Jonah Fertig-Burd, Cooperative Development Specialist with the Cooperative Food Systems program shared a SparkTalk at the Maine Association of Non-Profits Opt-In Conference at the start of October highlighting how co-ops connect across different regional communities in Maine.
The Power of Co-ops United in Purpose
Our Executive Director, Noemi Giszpenc, reflects on the 2019 Cooperative Impact Conference My colleagues were buzzing with excitement at the choice of plenary keynote for the Cooperative Impact Conference at the beginning of October–Felicia Wong of the Roosevelt Institute was
Compost Cooperative Digs Deep into Mass Incarceration
You don’t have to dig deep to find startling statistics about the state of mass incarceration in the US. The issues run deep, have been around for hundreds of years, and the system is rotten no matter which way you
CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions Visits the Adirondack North Country
This summer, BOS program director Rob Brown spent a week in New York’s North Country region presenting at a series of events organized by the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA). ANCA is an independent non-profit organization working to build dynamic
The Isuken Co-op Food Truck is Ready for a Successful Launch
The Isuken Co-op Food Truck is ready for a successful launch with the support of CDI and Kickstarter backers! The Isuken Co-op successfully raised funds to bring their unique farm to table food to the streets of Lewiston and events
Residents take ownership of Sherwood Village: Story in The Coventry Courier
Sherwood Village Mobile Home Park has become the first cooperatively managed, resident-owned mobile home park in Rhode Island. Congratulations to Sherwood Village residents! CDI was proud to assist residents in becoming owners. We’re featured in this The Coventry Courier story
Learning Through Cooperative Connections: Annual Principle Six Conference
Once a year, co-op supporters from across Maine get together to meet, network, share experiences, and learn how we can work together to grow Maine’s cooperative economy. This includes: worker co-ops, Resident Owned Communities (ROCs), housing co-ops, consumer co-ops, credit
Job Posting: We’re hiring the Cooperative Maine Network Coordinator!
Help grow the cooperative economy in Maine! The Cooperative Maine Business Alliance and the Cooperative Development Institute are hiring a part-time Network Coordinator to help grow our alliance. We are looking for someone to help grow membership, organize events and
Coming Together, Building the NEROC Community
Nearly 50 community leaders spent a Saturday with CDI and ROC USA at a networking and educational gathering in lovely Kingston, Massachusetts, discussing the needs of resident-owned communities.
What Residents Really Need
Jeanee Wright, our Housing Program Specialist in CDI’s NEROC Program, shares how empowering affordable housing residents enables them to meet their needs—and what more we can do to support them.