Explaining White Privilege by Tim Wise
In this article, Tim Wise illustrates how white privilege operates in the U.S. and advocates for white people taking on responsibility & accountability for challenging white supremacy.
Most Popular Resources
Fabric of Oppression in the U.S.
This table outlines eight types of oppression: Racism/White Supremacy, Sexism, Gender Oppression, Anti-Semitism, Religious Oppression, Heterosexism/Heterocentrism, Classism, Ableism, and Ageism.
It serves as a useful introduction to the forms that oppression takes in the U.S.
Cooperative Business Planning
This resource includes several templates for cooperative business plans from actual housing cooperatives in North America. Other references provided are a blueprint for the development process, of which the business plan is a part, and a cooperative business plan presentation given at the 2009 NASCO Institute.
Group-Equity Housing Cooperative Incorporation Statutes by State
Creating a Housing Cooperative Development Budget - 3 of 4 - Operating Budget - Video
In this video series, Corrigan Nadon-Nichols, NASCO Director of Development, provides a detailed walkthrough housing cooperative development budgeting process.
50 Fun Facts About Co-ops
These funny facts are adapted from the Co-op Union, UK's 150 Funny Facts on Co-ops prepared in 1995 for the 150th Anniversary of Rochdale.
Resisting Corporate Control and Building Cooperative Power (Mesoamérica Resiste!) - NASCO Institute
These documents are supporting materials for a workshop titled "Resisting Corporate Control and Building Cooperative Power," led by Molly Shea (Beehive Design Collective) at the 2014 NASCO Institute.
--
The Mesoamérica Resiste graphics campaign is the third and fi
Sample Articles of Incorporation
One of the first steps to getting your coop incorporated is to write articles of incorporation for your state. Most states deal with this through the office of the Secretary of State, but a few don't. Articles themselves, though, are a fairly simple document, even if the whole thing is in legalese. One thing about Articles of Incorporation is that they are a brief document, and you can read through them in just a minute or so. The contents are simple enough that you should be able to get an idea of what you would need to change in reading them, and then those changes can be run by
Board Training
This handout is useful for members of cooperative & non-profit boards of directors and includes: Co-op Board Member Job Description; Roles & Responsibilities; Legal Responsibilities of the Board of Directors; Proposal Writing; and Communication Basics.
Creating a Housing Cooperative Development Budget - 1 of 4 - Use of Funds - Video
In this video series, Corrigan Nadon-Nichols, NASCO Director of Development, provides a detailed walkthrough housing cooperative development budgeting process.
Module 1: Use of Funds