Influencer Cooperative Interest & Application Form

Build a Creator-Owned Future Together

The creator economy is evolving, and more influencers and content creators are exploring cooperative ownership models that prioritize collective success over individual competition. If you're tired of platform exploitation, unpredictable algorithms, and the isolating grind of solo content creation, a creator cooperative might be the community you've been looking for.

This Influencer Cooperative Formation Interest Form is designed for creators who want to explore joining or forming a cooperative where members share ownership, governance, profits, and decision-making power. Whether you're a micro-influencer, established content creator, or digital entrepreneur, this template helps you gather interest, assess compatibility, and build the foundation for a solidarity economy that works for everyone.

What is a Creator Cooperative?

A creator cooperative is a democratically-owned and operated organization where influencers and content creators pool resources, share revenue, make decisions collectively, and support each other's growth. Instead of competing for brand deals and sponsorships alone, co-op members negotiate collectively, share administrative costs, access group healthcare or benefits, and build long-term sustainability through mutual aid and shared infrastructure.

Why Use This Form Template?

Whether you're organizing a new cooperative or inviting creators to join an existing one, this form template helps you:

• Gather detailed interest from potential cooperative members
• Assess values alignment around governance, profit-sharing, and solidarity
• Collect information about creator niches, audiences, and business models
• Facilitate transparent conversations about expectations, time commitment, and financial contributions
• Build a foundation for democratic decision-making and inclusive governance

The form includes questions about content type, audience demographics, revenue models, cooperative experience, governance preferences, and commitment level—everything you need to start meaningful conversations about collective ownership.

Who Should Use This Template?

This template is perfect for:

• Content creators and influencers exploring cooperative ownership models
• Cooperative organizers building creator-owned platforms or collectives
• Social media managers helping clients transition to cooperative structures
• Community organizers in the creator economy and solidarity economy movements
• Marketing agencies working with creator collectives and collaborative brands
• Nonprofit organizations supporting worker ownership and economic justice

How Paperform Elevates Your Cooperative Formation

Building a cooperative requires clear communication, inclusive processes, and transparent data collection—exactly what Paperform delivers. This template uses:

• Conditional logic to tailor questions based on creator type, experience level, and interest areas
• Multi-page layout to organize complex information about governance, finances, and values without overwhelming respondents
• File upload fields for portfolio links, media kits, and supporting documents
• Scale and rating questions to assess priorities around profit-sharing, decision-making, and time commitment
• Custom success pages to thank applicants and outline next steps in the formation process

With Paperform's flexible doc-style editor, you can customize this template to match your cooperative's values, branding, and specific governance model—whether you're building a worker-owned agency, creator-owned media platform, or mutual aid network for independent influencers.

Automate Your Cooperative Workflows with Stepper

Once you've gathered interest, you can use Stepper to automate your cooperative formation workflows:

• Route applications to different working groups or committees based on creator niche or interest area
• Send personalized follow-ups with governance documents, bylaws, or informational sessions
• Update shared databases in Airtable or Notion to track member interest and onboarding status
• Trigger Slack notifications to your organizing team when high-priority creators apply
• Create intake pipelines that move applicants from interest to membership smoothly and transparently

Stepper's AI-native workflow builder ensures that no application falls through the cracks and that every potential member receives consistent, transparent communication throughout the process.

Build a Creator Economy That Works for Everyone

Traditional influencer culture can be isolating, competitive, and unsustainable. But by organizing collectively, creators can negotiate better brand deals, share resources, access group benefits, and build long-term stability through solidarity and mutual support.

This Influencer Cooperative Interest Form is your first step toward building a creator-owned future. Whether you're forming a small local collective or a large-scale cooperative platform, Paperform gives you the tools to gather interest, assess compatibility, and organize democratically.

Start with this template today and build the solidarity economy the creator community deserves. With Paperform's no-code flexibility, SOC 2 Type II compliance, and powerful integrations, you can create professional, on-brand forms that reflect your cooperative values and support inclusive, transparent organizing.

Ready to organize? Customize this template, share it with your creator community, and start building collective power together.