Below is a gallery from Friday and Saturday of last week as Maine based co-op members crashed the event in New Hampshire: Coops Celebrating Community, a resident-owned community gathering. This is due to the fact that Maine is too small
Spiritual math, poetic economics
Executive Director Noémi Giszpenc attended the New Economy Coalition conference “CommonBound” in Boston this past weekend. The themes of inclusion, of re-invention, of creative thinking and attentive listening, resonated throughout the gathering. While we are definitely seeking a change from
For Immediate Release: Two Massachusetts Communities Become Resident-Owned Co-ops In A Single Day
For Immediate Release 6/5/2014 Contact: Maureen Carroll, Cooperative Development Institute, Cooperative Development Specialist, 413-665-1271 (ext. 16), mcarroll@cdi.coop Two Massachusetts Communities Become Resident-Owned Co-ops In A Single Day Residents are using the democratic ownership and governance model to take control
The Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council is Hiring
Do you live in NYC and have an interest in creating change at the legislative level? Are the cooperative movement and more just economic policies important to you? The Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council is looking for
Three Worker Co-ops Come Together to Celebrate 1 Year and 12 Years. The Movement Is Strong.
Real Pickles celebrated their first year as a cooperative worker-owned business, along with their worker-owned cooperative neighbors Artisan Beverage Cooperative (also celebrating year one) and Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics (celebrating 12 years)! The three businesses joined together to throw a neighborhood
Cooperation Works! – And So Does Our Network
Early in CDI’s history, we were part of forming a national network of our peers, cooperative development centers and practitioners throughout the United States. Cooperation Works!, named after the book by E.G. Nadeau and David Thompson, provides professional development training
Not Just a Facelift: At Forty, the North Country Food Co-op Gears Up for the Future
Founded in 1974 during the “natural foods” wave of food co-op creation, the North Country Food Co-op in Plattsburgh, NY has been a long-established fixture of this upstate NY town. It achieved important milestones such as owning its own building
The Voice of the Staff: “I love working at CDI”
In an effort to help people better understand what CDI does – and why our work is so crucial – we turned to the best asset we have. Our staff. The people who work at CDI are, if we may
North American Students of Cooperation is Hiring. Is this the job for you?
Exciting news, another great job opportunity has been posted! Do you want to help grow the cooperative movement? Is connecting students to cooperative ethics, practices and principles something you think is essential and important? Are you Chicago based, or interested
Grassroots Organizations Come Together to Advocate for Worker Co-ops In NYC
Our worker co-op friends in NYC are up to it again! Today, May 14th, was the first ever Worker Cooperative Advocacy day in NYC. Participants from inspiring organizations such as The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), Green Worker Cooperatives,