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- [California - Copy](https://www.commongood.earth/california-copy/): CALIFORNIA Art / Culture / Science Amherst Copy & Designworks Printing and design Amherst, MA Learn More Blossom Winks Face Painting Face painting glitter bar body art Northfield, MA Learn More Copy Cat (Greenfield) Print Greenfield, MA Learn More Double Edge Theatre Tickets and programs Ashfield, MA Learn More Eggtooth Productions Art experiences Greenfield, MA Learn More Heartbeat Theater Simple productions of great plays Northampton, MA Learn More North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival Orange, MA Learn More Piti Theatre Company Touring theatre and community events Shelburne Falls, MA Learn More SAEDi Collective Education and arts experiences Auburn, MA Learn […]
- [NonProfit Accountability Group (NAG)](https://www.commongood.earth/nonprofit-accountability-group-nag/): NonProfit Accountability Group (NAG) About Us NonProfit Accountability Group (NAG) is an inclusive arts and social justice organization dedicated to grassroots movement building focused on health equity, housing, education, environmental justice, and mutual aid. Fiscal Sponsorships Learn about our Fiscal Sponsorships below. Learn More Visit NAGhartford.org Learn more about NonProfit Accountability Group’s work on their website below. naghartford.org Donate to NAG Support NonProfit Accountability Group by donating to their mission below. Donate
- [Mutual Aid Medford & Somerville (MAMAS)​](https://www.commongood.earth/mutual-aid-medford-somerville-mamas/): Mutual Aid Medford & Somerville (MAMAS)​ About Us MAMAS is a volunteer-run grassroots organization dedicated to showing up in our communities & pooling resources to make sure everyone has what they need. This mutual aid network has formed out of the COVID 19 crisis, but we come from and honor a long history of mutual aid organizing that looks different in different places and at different moments Fiscal Sponsorships Learn about our Fiscal Sponsorships below. Learn More Visit MutualAidMAMAS.com Learn more about Mutual Aid Medford & Somerville’s​ work on their website below. mutualaidmamas.com Donate to MAMAS Support Mutual Aid Medford […]
- [Wisconsin](https://www.commongood.earth/wisconsin/): WISCONSIN Art / Culture / Science​ Raelyn Labs Architectural services Madison, WI Learn More Community Organizations Social Justice Center Community, creativity, and collaboration center Madison, WI Learn More Madison MAN Cooperative Co-working and collaboration space Madison, WI Learn More Food and Farms Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse Coffeehouse Madison, WI Learn More
- [Michigan](https://www.commongood.earth/michigan/): MICHIGAN Art / Culture / Science Dawn of Earth Studio Resilience and sustainability Ann Arbor, MI Learn More Hilary Nichols Photography Photography services Ann Arbor, MI Learn More Community Organizations Ann Arbor Community Commonse Community space Ann Arbor, MI Learn More Conscious Cafe Community space Ann Arbor, MI Learn More The Hive Co-op Community housing co-op Ann Arbor, MI Learn More Food and Farms B Bars Healing foods Ann Arbor, MI Learn More Cinnaholic 💯% plant-based bakery Ann Arbor, MI Learn More Cobblestone Farm Market Food Ann Arbor, MI Learn More Earthen Jar Inc. Indian, vegetarian, vegan, gf Ann Arbor, […]
- [Massachusetts](https://www.commongood.earth/massachusetts/): MASSACHUSETTS Art / Culture / Science Amherst Copy & Designworks Printing and design Amherst, MA Learn More Blossom Winks Face Painting Face painting glitter bar body art Northfield, MA Learn More Copy Cat (Greenfield) Print Greenfield, MA Learn More Crossing the Waters Institute for Cultural Exchange Cultural arts workshops Amherst, MA Learn More Double Edge Theatre Tickets and programs Ashfield, MA Learn More Eggtooth Productions Art experiences Greenfield, MA Learn More Heartbeat Theater Simple productions of great plays Northampton, MA Learn More North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival Orange, MA Learn More Piti Theatre Company Touring theatre and community events […]
- [Vermont](https://www.commongood.earth/vermont/): VERMONT Health and Family Services Brian Strauss Massage Therapy Massage therapy services Brattleboro, VT Learn More Homegrown Maroons Social justice Hardwick, VT Learn More Food and Farms Brattleboro Food Co-ops Co-operative grocer Brattleboro, VT Learn More ReEquity Community Charitable Farm Hardwick, VT Learn More Other Services Care Space Project Greensboro Bend, VT Learn More
- [Indiana](https://www.commongood.earth/indiana/): INDIANA Community Organizations​ Community Resilience Guild Goshen, IN Learn More Health and Family Services Elkhart County Clubhouse Mental illness recovery Goshen, IN Learn More Food and Farms Goshen Brewing Co. Brewpub Goshen, IN Learn More Maple City Market Grocery co-op Goshen, IN Learn More
- [New Jersey](https://www.commongood.earth/new-jersey/): NEW JERSEY Community Organizations Center for Regenerative Community Solutions Nonprofit initiatives Basking Ridge, NJ Learn More Health and Family Services​ Accessible Period Care Union, NJ Learn More
- [Minnesota](https://www.commongood.earth/minnesota/): MINNESOTA Community Organizations Fair Trade Books Books and records Red Wing, MN Learn More
- [California](https://www.commongood.earth/california/): CALIFORNIA Art / Culture / Science Ile Orunmila Oshun School of spiritual studies Oakland, CA Learn More ZEAL Co-Op Creative arts and social impact studio cooperative Inglewood, CA Learn More Community Organizations Urban Permaculture Institute Permaculture training/facilitation San Francisco, CA Learn More Food and Farms Karina DesRoses Herbal edu. & beverage consulting Los Angeles, CA Learn More Earthseed Afro indigenous permaculture farm Berkeley, CA Learn More Other Services CAREL Berkeley, CA Learn More Frenchtown Inn B&B / Farmstay and event venue Oregon House, CA Learn More Solar Wings of Icarus Berkeley, CA Learn More
- [Staff_William-Spademan](https://www.commongood.earth/staff_william-spademan/): Our Staff William Spademan​ Founder I dream of the day when everyone has enough to eat, a comfortable home, and a sense of belonging. As a former community theater director, actor, and producer, I enjoy co-creating with the varied cast of characters working together to expedite that day through Common Good — a nonprofit Money Services Business and social change organization I founded in 2002.   I have also dabbled in a variety of other professions: parent, farmer, elementary school teacher, baker, short-order cook, sales rep, dancer, software engineer, contradance musician, firefighter, delivery-person, and freelance teacher of this and that. […]
- [Staff_Julia-Clohisy](https://www.commongood.earth/staff_julia-clohisy/): Our Staff Julia Clohisy Communications & Outreach   I started working with Common Good in January 2021 as an intern and am now on staff working as Communications and Outreach Coordinator. My role with Common Good has evolved many times during my time here, allowing me to expand on my skills and foster new strengths. My work with Common Good allows me to put my creative energy into something I believe in – helping communities become more economically resilient. I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in May 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Biology, and accepted a second […]
- [Staff_Ivan-Ussach](https://www.commongood.earth/staff_ivan-ussach/): Our Staff Ivan Ussach Head of Operations I rejoined Common Good in 2023 after a two-year hiatus. As a human ecologist and educator, I continue to serve in a variety of community service roles, including director of both the Millers River Watershed Council, based in Athol, MA, and the Warwick (MA) Free Public Library. I co-founded the Rainforest Alliance in New York City, where I developed the Smart Wood Certification Program, and was a founding member of the Forest Stewardship Council. I also was a founding member of Earthlands in Petersham, MA, and have worked extensively with the Sacred Earth […]
- [Staff_jose-cruz](https://www.commongood.earth/staff_jose-cruz/): Our Staff Jose Cruz​ Executive Director I serve as Executive Director of Common Good because I believe communities deserve more than programs; they deserve strong systems, trusted infrastructure, and organizations built to last. Common Good’s model of fiscal sponsorship and capacity-building is rooted in that belief, and it closely aligns with my career-long focus on operational excellence, accountability, and community-driven impact.   For more than two decades, I have led nonprofit organizations and initiatives across the U.S. and internationally, strengthening operations, building teams, and supporting partners working in youth development, economic empowerment, and international work. What drew me to Common […]
- [Earthseed](https://www.commongood.earth/earthseed/): Earthseed About Us Established in March, 2021, Earthseed Farm is a 14-acre solar-powered organic permaculture farm and orchard located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Peoples in Sonoma County, California.   They grow an assortment of fruit and berry kin including but not limited to asian pears, persimmons, apples, blackberries and raspberries.   The mission of Earthseed Farm is to reconnect  communities to more than human kin through environmental education and ecological design rooted in Afro-Indigenous Wisdom. Fiscal Sponsorships Learn about our Fiscal Sponsorships below. Learn More Visit Earthseed.org Learn more about Earthseed’s work on […]
- [How It Works](https://www.commongood.earth/contact-us-copy/): How It Works It’s actually pretty simple: Put Money In. You Get Credit. When you put money on your CGPay app, the money goes into a Community Fund and you get that much credit to spend at a participating business or for person-to-person payments. The business uses our CGPay app, at no cost to either you or the business. No credit card fees!   That credit can be used to pay employees and suppliers, to spend again at a participating business. The credit circulates in your community and the Community Fund Grows. Economic Democracy Community control is the real power […]
- [Contact Us](https://www.commongood.earth/contact-us/): Contact Us Get In Touch With Us Common Good P.O. Box 21 Ashfield, MA 01330 USA +1 413 628 1723 (call any time, leave a message) We’ll aim to call you back within 1-3 business days. info@commongood.earth Follow Us Facebook Instagram We’d love to hear from you!
- [About Us](https://www.commongood.earth/about-us/): About Us About Us Common Good® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit non-bank financial institution for community empowerment, regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Departments of Public Charities, Corporations, and Revenue, by the Internal Revenue Service, and by the United States Treasury Department We envision a society in which people gather locally to decide for themselves what their funding priorities should be, to advance a Common Good Economy. Our mission is to design and establish the framework for that new economy by integrating a fast-growing mutual credit system with traditional bank accounts, to shift power from big business and big government back […]
- [Project & Investments](https://www.commongood.earth/project-investments/): Projects & Investments Common Good Fridges Common Good Fridges are people-powered and community centered projects where a fridge is set up in a public location and volunteers from the community work together to keep it stocked and cleaned. Common Good supports communities in setting up and maintaining free community fridges through our Food Fund. The fridge provides community members with 24/7 access to fresh food. The concept is simple: Leave what you can, take what you need.   No questions asked, no ID required. https://youtu.be/dbbENzX-eyI What We Do Donate to the Food Fund Your donation helps keep community fridges stocked with fresh, nutritious […]
- [Partnerships & Collaborations](https://www.commongood.earth/partnerships-collaborations/): Partnerships Partnerships Partnerships with Common Good help communities thrive! There are three partnership models within Common Good — Partners, Sponsees, and Collaborators/Donors. If you are interested in becoming an Individual member or Business member, visit our Participating Businesses & Members page to learn more. What We Do Partners Companies, organizations or institutions with similar goals and values who can work together to strengthen communities and offer opportunities. Learn More Collaborators & Donors Those interested in supporting our efforts, providing us the needed resources to continue to empower those we serve. Your support will allow us to impact more communities, more […]
- [Participating Businesses & Members](https://www.commongood.earth/participating-businesses-members/): Participating Businesses & Members Participating Businesses & Members Every time you accept a payment or pay with Common Good, you empower your community to invest in worthwhile projects for the common good. It’s free for members — both individuals and businesses. Become a Member There are two ways to become a member with Common Good — Individual members and Business members.  Member Businesses We want our Common Good Business Members to thrive! No Credit Card fees, easy invoicing, and training and techincal support for your staff, accounting, and operations. Learn more Individual Members It’s free, easy to join, and supports […]
- [OLD How It Works](https://www.commongood.earth/how-it-works/): How It Works It’s actually pretty simple: Put Money In. You Get Credit.   When you put money on your CGPay app, the money goes into a Community Fund and you get that much credit to spend at a participating business or for person-to-person payments. The business uses our CGPay app, at no cost to either you or the business. No credit card fees! That credit can be used to pay employees and suppliers, to spend again at a participatingbusiness. The credit circulates in your community and the Community Fund Grows. Flow Chart Put money in to receive credit Use […]
- [Home](https://www.commongood.earth/): SPONSORED PROJECT EarthSeed Empowering communities through regenerative agriculture, sustainability education, and land-based healing practices. Learn More Mutual Aid Medford & Somerville (MAMAS) We are in solidarity with organizers making large-scale demands of our community and our politicians for an equitable world. Learn More NonProfit Accountability Group (NAG) Aims to create racial equity resources to BIPOC disables children and families.  Learn More SPONSORED PROJECT EarthSeed Empowering communities through regenerative agriculture, sustainability education, and land-based healing practices. Learn More Mutual Aid Medford & Somerville (MAMAS) We are in solidarity with organizers making large-scale demands of our community and our politicians for an […]
- [Fiscal Sponsorship](https://www.commongood.earth/fiscal-sponsorship/): Fiscal Sponsorship what is Fiscal Sponsorship? Fiscal Sponsorship allows mission-driven projects to receive tax-deductible donations and grant funding without forming their own 501(c)(3). Through partnership with Common Good, you can focus on impact, while we provide the nonprofit infrastructure, financial oversight, and compliance support behind the scenes. This model is ideal for grassroots organizers, mutual aid groups, artists, emerging nonprofits, and community-led initiatives. Why Partner With Common Good? We’re more than a donation processor. We’re a capacity partner. Low Administrative Fees (2%–5%): More funding goes to your mission. Grant Eligibility:  Access foundation and donor-advised funding. Financial Transparency:  Clear reporting and responsible […]
- [Home](https://www.commongood.earth/home/): A payment system for the common good Common Good is a nonprofit organization that offers free tools and support forcommunity-centered economic democracy, economic democracy, including a payment system,an offers & needs board, and fiscal sponsorship. Like for-profit payment systems (PayPal,Venmo, banks, etc.), Common Good payments result in a large “float” – money that can beinvested, producing a profit.As a Common Good member you decide with other members in your community how to usethose investments and profits for the common good of your community and beyond. CommonGood pilot communities have funded renewable energy, small business, food systems, socialjustice, arts, and basic […]


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