Join the Co-operative!
How it works:
Empress Immersive is an Enterprise Co-operative, owned and operated by our members, in service of the goals of our community members, and every co-operative member gets a vote in how we are run.
Co-operatives might look like another other business from the outside, but the way that they are run makes them different.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
All Co-operative Businesses are based on the same 7 principles, and share a set of 10 values. The International Cooperative Alliance is the Global Steward of the Statement on the Cooperative Identity, and the Values and Principles of the cooperative movement.
At Empress Immersive, we have multiple types of Stakeholders, and so we offer three types of Co-operative Memberships: Supporter Memberships, User Memberships, and Employee Memberships. These memberships come with different costs and different benefits.
Membership Options
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Supporter Members are people or businesses who like what we’re doing, and want to add their voice to the ongoing wellbeing of our business and purposes, but may not be users of the services that we provide.
Cost:
£1 One-time joining fee. You will receive a Co-operative Share certificate within 4 weeks of acceptance, which represents your voting rights at member meetings.
Benefits:
Right to vote on issues at quarterly Ordinary General Meetings
Right to vote in Board Member Elections at the Annual General Meeting in January
Right to run for one of 3 Board Member Positions in Annual Elections.
Responsibilities:
Commitment of 2-4 hours of cooperative project work each week, this will be in your own stated area of interest or a “learn by doing” assignment
Encouraged attendance at 5 periodic meetings each year
Willingness to develop a working knowledge of the cooperative governing articles and the interests of the global immersive industry.
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User Members are individuals or businesses that actively use our offered services. We anticipate two types of User Members: Immersive Creators and Immersive Audience Members
Cost:
£1 One-time joining fee. You will receive a Co-operative Share certificate within 4 weeks of acceptance, which represents your voting rights at member meetings.
Sliding scale subscription service (need-based economic justice model) ranging from £13 to £52 per quarter.
Benefits:
Discounts on educational programs through the EmpressVR website.
Discounts on exhibitions, events, and immersive productions that we may organize
Right to vote on issues at quarterly Ordinary General Meetings
Right to vote in Board Member Elections at the Annual General Meeting in January
Right to run for one of 3 Board Member Positions in Annual Elections.
Responsibilities:
Commitment of 2-4 hours of cooperative project work each week, this will be in your own stated area of interest or a “learn by doing” assignment
Encouraged attendance at 5 periodic meetings each year
Willingness to develop a working knowledge of the cooperative governing articles and the interests of the global immersive industry.
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Employee Members are people who are employed by Empress Immersive to aid with the daily functioning of the Co-operative. Currently, Empress Immersive has no employees. But once we do, this is how it will look.
Cost:
£1 One-time joining fee. You will receive a Co-operative Share certificate within 4 weeks of acceptance, which represents your voting rights at member meetings.
Benefits:
Right to vote on issues at quarterly Ordinary General Meetings
Right to vote in Board Member Elections at the Annual General Meeting in January
Right to run for one of 3 Board Member Positions in Annual Elections.
Responsibilities:
Commitment of 2-4 hours of cooperative project work each week, this will be in your own stated area of interest or a “learn by doing” assignment
Encouraged attendance at 5 periodic meetings each year
Willingness to develop a working knowledge of the cooperative governing articles and the interests of the global immersive industry.
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Community membership is always FREE.
Although it doesn’t come with the costs, benefits, or responsibilities of being a Co-op Member, you still get to join our Discord server and/or WhatsApp Community!
FAQs
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
