Active Membership

For student and community cooperatives and other organizations that wish to participate in the NASCO cooperative movement.

Download Active Membership Application Here!

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:

If you're already an Active Member and would like to pay dues online, email the following information to admin@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!