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title: "Exit to Community"
description: "Stories and strategies for community ownership"
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      <h1>Stories and strategies for community ownership</h1>
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  <h2>What is Exit to Community?</h2>
  
  <p>Most startups aim for one of two "exit" options: an acquisition by another company or a public stock offering. Both often pit founders and investors against the communities they claim to serve.</p>

  <p>Exit to Community is a search for another way—a path where organizations can mature toward accountability and shared prosperity.</p>

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    <li>Business purpose can align with ownership</li>
    <li>Founders and investors can let go when they need to</li>
    <li>Communities can protect the businesses they value</li>
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<p>This is a strategy that we are exploring together. Here, you can find cases and documents about experiments with E2C so far.</p>

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  <h2>Explore E2C</h2>
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      <h3>Case Studies</h3>
      <p>Real examples of companies that have attempted or achieved community ownership transitions</p>
      <a href="/case-studies/" class="button">Explore Cases</a>
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      <h3>Legal Snippets</h3>
      <p>Legal documents and frameworks for implementing community ownership structures</p>
      <a href="/legal-snippets/" class="button">View Legal Resources</a>
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      <h3>Resources</h3>
      <p>Educational materials, primers, and guides for Exit to Community transitions</p>
      <a href="/resources/" class="button">Access Resources</a>
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  <h3>Get Involved</h3>
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      <h4>Share Your Story</h4>
      <p>Help others learn by contributing your organization's E2C experience</p>
      <a href="/add-your-story/" class="secondary-button">Add Your Story</a>
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      <h4>Get in Touch</h4>
      <p>Connect with the Exit to Community project team</p>
      <a href="/contact/" class="secondary-button">Contact Us</a>
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