Anti-Oppression Resource Guide
A lists of books, websites, and other readings about anti-oppression action and related materials
Most Popular Resources
Community Asset Mapping
This is from Steve Dubb's workshop on community asset mapping at Institute 2010.
Simple Budgets for Smaller Coops
Informal commentary on creating simple, accessible budgets for small coops.
Luther Buchele leads NASCO Institute in Song - Video
Video footage of the late Luther Buchele leading NASCO Institute 2007 participants in song. For many years, Luther sang these songs ("Come and Let us Work Together" and "I'm My Own Landlord") at NASCO Institute - though Luther passed away in 2008, the songs are still sung yearly at Institute in his memory. You may read more about Luther in the attached obituary.
Creating a New Co-op - Finding a Property that Fits your Group’s Needs - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "What’s in a Building? Finding a Property that Fits your Group’s Needs," which was led by Jim Jones (Collective Seeds Consulting Cooperative) at NASCO Institute 2014 & 2015.
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NASCO Board Meeting Process
The following approach to facilitation and decision-making outlined in this document is a modified consensus process which came out of the June 2006 NASCO Board meeting after a good deal of discussion and experimentation with different meeting processes. The process outlined below is something of a hybrid, which attempts to combine some of the clarity and formality of Roberts Rules with the participatory and flexible nature of consensus processes.
Champlain Housing Trust Member Selection Checklist
This is a form used by the Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) in Burlington and St Albans, VT to evaluate new applicants.
Urban Impacts of Student Co-ops - Video
Laurent Levesque of l'Unité de travail pour l'implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE), discusses the positive and negative impacts that students and student co-ops have on cities, focusing on the lesser-known ways that student housing co-ops are beneficial to cities.
Learn more about UTILE here: http://utile.org/
Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources
Canadian Co-operative Research Network Flyer
The CCRN-RCRC is your gateway to research on co-operatives in Canada. The goal of this site is to create an online network of co-operative researchers and practitioners that allows for idea exchange, research-sharing, collaboration, determining research priorities and creating a link between researchers, students, practitioners and existing co-op networks year-round.
Eco-Sustainability Resources List
List of eco-sustainability resources