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We are Not Alone: Student Housing Issues and Co-ops Around the World - NASCO Institute

Session materials from "We are Not Alone: Student Housing Issues and Co-ops Around the World," which was led by Valentine About and Mathilde Rudloff (UTILE) at NASCO Institute 2014.
 
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All over the world, the number of students keeps rising. Furthermore, this population is increasingly mobile and open to studying further away from home. This leads to a rise in student housing demands and the development of various models of housing.
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PDF icon We are not Alone Presentation.pdf

Forming a Corporation and Getting Tax-Exemption - NASCO Institute

Session materials from "Forming a Corporation and Getting Tax-Exemption," which was led by David "Rosebud" Sparer (Herrick & Kasdorf LLP) and Daniel Miller (NASCO) at NASCO Institute 2014.

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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? Come learn the answers to these questions and more, with specific examples to help your co-op.

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PDF icon Tax Exemption - Incorporation - Outline.pdf
PDF icon IRS Form 1023 - annotated final.pdf
PDF icon Safe Harbor Rev Ruling.pdf
PDF icon Income Disclosure Form.pdf
PDF icon 990 public support test.pdf
PDF icon Articles of incorporation - Wisconsin.pdf
PDF icon Articles of Incorporation attachment.pdf
Plain text icon HUD Income Limits Website.txt

Worker-Owned Co-ops and Workplace Democracy (panel) - NASCO Institute

Session materials from "Worker-Owned Co-ops and Workplace Democracy," a panel which was moderated by Esteban Kelly (AORTA) at NASCO Institute 2014. Panelists included David Morgan (Toolbox for Education & Social Action; US Federation of Worker Cooperatives), Nikki Marín Baena (Cooperation Texas; US Federation of Worker Cooperatives; Firestorm Café & Books), and Corey Walters (The Center for Student Business at the University of Massachusetts).

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PDF icon What is a Worker Cooperative.pdf
PDF icon Qué es una Cooperativa de Trabajadores.pdf

History of Group Equity Housing Cooperatives - NASCO Institute

Session materials from “History of Group Equity Housing Cooperatives,” presented by Jim Jones at NASCO Institute 2016.

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This session will cover a history of group housing cooperatives in North America. It will take a look at both student and community based cooperatives, starting in 1873 and continuing to the present. Questions we will address include: How did we all get here? Why aren't there co-ops like ours in other countries? What events in our country have influenced and affected our cooperatives?

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PDF icon Timeline of Youth and Student Co-op History.pdf
PDF icon A very brief history - 2015.pdf

You are Not Alone: A Cooperative Trade Association for You - NASCO Institute

Session materials from "You are Not Alone: A Cooperative Trade Association for You," which was led by Thomas Bowen (NCBA CLUSA) at NASCO Institute 2014.

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For almost 100 years, NCBA CLUSA has been serving the multi-sectors of the cooperative movement. There is a trade association for cooperatives. Find out about the many aspects of NCBA CLUSA International and what they are doing for cooperatives in this country and around the globe. This is also an opportunity to see what is on the agenda for the year ahead for NCBA CLUSA and what is on the horizon for cooperatives.

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PDF icon A Cooperative Trade Association for You Presentation.pdf