way
Company An hour, a walk, a cup of coffee
A hand at home A shelf, a faucet, a heavy couch
Gatherings Events with sign-ups, all in one place
Volunteer shifts Show up where you are needed
A marketplace Free, pay-what-you-can and fair-rate offers

Our promises

You're cared for.

Four promises are built into CooperationEngine. They hold for every community, on every plan.

Individuals never pay.

Care has no price at the point of need. Organizations carry the cost.

Ask by nickname.

Your community sees the need. You keep your privacy.

Your address stays yours.

People see your general area. Your exact address is shared once you accept an offer of help.

Standing is earned by showing up.

Care that is completed becomes a record your community can see.