O’Donal’s Nursery is always busy during the harvest season, but there has been an extra buzz this year. This season marks the garden center’s first as Maine’s newest worker-owned cooperative. O’Donals is widely known and regarded by gardeners, homeowners, and
Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Enfield, New Hampshire
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Lakeside Cooperative, Inc. in Enfield, New Hampshire for the
Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Colchester, Vermont
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified electrical engineering firms on behalf of Breezy Acres Cooperative, Inc. and Hillcrest Resident
Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Rockland, Maine
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Sunset Terrace Mobile Home Cooperative, Inc. in Rockland, Maine for the redevelopment of
Report Release: An Assessment of Boston’s Housing Cooperatives
What happened to housing co-ops? In the 1980s and early 1990s, housing cooperatives popped up in cities across the nation. Private and public funding was invested in these shared housing projects. Three decades later, where are they now? A new
CDI report on state of Boston’s housing cooperatives released
As the nation’s housing crisis escalates, affordable solutions feel scarce, especially in high-cost areas like Metro-Boston. Increasingly, attention is turning to income-restricted housing cooperatives as a permanent solution that offers stability for communities and an accessible path to homeownership for
Advocacy win: PRICE program included in FY 23 spending bill thanks to efforts by CDI, ROC leaders
We are so excited to announce that the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Fund will be included in the FY 2023 spending bill. Since October 2021, CDI has been coordinating a regional effort to advocate for federal
Vermont ROC leaders make moves with policy makers this fall
by Elise Greaves, New England Resident Owned Communities It was a beautiful fall day, and board members from three Vermont Resident Owned Communities made the most of it. Not by hiking or fishing or raking leaves like you might expect
Cooperative Business Development Specialist Job Opening [Internal]
Do you want to help preserve businesses and grow more and better jobs throughout the Northeast? Do you want to help workers build wealth through ownership and advance economic opportunity, security and justice? Then we’ve got a Cooperative Business Developer position
Job Posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, MA [Position filled]
CDI is seeking a great organizer and coach with a head for business to join our Massachusetts NEROC team, working with groups of homeowners to form and strengthen their resident-owned communities. Check out our full job description here. The position