For student and community cooperatives and other organizations that wish to participate in the NASCO cooperative movement.
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Dues rate
Housing Co-ops
Joining Fee: $10 USD for every member. After joining, the co-op pays $37 USD per new member (i.e., someone who becomes a member of the co-op after the co-op is already a NASCO member).
Retail and worker co-ops
.03% of gross revenues.
(Minimum of $150 USD/CAD. Maximum of $1000 USD/CAD.)
Benefits of Active Membership
- Up to five hours of on-site training and consultation per year.
- Up-to-date job notices of openings in US and Canadian cooperatives.
- Two free copies of the NASCO's Guide to Co-ops.
- Discounts on listings with the NASCO's Internship Network.
- On-going networking with the cooperative movement.
- Subscriptions to Co-op Voices (multiple copies of each issue to distribute to members).
- Reduction of 30-40% in registration fees for the annual NASCO Institute.
- Discounted rates to NASCO's Staff and Managers Conference.
- Free postage on publications, promotional materials and gifts ordered from NASCO.
- Telephone consultation and assistance.
Mail membership applications and payments to:
NASCO Main Office
PO Box 180048
Chicago, IL 60618
USA
fax: 773.404.2668
If you're already an Active Member and would like to pay dues online, email the following information to admin[at]nasco.coop:
Name of Cooperative
Name of Contact Person
Number of New Members (or .03% of gross revenue)
We'll email back your invoice with a link to our online payment system.
If you're a new member and would prefer to pay online, please make a note when you mail your membership application and we'll email your inovice with a link to our online payment system.
Thank you for your support!