ICC Austin Job Posting

ICC Austin is hiring a Financial Administrator. View their listing. Deadline is August 22, 2014. 

NASCO Staff & Board Update

In July, NASCO staff continued to busily prepare for NASCO Institute; visited members in Massachusetts, Texas, and California; began planning member visits for the fall; presented at the Association of Cooperative Educators Institute; worked with groups preparing project submissions for NASCO Properties’ open Request for Proposals; trained Rek Kwawer, NASCO’s new Director of Operations; and attended a celebration of the International Day of Cooperatives at the United Nations.

Report-back: ACE Institute Youth Cohort

The USA Cooperative Youth Council (USACYC), has been working towards a more youthful and youth filled cooperative movement for the past few years, having been formally founded at the NCBA conference in 2012 as part of the International Year of the Co-op. Since then many conference calls, e-mails, and in person meetings at other coop/new economy conferences, have taken place. So this July it was a huge success to see a cohort of 26 youth and young adults brought together in Austin at the ACE Institute.

Who are the NASCO staff? ... What do they do?

NASCO has four full-time staff positions – Director of Development, Director of Education, Director of Operations, and Director of Properties. These four positions work together to ensure that NASCO can provide services and programs for its members. NASCO is a family of organizations with three boards and half a dozen committees, dozens of member cooperatives who we visit, an annual training Institute, a development consulting program, and a network of cooperative properties. 

Request for Institute Session Proposals

NASCO is currently accepting session proposals for the 38th annual Cooperative Education and Training Institute. This year's theme, "Co-ops for Life: Owning Our Future," will focus on the importance of individual and organizational development as a strategy for cross-sectoral movement building.

Meet the 2014 Philly Co-op Interns

NASCO Cooperative Internship Network participants Mowie Freeman and Scarlett McIntosh were recently featured in a blog post by the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA). Check it out!

Welcome Letter from Rek Kwawer, NASCO Director of Operations

Hello, NASCO Members! My name is Rek Kwawer, and I'll be NASCO's new Director of Operations starting in July! I'll be transitioning in the first few weeks from my position as Madison Community Cooperative's (MCC) Member Services Coordinator.

Cooperatives Building Community Gardens in Minneapolis

As development continues to sweep through Dinkytown - the Minneapolis neighborhood surrounding the University of Minnesota - it is becoming more and more apparent that there are too few options for U of M students to buy fresh veggies in Dinkytown.
 
 
Luckily the Boards of Directors of both the Chateau and Marshall Student Housing Cooperatives, member coops of Riverton Community Housing, move efficiently and dynamically to address th