North American Students of Cooperation
The North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) is a nonprofit association of cooperatives in Canada and the U.S., which serves students and youth. NASCO provides its member cooperatives with operational assistance, encourages the development of new cooperatives, and serves as an advocate for cooperatives.
NASCO teaches leadership skills, provides information, and serves as the central link facilitating the fruition of the cooperative vision for housing and businesses in campus areas. By strengthening our part of the co-op movement and growing new cooperative leaders, we believe that we can strengthen the future of cooperatives across all sectors.
Programs & Services
- Regular on-site and remote training, consultation, and crisis management for our members.
- Organizing the annual Cooperative Education & Training Institute, a 400 person conference that has provided top quality training for members of campus and community based co-ops since ’77.
- Hosting a semiannual conference for the staff and managers of group equity co-ops.
- Maintaining an online cooperative resource library.
- Managing an annual cooperative internship program, pairing cooperative organizations with the next generation of leaders.
- Assisting co-ops with development and expansion projects.
- Advocating for youth and group equity cooperatives to national, cross-sector, and international cooperative organizations.
Benefits of Associate Membership
Associate Membership is for organizations that provide services to cooperatives or do not qualify for Active Membership but agree with NASCO's mission. Associate Members are listed on NASCO’s website, receive event registration discounts, may nominate candidates to the NASCO board, and may participate in our Internship Network free of charge.
Join Today
To join, please fill out the application below and either pay your dues online or mail a check to our office. Please contact our staff at info@nasco.coop if you have any questions.
