For Immediate Release June 29, 2021 Contact: Margaret Miley – Director, Cooperative Business Services mmiley@cdi.coop 978-973-1200 To celebrate National Home Ownership Month, the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) released its report– Cooperative Housing Solutions for Massachusetts’ Affordable Housing Crisis.
The Year of Big Visions: CDI’s 2016 Annual Report
For over twenty years, the Cooperative Development Institute has been a leader in democratizing and transforming our region’s economy. We’ve helped create over 120 new cooperatives in every sector and state in the Northeast. We’re proud of that—but this past
Cooperative Development Institute Internship: Learning to Organise for Economic Democracy
CDI’s intern Arhi Tallon spent the summer researching policy and case studies and learning the ropes of cooperative development. His reflections on the experience can be found below. This summer I was really happy to get the opportunity to do
Ours to Hack and to Own
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn recently issued a manifesto that calls for cooperative ownership of digital platforms. Corbyn took a page from the growing movement comprised of efforts to collectively own and democratically govern our workplaces using apps, websites, and
Year in Review 2015
“2015 is truly a booming co-op year,” our own Jessica Pooley told WERU in a radio interview. Whether the focus was housing, food, business conversions, or a vision for a cooperative future, CDI increased momentum by championing the co-op cause
CDI is “the most optimistic group of people I have ever worked with”
Earlier this year, we asked many of you to respond to a survey about our work. Now, the responses are in, and we’re proud and excited about the results. Check out the highlights we’ve pulled out from the data and
New publication: Cooperative Farming by Faith Gilbert, CDI contributing author
The Greenhorns, an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting young farmers, has published a guidebook for Cooperative Farming: Frameworks for Farming Together by Faith Gilbert. CDI’s Lynda Brushett was a contributing author. “Compiled from 42 interviews with farmers and professionals,
New Hampshire Community Seafood multi-stakeholder co-op featured in Rural Cooperatives Magazine, Sept/Oct issue
CDI’s Lynda Brushett and Noemi Giszpenc teamed up to report on the new multi-stakeholder co-op in New Hampshire, NH Community Seafood, owned by fishermen and consumers. Using the community-supported agriculture marketing model, they are shoring up the basis for viable
Op-Ed: Cooperatives could benefit Maine residents
Our own Rob Brown has written a great Op-Ed for the Bangor Daily News for Co-op Month, highlighting the benefits that Resident Ownership through cooperatives could bring to people living in manufactured home parks in Maine.Check it out:http://bangordailynews.com/2012/10/11/opinion/how-trailer-park-cooperatives-could-benefit-maine/
2011 Year in Review
2011 was an exciting year for the Cooperative Development Institute, and 2012 is shaping up to be great as well. We’re thrilled to be participating in celebrations of the International Year of the Cooperative. See our Year in Review:https://cdi.coop/cdi-Year-in-Review-2011.pdf