Co-op Cathy

What’s the difference between cooperatives and collectives?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we ask: what is the difference between cooperatives and collectives? See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. This is a great question, and one that we hear

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What are the types of housing co-ops and other shared housing models?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we ask: what are the types of housing co-ops and other shared housing models? See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. Shared living space and shared economic

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Ask Co-op Cathy: How do co-ops benefit their communities?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we ask: how do co-ops benefit their communities? See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. Plenty of people want to know the answer to this question–community activists,

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Ask Co-op Cathy: Are all food co-ops consumer-owned?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we ask: are all food co-ops consumer owned? See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. In the United States, when you think of food cooperatives, you most

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Ask Co-op Cathy: What is the role of co-ops in the New Economy?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we ask: what is the role of co-ops in the new economy? See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. To answer this question we need to look

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