DORCESTER FOOD
COOPERATIVE
BALLOT
ABOUT THIS BALLOT
From January 11 to February 4, 2022, Ujima members voted on our investment ballot for the forthcoming Dorchester Food Cooperative. We successfully reached quorum on the 2022 Dorchester Food Cooperative Investment Ballot, on Monday January 31, 2022. Together, members approved a $25,000 loan, at 5% interest, over 7 years.
Dorchester Food Cooperative was named as a business that residents loved, and wanted to support, during Ujima’s neighborhood assemblies. DFC was then invited to join Ujima’s Good Business Alliance, a network of community-based businesses that are eligible for investment from the Ujima Fund and other supportive programs.
Below, we highlight information pooled from our Voting members including final results, votes by day, communications and outreach strategies, and collective methods of support for DFC.
VOTERS:
TOTAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS: 281QUOROM: 141.5
TOTAL VOTERS IN DFC BALLOT: 154
RESULTS BREAKDOWN:
APPROVE: 139ABSTAIN, AFFIRM MAJORITY: 11
ABSTAIN, DO NOT ADD: 2
NO: 2
VOTERS BY RACE:
TOTAL RACE IDENTIFIED: 137TOTAL RACE UNIDENTIFIED: 17
TOTAL POC: 122 (89%)
LOWEST POSSIBLE POC: 79.22%
HIGHEST POSSIBLE POC: 90.26%
VOTERS BY GENDER:
Total Gender Identified: 117Total Gender Unidentified: 37
Total Choose Not to Identify: 1
Total Women: 64.98%
Total Gender Non-conforming/Transgender: 5.98%
Total Men: 28.21%
VOTERS BY INCOME:
Total Income Identified: 100Total Income Unidentified: 54
Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 - $14,999: 4
$15,000 - $24,999: 8
$25,000 - $34,999: 11
$35,000 - $49,999: 17
$50,000 - $74,999: 27
$75,000 - $99,999: 17
$100,000 - $149,999: 0
$150,000 - $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0
Total Working Class Income: 46 (46%)
Total Non Working Class Income: 38
Lowest Possible Working Class Income: 29.87%
Highest Possible Working Class Income: 64.98%
Documents
Original Ballot
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