2019 - NASCO Family Annual Report
The Annual Report of the NASCO Family Boards, FYE 2019.
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NASCO Institute 2020 Session Recordings
Below, are the recordings for NASCO Institue 2020 sessions by room. Please share lessons learned with your cooperatives and communities.
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How to Communicate with Employees When an Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Template: Millions of Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus, so odds are that one of more of your employees will test positive in the coming months. But there is a smart (and legal) way to communicate this news to your employees.
How to Make Your Garden Safe and Fun for Disabled Children
This article is full of hints, tips, and guides to help create a place for differently-abled children to enjoy. The article covers everything from monetary grants, gardening, building, safety, and much more to ensure you're utilizing your garden as much as you can be. View the full article here.
Basic Co-op Maintenance Tips
Co-ops have a responsibility to maintain safe, warm, and attractive living spaces for their members. This PDF will help your co-op identify issues that already exist and suggest some basic ways to deal with them.
NASCO Covid-19 Update
This PDF provides a thorough outline of the NASCO Family's response to the COVID-19 pandemic including how we are supporting members, adapting existing programming, and our next steps. This document was created on April 16, 2020.
Slide Templates for Engaging Remote Meetings and Webinars
Slide Templates for Engaging Remote Meetings and Webinars by Training for Change
House Maintenance Coordinator Handbook - Madison Community Cooperative
This House Maintenance Coordinator Handbook was created by Madison Community Cooperative (MCC) to serve as a reference guide. It includes a detailed role description, things to be aware of, responsibilities checklists, house tool library, delegation guidelines, Work Day guidelines, Madison fire code info, and recommendations for hiring contractors. MCC has shared this handbook with NASCO so that other co-ops may adapt it for their own use.
Hasten Slowly, and You Will Soon Arrive
With roots in the women's movement of the late 1800s, group equity co-ops have continued against the odds for almost 150 years, finding ways to create both affordable housing and community across North America.
Group equity co-ops are solidly rooted in the Chicago area, first rising as a practical solution to the very real needs of nineteenth-century single women. But this self-help approach eventually became an important option for anyone with financial need.
Many Hands: Building a Cooperative Future (Short Film)
Many Hands: Building a Cooperative Future
Filmed in 2013, this is an inspirational chronical of the cooperative movement in Austin, Texas, and also an organizing tool for anyone searching for a cooperative approach to broader empowerment and stronger community.