They say you can boil a frog alive as long as you heat it slowly. It won’t notice the gradual change in temperature until it’s too late to jump out. This tells me we’re not the only ones who can
Welcoming the Spring with Appreciation for All Life
Love in the Time of Corona
Don’t just survive the pandemic, build the world we want Let us start from a realization of abundance. We have enough, and more than enough, of all that we need. All may eat. All may have a decent place to
Bloomberg Businessweek Highlights Worker Ownership!
Bloomberg Businessweek states the number of worker-owned companies has more than doubled in the past decade in the U.S.! Businesses with a long history in their market tend to transition best. Almost three-fourths of American workers would prefer to work for
New Visions for a Saner World
At the dawn of the 2020s, the world seems ready to tip out of the unstable equilibrium it has teetered in for the past several decades, into an era of rapid change. But in which direction? CDI, with the long-time
Leaving A Cooperative Legacy: After Five Generations, the W.J. Wheeler Insurance Agency Transitions to Worker Ownership
For Immediate Release Leaving A Cooperative Legacy: After Five Generations, the W.J. Wheeler Insurance Agency Transitions to Worker Ownership Contacts: Michael Newsom, CEO, W.J.Wheeler Insurance Agency (207) 774-9816 michael@wjwheeler.com Rob Brown, Director, Business Ownership Solutions, Cooperative Development Institute, (207)
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: the Amazing Andy Danforth
A Letter from CDI’s Executive Director, Noemi Giszpenc I first met Andy in person in Shelburne Falls, MA. We had teamed up to get CDI certified as a member of the ROC USA Network, and now he was hard at
New England Loggers Cooperative Partner with Quebec Mill
Early last week, a bill, sponsored by Senate President Troy Jackson, was adopted in the last legislative session allowing loggers and logging truck drivers to organize into cooperatives. New England Loggers Cooperative, a new cooperative run by loggers and haulers,
“Celebrating Collective Courage” Brings Together Practitioners and Educators
Saturday, March 7, the day before International Women’s Day and on the cusp between Black History Month and Women’s History Month, CDI took the opportunity to celebrate the impressive history and contemporary vitality of Black women’s leadership in cooperative thought
Island Community in Maine Creates Worker-Owned Cooperative to Retain Local Businesses and Jobs
For Immediate Release 6/17/2014 Contact: Rob Brown, Director, Cooperative Development Institute’s Business Ownership Solutions program, 207-233-2987, rbrown@cdi.coop Island Community in Maine Creates Worker-Owned Cooperative to Retain Local Businesses and Jobs Deer Isle and Stonington, ME, June 17, 2014–Employees of