Effective Committees
Information on running effective committees
Most Popular Resources
2017 - NASCO Family Annual Report
The Annual Report of the NASCO Family Boards, FYE 2017.
Cooperative Housing Models - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "Cooperative Housing Models," which was led by Matt Meyer (Cooperative Development Institute) and Linda Brockway (National Association of Housing Cooperatives) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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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.
Leadership Cycle
Finding good leaders in a student co-op is not an accidental process. If your methods for finding and nurturing new leaders are haphazard and less than successful you must institute change or the future of your co-op is at stake. Good leaders are not found, they are grown. Potential leaders must be identified early in their time in the co-op, they must be encouraged and nurtured. Most of all they must be rewarded for their involvement through success and recognition.
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Ways to be a Straight Ally
A handout on ways for straight people to counteract heterosexism and heterocentrism (oppression of people based on sexual orientation).
Legal Responsibilities of the Board
Legal responsibilities of a Board of Directors
All Things Food: How to Manage a Cooperative Kitchen - NASCO Institute
Session materials from “All Things Food: How to Manage a Cooperative Kitchen,” presented by Daniel Moglen at NASCO Institute 2016.
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Meetings that Rock - 2 of 2 - Facilitation - Video
In this video series, Rek Kwawer, NASCO’s Director of Operations, provides tips and tools to hold meetings that are fun, functional, and effective … in short, meetings that rock!
Module 2: Facilitation
Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources
NASCO Institute 2019 Program Guide
Program guide PDF for NASCO Institute 2019 including keynote bio, accessibility statement, schedule, course tracks, course descriptions, speaker bios, and additional resources.