Ownership Works

Ownership Works' core programs: since our founding in february 2021, Ownership Works ("o.w.") Has generated strong momentum around shared Ownership and successfully harnessed it to drive program adoption. O.w. 's core programs are: (1) hands-on guidance to help investors and public and private companies through each step in the process of implementing a shared Ownership program; and (2) movement building to generate a groundswell of interest in shared Ownership among world-class businesses and corporate leaders. Please find more details on these pillars' key activities and how these pillars interact below. Hands-on guidance: we help investors and companies implement holistic shared Ownership programs. O.w. 's support includes resources and tailored guidance covering structuring and sizing a broad-based employee Ownership plan; fostering a company culture of Ownership that empowers employees to feel, think, and act like owners; and methods for enhancing employees' financial wellbeing to support wealth building through and beyond the Ownership program. Movement building: through partnerships, events and network-building, data and insights, storytelling, and standard setting, we are catalyzing a groundswell of interest in employee Ownership across corporate america. Ownership Works is raising awareness and increasing engagement among our partners and key constituency groups spanning financial service firms; foundations and nonprofits; investors; labor advocates; pension funds; professional service providers; and public companies with broad-based employee Ownership. Our impact to date: 1. 31 total investor partners; 84 partners total. (as of may 2024) 2. 101 companies with board-approved shared Ownership programs, reaching 148,707 employees. (as of april 2024) 3. 395 million total wealth shared; 130 million shared with low and moderate-income workers (as of december 2023). 4. In 2023, o.w. Hosted two successful in-person convenings that reached approximately 250 ceos, company executives, investors, and shared Ownership advocates. 5. In 2023, o.w. Reached over 7,000 followers on linkedin; received over 105,000 page views on its website; and reached over 1,300 newsletter subscribers.