Ask Co-op Cathy

Ask Co-op Cathy!

Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s woman with the answers can only take on a limited number of co-op questions for the New England and New York area. If you have an in-depth question or are seeking assistance with a cooperative project in the Northeastern United States please fill out our Request for Assistance. If you are looking for basic information about cooperatives or how to form a cooperative, please check out our Resource Center. Follow her advice column for answers to your co-op questions!

For assistance outside of the New England area, you may be able to find further assistance at Cooperation Works! or you can search the USDA Rural Cooperative Development Center list.

If you are looking for information specifically about worker co-ops, outside of the New England area, check out the United States Federation of Worker Co-ops, the Democracy at Work Institute or
Workers to Owners.

Cooperative Development Institute is here to help grow a thriving co-op movement, having worked with co-ops in every sector and a wide range of industries across the Northeast. So ask us your questions, and Co-op Cathy will do her best to bring you answers from our experience! However, Co-op Cathy is busy and only able to answer a limited number of questions and only those from the New England or New York area!

If you’d like to ask Cathy a question, please fill out the form below.