Measure the True Impact of Your Solidarity Economy Network

Community unions and solidarity economy organizations are building powerful alternatives to extractive capitalism—worker-owned cooperatives, democratic governance structures, and networked mutual aid systems that center community over profit. But measuring the impact of these systemic alternatives requires more than traditional nonprofit metrics.

This Community Solidarity Economy Impact Assessment template helps solidarity economy networks, community unions, and cooperative federations capture the full spectrum of their impact—from jobs created and wealth redistributed, to democratic participation rates and new cooperative enterprises launched.

Built for Solidarity Economy Organizations

Whether you're coordinating a network of worker cooperatives, running a community union, or supporting the development of platform cooperatives and economic alternatives, this template helps you:

• Track economic impact across multiple cooperatives and community enterprises
• Measure democratic participation and worker governance outcomes
• Report on wealth redistribution and community ownership metrics
• Demonstrate systems change to donors, members, and stakeholders
• Identify areas for network strengthening and mutual support

Designed for the Way Solidarity Economies Work

Traditional impact reporting often misses what matters most in cooperative and solidarity economy work. This template captures:

• Worker ownership transitions and new cooperative formations
• Democratic decision-making processes and member participation rates
• Community wealth building and local economic resilience
• Solidarity between cooperatives and cross-network support
• Alternative economic models and their viability
• Social and environmental outcomes alongside economic metrics

Streamline Reporting with Paperform + Stepper

Use Paperform's conditional logic to tailor questions based on organization type (worker co-op, platform co-op, community land trust, etc.) and automatically route responses to different stakeholders. Connect your responses to Stepper to automate impact report generation, create stakeholder dashboards, and sync data with your CRM or project management tools—keeping your network connected without administrative burden.

With Paperform's calculation fields, you can aggregate impact across your entire network in real-time, while customizable themes ensure your assessment reflects your organization's values and visual identity. Whether you're reporting to solidarity economy funds, community investors, or member assemblies, this template helps you tell the full story of economic democracy in action.

Start measuring what matters: cooperative ownership, democratic governance, community resilience, and the systemic alternatives we're building together.