NASCO Institute

Program guide for NASCO Institute 2007, "Cooperative Tools for Economic Justice."

Program guide for NASCO Institute 2008, "Grassroots Run Deep."

Program guide for NASCO Institute 2009, "In our Backyards."

Program guide for NASCO Institute 2010, "Cooperative Cartography: Where People, Places, and Movements Intersect."

Program guide for NASCO Institute 2011, "CREATIVE INTERSECTIONS: Education, Media, and Cooperatives."

Program guide for NASCO Institute 2012, "Cooperating to Survive and Thrive Beyond Capitalism: Building a Solidarity Economy."

Presented by Daniel Miller (NASCO Staff) & David "Rosebud" Sparer (Herrick & Kasdorf, LLP)

Why do co-ops become legal corporations? What does it take to incorporate? What are the pros and cons of different legal statuses? What does non-profit status do for a co-op, and does your co-op qualify? These resources will help give answers to these questions and more, with specific examples to help your co-op.

Presented by Daniel Miller (NASCO Staff) & Emily Ng (UHAB)

Co-ops can live in a grey area between residential and commercial, between formal and flexible, and between the collective and the individual. This can be a powerful advantage if your coop wants to negotiate the nest lease for a property - but your model might be unfamiliar to a landlord. These resources are meant to help you learn how to lower your lease payments, win more autonomy for your coop, and set yourself up for growth in the future.

Presented by Steve Dubb (The Democracy Collaborative), Rachel Plattus (New Economy Coalition), Joe Rinehart (US Federation of Worker Cooperatives & Democracy at Work Institute), Farzana Serang (CoFED), & Lisa Stolarski (Center for Community- Based Enterprises)