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New England Resident Owned Comunities

We work with manufactured homeowners to cooperatively purchase and democratically manage their neigborhoods as Resident Owned Communities (ROCs).

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Empowering small businesses through employee ownership and worker cooperative transitions.

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Immigrant Services

Recognizing the growing demand for support of immigrants and asylum seekers in the Northeast, CDI launched its first program designed to service immigrant communities.

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Water Infrastructure Support Program

We help New England's resident and non-profit owned housing communities get funding to create safe and reliable water infrastructure.

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Cooperative Business Services

Growing the cooperative ecosystem with technical assistance and training for cooperative enterprises across diverse industries throughout the Northeast.

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Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) is the source for cooperative development in the Northeast.

 

CDI is a regional 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 1994 by co-op leaders in the Northeast. Our mission is to create and sustain democratically owned, cooperative enterprises and networks in the Northeast that grow a prosperous and equitable economy. We envision a world where everyone can fulfill their needs and aspirations.

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We can do more together than on our own.


That's the whole idea of cooperatives! Your contribution to CDI can be of any size, and will make a big difference in our work to transform ownership of our economy!


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 Testimonials

“When I learned about the Pedal People cooperative I realized that bikes could play a bigger role in an ecology-based economy. CDI helped us take this realization to a viable business model that will provide good jobs in a democratic workplace while helping to tackle the climate crisis, reduce waste and pollution, and increase the quality of life in our downtown.” – Scott Vlaun, on Spoke Folks Co-op, a project of the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy