2011 was an exciting year for the Cooperative Development Institute, and 2012 is shaping up to be great as well. We’re thrilled to be participating in celebrations of the International Year of the Cooperative. See our Year in Review:https://cdi.coop/cdi-Year-in-Review-2011.pdf
The NH public radio story that aired last week has now hit the national airwaves on NPR’s All Things Considered: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/02/151863518/home-sweet-mobile-home-co-ops-deliver-ownership. We’d like to point out that we are working day and night to help the community referred to in the first part of the story, in Carver, MA, to buy their park. Here’s hoping that
PLEASE JOIN US CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE’s Celebrating Community 2012 MAY 30, 2012 Honoring: Yehudah RoseMember of Center for Family Life’s Governing Body andFounder of SnowSprint Capital and Gowri KrishnaFordham University School of Law Why-Q Open House Lofts, 75 Greene Street, New York City INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $125 The Center gratefully accepts a fully tax-deductible contribution of corporate matching gifts—if your employer can match your
Listen to this wonderful 7-minute piece on Resident Owned Communities and the work of Paul Bradley and ROC USA to bring stability — and dignity — to tens of thousands of homeowners who rent their land. CDI is so proud to be a part of this! We have helped convert 5 parks to community cooperative
Worker Ownership for the 99%: The United Steelworkers, Mondragon, and the Ohio Employee Ownership Center Announce a New Union Cooperative Model to Reinsert Worker Equity Back into the U.S. Economy WHO: Leo W. Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers (USW) Michael A. Peck, Mondragon North American Delegate Bill McIntyre, Director, Ohio Employee Ownership Center Dr. Martin
In This Issue Program Scholarships Sponsor FYI INTERPRETATION We will offer Spanish-English simultaneous interpretation. CHILDCARE We will provide childcare on-site for all conference events. Please request childcare in advance when you register. TOURS We are busy planning tours of Boston, its hidden histories and cooperative economies. Tour info will be available in April. FILM NIGHT
Boston-area co-operators: here is a fun chance to meet great co-op people and donate to a wonderful cause. Everyone else: please consider making a donation anyway!Scholarships to the conference will cost about $100 each, and the Boston organizing committee is hoping to provide at least 50! Please use http://www.gofundme.com/99esg to make a donation. ***************************Hey friends!
**** PLEASE FORWARD AND POST WIDELY **** Announcing USFWC Member Conference Scholarships The USFWC will offer 4 scholarships of $250 each to members of USFWC member workplaces to attend the national worker cooperative conference this year. These scholarships are intended for people who are interested in getting more involved in worker cooperative organizing and support
At long last! The 1st Edition of “This Way Out: A Guide To Starting A Worker Cooperative” is here! Trailer here: http://youtu.be/a0g4Z8hhqDgGo to http://www.mightysmallfilms.com/This_Way_Out.html to buy a copy. With tax and shipping and handling, it’s a very affordable $30. The video is in English, but there is a Spanish-language option on the DVD with a
==================WORKER-OWNER WANTEDTechnical Support and Customer Service==================Position Focus: Customer Support and System AdministrationWork will focus primarily on supporting both technical and non-technicalcustomers with their Domain, DNS, Web & Email Hosting Services. Secondary focus on administration of FreeBSD unix servers.Additional duties include participation in the development of acooperatively owned business.Advancement based on your interest and skills in
