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Everything Cooperative Hosted by Vernon Oakes, Sponsored by National Cooperative Bank

August 17, 2017 No Comments

What can co-ops do for artists? Why are there not more co-ops? What is the role of co-ops in combating social disadvantage? CDI Executive Director Noémi Giszpenc discussed all these questions and more with the “Everything Cooperative” radio show host, Vernon Oakes, last month. Listen to the “Everything Cooperative” podcast with Noémi here. “Artist” co-ops, like

CDI Cooperative Food Systems Support for New Roots Farm

August 17, 2017 1 Comment

New American refugee and immigrant farmers face barriers to access land, capital, and markets. As a result, they experience significant challenges to accessing healthy, organic, affordable, culturally appropriate food, and barriers to economic prosperity resulting from limited markets for their agricultural endeavors. The Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) is assisting three Somali Bantu food and farming

CDI’s Marcel Gagne presents at the LEAN Systems conference

August 17, 2017 No Comments

CDI presented at the Lean Systems conference, a workshop on “The Cost of Belonging — Ongoing Improvement Can Happen Only If One Owns The Process” at the Continuous Improvement LEAN Collaborative held August 11th in Portland, Maine. CDI’s Marcel Gagne presented this workshop. He strives to bring the message that Cooperatives and the Continuous Improvement

An abstract illustration features a bird, the shape of the state of Maine, and trees

CDI Staff and Board Publish in Maine Policy Review

August 10, 2017 No Comments

Rob Brown, Director of CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions program, recently collaborated with College of the Atlantic professor and CDI Board member Davis Taylor to author an article for the Maine Policy Review. The in-depth, analytical article makes the case for cooperatively owned businesses as a solution to Maine’s economic challenges and includes policy recommendations. The

Coming Together, Building the NEROC Community

June 20, 2017 No Comments

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.

Town & Country Kingston Estates Cooperative Corporation owners

Town and Country Estates Becomes ROC USA’s 200th Co-op

June 12, 2017 No Comments

Homeowners in the 212-home Town and Country Estates mobile home park took a big step toward securing their financial futures when they collectively bought their neighborhood as a resident corporation last week. The Town & Country Kingston Estates Cooperative Corporation Board of Directors said they have learned so much during the purchase process and are

Cooperatives in Maine are Rising Up

June 12, 2017 No Comments

Maine residents are stepping up to talk about programs, services, and justice platforms—especially how to organize cooperatives to meet their needs.

Jonah Fertig presents at the 2017 Prinicple Six conference

Building Maine Co-ops at Principle Six 2017

June 12, 2017 No Comments

On April 29th, over 30 cooperators from around the state of Maine gathered in Gardiner to connect and learn together and to expand organizing for the Cooperative Maine Business Alliance. Cooperative Maine has organized for 10 years, and a focus of this year’s annual gathering was to review our past and look forward to what

The Year of Big Visions: CDI’s 2016 Annual Report

June 1, 2017 No Comments

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 year, we’ve set our sights higher. Sounds great—but can we get there from here? We

Jim Wadsworth of USDA Receives 2017 Unsung Hero Award

May 18, 2017 No Comments

CDI friend and ally Jim Wadsworth has been named the 2017 Unsung Hero Award recipient for his work at the USDA as an agricultural economist in Cooperative Programs. He has spent years in co-op education as a researcher and is a shining example of the many government employees whose work provides the background information necessary

CDI News

Everything Cooperative Hosted by Vernon Oakes, Sponsored by National Cooperative Bank

CDI Cooperative Food Systems Support for New Roots Farm

CDI’s Marcel Gagne presents at the LEAN Systems conference

CDI Staff and Board Publish in Maine Policy Review

Coming Together, Building the NEROC Community

Town and Country Estates Becomes ROC USA’s 200th Co-op

Cooperatives in Maine are Rising Up

Building Maine Co-ops at Principle Six 2017

The Year of Big Visions: CDI’s 2016 Annual Report

Jim Wadsworth of USDA Receives 2017 Unsung Hero Award

News & Updates

Eastern Garage Door becomes employee-owned cooperative after 100 years in business

Bangor residents purchase community for $8M, dozens of new affordable homes planned

CDI awarded $17.8M to repair failing water infrastructure for thousands of households

Vermont community takes on $2M septic crisis with the help of CDI’s WISP Program

Residents purchase manufactured home park for $26M, first deal of its kind in Maine

Brookfield Meadows becomes newest resident-owned community in Massachusetts

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