Welcome to
Our Hive
In a world of individuals, we ask “what if” to move away from “what is” and, in so doing, we collectively create regenerative change.
Who is Colmena?
We are a producer cooperative for consultants, facilitators, strategists, and coaches who work with organizations, networks, and individuals to co-create transformative solutions.
What is a producer co-op? In a co-op, ownership and control is democratically shared equally amongst members (producers) who use the shared infrastructure to meet a common purpose. Cooperatives are the only business model with a set of internationally agreed-upon values. These seven cooperative principles keep us true to our social purpose.
Like pollinators in nature, we work together and share in the work.
Our work is grounded in commitments to racial and disability justice, and collective liberation. Our lived experiences guide us. Intersectionality is inherent to our lives, our work, and our hive.
We are big thinkers, inventors, problem solvers and ready to take action and make things different —envisioning a world beyond the limitations of the status quo.
Our Offerings help partners achieve impactful, values-aligned results.
Colmena is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. Our hive consultants are based across the US and in the EU. We are open to serving clients around the world.
Shout to our co-op comrades!
The US Federation of Worker Co-Ops,
Beloved Community Incubator, and
Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED).
Connect People
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Solve Problems
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Ask Inspiring Questions
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Connect People • Solve Problems • Ask Inspiring Questions •
Meeting the Moment
The overwhelming, multi-lateral attacks on our communities and democracy are undeniable now.
In partnership with organizations and people committed to a better world, we stand in our agency and collective power.
We must ask new questions, find new paths, build the future we want —together.
Are you caught in the swirl variables, attacks, and pressures? Can we connect to move forward together?
We are pursuing partnerships to face this moment together and act in service of communities, calibrate to the truth, and take courageous action to build a better world.
Colmena’s Bees have the tools to support the structural and strategic shifts that protect communities and the work. We can show up with you to fight back.
We co-create adaptive strategies with partners to build resilience as resources decrease and root in our values as we thoughtfully take effective action.
Colmena is moving out of “analysis paralysis” and into motion.
Have a project? Need help?
How Do We Do It?
Colmena’s Hive is made up of Member Bees and Social & Solidarity subscribers.
Member dues, subscriptions, and contract fees are collectively managed to provide the infrastructure that supports our bees—so they can focus on what they do best.
We look out for each other and share the essentials of running a consulting practice. This shared foundation includes:
Contract management and invoicing
Templates and resources
Core consulting technology and tools
A community of practice
Peer-to-peer advising and cross-pollination
Thought partnership and idea sharing.
Our hive is made up of consultants, facilitators, and coaches who believe in a new way of working. Inspired by the natural world, we move away from extractive capitalism and into solidarity, creating structures that protect, nurture, and defend our members.
We believe everything is interconnected, which guides our commitment to supportive, healthy, and generative models.
Colmena is a platform where diverse professionals with shared values come together, and where each member’s unique skills are celebrated.
As a cooperative, we offer more than services. We offer community.
Every member bee participates in the profits, oversight, and management of Colmena through democratic practices. We share our “honey”—our everyday acts of care, inspiration, and support that keep our hive thriving.
