Do you want to help workers build wealth through ownership and gain a sense of hope and control over their future? Do you want to help farmers, fishermen and other food producers build a sustainable, resilient, locally controlled food system?
More Democracy, More Life
Picture an ideal world, functioning sublimely well. A problem arises–how does it get handled? Someone has an idea–what happens to it? There is a dispute between two people–how does it get resolved? Hopefully, your answer isn’t, “In an ideal world,
The Opposite of Oppression: Cooperation
Written By Noemi Giszpenc, CDI’s executive director There are a lot of different ways that oppression can look and show up in the world. This past Spring and Summer, the news has brought us face-to-face with pretty much all of
Encountering Community With CDI
Written by Eric Fleischmann With a horribly mismanaged epidemic, economic downturn, more and more cases of police brutality against POC, and a coming election that has left many young people disillusioned, this is quite a time to come of age
New Housing Co-op in Portland Maine is approved by the City!
Written By Julian Rowand, Arthur Sabiti and Jonah Fertig-Burd CDI has been working to develop new limited equity housing co-ops in Greater Portland, Maine. This work has accelerated this year with new partnerships, support from the City and a successful
The Future of Manufactured Housing is Here!
For Immediate Release: August 11, 2020 Pine Tree Village Cooperative Carver, Massachusetts Contact: Colleen Preston – Cooperative Development Institute (508) 951-0631 Alison Donovan – VEIC (802) 540-7605 The Future of Manufactured Housing is Here! Today, at Pine Tree Village Cooperative,
A Bittersweet Goodbye to our CFS Program Director
Written by Jonah Fertig-Burd, CDI’s Cooperative Food System Program Director I wanted to share the news with our clients, collaborators, and supporters that I will be leaving CDI at the end of August to start a new job as the
M4BL supports Maine’s first immigrant-owned farming co-op
M4BL Supports Maine Food Co-ops The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) evoked a global response to support Black-owned enterprises. In America, this support led to extending contributions of time and funds to Black-owned businesses across the country. In Maine, we’re excited to share an article
COVID-19 Maine Economic Recovery
Worker Cooperatives benefit the many, not the few
Written by Rob Brown, Business Ownership Solutions Program Director The coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic collapse has only made a bad situation worse, exacerbating economic inequality, racial disparities in employment, wealth and health, and the precarious livelihoods of poor