NASCO is hiring a Director of Operations
Submitted by Rek on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 11:01amNASCO is hiring a Director of Operations. Full job posting, description, and application can be found here.
Applications are due by March 19, 2017.
Hiring Announcement: Financial Assistant, Oberlin Student Cooperative Association
Submitted by Ratih on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 10:32amThe Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) is hiring a Financial Assistant, based in Oberlin, OH. The Financial Assistant’s (FA) primary responsibility will be to perform specific duties as directed by the Financial Manager (FM). These duties will include general bookkeeping, Quickbooks processing, and Accounts Receivables and Payables. This position is 24 hours per week, $28 per hour.
Now accepting proposals to host co-op interns!
Submitted by Ratih on Wed, 02/01/2017 - 4:39pmWe are officially accepting host proposals for NASCO's Cooperative Internship Network, summer 2017!
NASCO's Cooperative Internship Network is designed to provide a direct service by finding skilled students and young cooperators to help fill organizational needs.
NASCO Board Election Results
Submitted by Ratih on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 7:40pmWe are excited to announce our newly elected directors to the NASCO Board!
Alex Green
Former member of Inter Cooperative Council, Ann Arbor, MI
New York, New York
Topaz Hooper
Current member of St. Peace House and former member of the Boulder Housing Coalition
St.
Webinar: Strategies for Developing Cooperatives – Observations on the Field of Practice
Submitted by Ratih on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 2:51pmCooperative Development Specialist Margaret Bau of USDA Rural Development is hosting a FREE webinar to give an overview of ways to form a co-op.
Announcing NASCO's new Director of Community Engagement
Submitted by Rek on Tue, 10/25/2016 - 2:53pm
NASCO is very excited to announce that we have hired Ratih Sutrisno as our new Director of Community Engagement! Ratih will be starting training this week and will join us full time at NASCO Institute. You can reach Ratih at ratih@nasco.coop.
Ratih writes:
Hello, NASCO Members! My name is Ratih Sutrisno and I am NASCO’s new Director of Community Engagement. This is a new position at NASCO connecting the organization and its members to social justice and anti-oppression work both inside and outside the cooperative movement.
Three Excellent Cooperators Join NASCO Hall of Fame
Submitted by morgan on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 2:08pm
The NASCO Cooperative Hall of Fame, created in 1989, honors the best of our movement. We use the Hall of Fame as a means for NASCO member co-ops to provide broader recognition to individuals who have made a truly significant impact. This year, a committee of former Hall of Fame inductees and current NASCO board members selected three individuals to join the Hall of Fame:
NASCO is moving!
Submitted by Rek on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 8:05amThe NASCO office is moving as of September 1, 2016. Our new address will be:
1100 West Cermak Road, #514, Chicago, IL, 60608, USA
NASCO Strategic Planning Report-back
Submitted by morgan on Wed, 07/20/2016 - 12:25pm
The NASCO Family boards took a major step toward renewing a strategic vision at our planning retreat the weekend of June 17-19, 2016. The three boards met to affirm their united intentions for the NASCO Family. NASCO aims to grow and serve more co-ops through increased member engagement.
Year in Review: Co-op Development
Submitted by morgan on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 3:44pmThe past year was a very exciting one for co-op development. There is currently a lot of interest in creating new cooperatives, and we’re happy that we have been able to increase our capacity to provide advice and support to more of these groups. During the 2014-15 year, NASCO provided free technical assistance to over 30 groups and has worked with four groups to coordinate purchases. Over half of the groups we worked with were startup groups.