Personal Information First Name * Last Name * Phone Number * Email * Street Address * Street Address Line 2 City * State/Province * Postal Code * Country * UNITED STATESAUSTRALIACANADAFRANCEGERMANYICELANDJAPANMEXICONEPALSOUTH AFRICAUNITED KINGDOM Co-op/ Organization * - Select Your Co-op/ Organization -"I'm not a member of a NASCO Co-op"Acorn Housing CoopBerkeley Student Cooperative (BSC)Bitternut HomesteadBloomington Cooperative Living (BCL)Boulder Housing CoalitionChestnut CooperativeCleveland Student Housing Association (Steiner House)Community Housing Expansion of Austin (CHEA)Community of Urbana Cooperative HousingElla Jo Baker Intentional Community CooperativeFireplace CommunityGotham DetroitHeathcote CommunityHorizontal HousingHouston Access to Urban Sustainability Project (HAUS)ICC Ann ArborKalamazoo Collective Housing (KCH)Madison Community CooperativeNew Culture Co-opNickel City Housing Co-opPeople's Owned and Operated Collective Housing (POOCH)Queen City CooperativeQumbya Housing CooperativeRed Clover CollectiveRejenerate Housing CooperativeRiver City Housing Collective (RCHC)Sherwood CoöperativeSolar System CooperativeStone Soup CooperativeStudents Cooperative Organization (SCO)Students' CooperativeStudents' Cooperative Association (SCA)Treasure Valley Cooperative CommunityValley Housing Co-opWaterloo Cooperative Residence Inc. (WCRI)York Non-Profit Housing Society Cooperative Co-op/ Organization Name Cooperative Experience Please be specific and concise and focus on your cooperative experience. Program Requirements * Please confirm you meet the following program requirements. I am currently involved in a housing co-op I plan to remain involved in my housing co-op or another housing co-op for the next 1-2 years I have access to a computer or mobile device and internet I am able to attend a monthly weekend meeting of about 2 hours long as well as additional one-on-one mentoring meetings throughout the year I am able to attend at least one NASCO conference (NASCO Institute next fall or Leadership Conference in the spring) I am able to commit an average of 10 hours per month (including monthly meetings, reading assignments, and educational events) I am willing to participate in building and enforcing standards for conduct among the cohort through a community agreement process If you do not meet all of the above program requirements please describe why you are still a good fit for this program Describe your experience with housing cooperatives * How will you use this program to support / grow the cooperative movement? * What role do you see cooperatives playing in your life five years from now? * Describe the cooperative leader you aspire to be / how do you hope to practice cooperative leadership? * Do you have any accessibility needs we should know about? * Black Equity Scholarship Yes, I am eligible and would like to apply for the Black Equity Scholarship We will be offering up to three black equity scholarships to cover the full program costs along with a $2500 stipend for each recipient. Black equity scholarships will be offered to offset the history of black inequity in housing cooperatives. Any black cooperator that is accepted to the Cooperative Leadership Certification Program is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Recommendations: A link to a recommendation form will be included in your confirmation once your application is submitted. Please share the recommendation form link with people who you've collaborated with or worked with on a team or people familiar with your commitment to cooperation. Applicants must have 2-3 recommendations submitted by January 6th and are responsible for ensuring that their recommenders submit them before that date. Below, please provide the name, phone number and email addresses for the people you plan to share your recommendation form with so that our staff can follow up with them. * Would you like to be included on our newsletter mailing list? * Yes, please No, thank you Leave this field blank Submit
