and organizing an emerging generation of cooperators . main menumembership education development properties shared resources search form search this site news and updates nasco institute scholarships apply by october 3rd submitted by morgan on tue 09 20 2016 7 22pm nasco makes funding available to institute participants through its low income scholarship fund . individuals who are eligible to receive funding are experiencing financial need that would make paying registration fees and travel expenses a significant hardship living in a nasco properties co op or working to develop a new housing co op . read more about nasco institute scholarships apply by october 3rd registration is open nasco institute 2016 submitted by morgan on tue 09 20 2016 7 20pm over 400 participants will converge on ann arbor michigan from november 11th through 13th 2016 to share ideas learn new skills and look at issues affecting the cooperative movement worldwide . since 1977 nasco s cooperative education & training institute has been widely recognized as one of the most important training and networking opportunities available to members directors staff and managers of group equity cooperatives . read more about registration is open nasco institute 2016 day long intensive youth worker cooperatives and the post capitalist workplace our region of the world suffers from astonishingly unequal wealth distribution . we aren t cooperating very well . during his captivating campaign for the democratic party nomination us senator bernie sanders prescribed worker co op development as a key piece of his platform . read more about day long intensive youth worker cooperatives and the post capitalist workplace hiring announcement nasco institute interns submitted by morgan on thu 09 15 2016 3 15pm are you a member of an icc ann arbor co op are you organized committed do you like visiting other co ops nasco is looking for 2 icc members to help coordinate logistics for nasco institute . both positions will start in september and go through november 16th . read more about hiring announcement nasco institute interns icc ann arbor is hiring a finance assistant submitted by rek on wed 09 14 2016 4 49pm the inter cooperative council in ann arbor mi is hiring a part time finance assistant . they are accepting applications through september 23 2016 . you can view their posting for complete job description and information about how to apply . read more about icc ann arbor is hiring a finance assistant three excellent cooperators join nasco hall of fame submitted by morgan on wed 09 07 2016 2 08pm the nasco cooperative hall of fame created in 1989 honors the best of our movement . we use the hall of fame as a means for nasco member co ops to provide broader recognition to individuals who have made a truly significant impact . this year a committee of former hall of fame inductees and current nasco board members selected three individuals to join the hall of fame read more about three excellent cooperators join nasco hall of fame nominations are open for nasco s board of directors submitted by rek on thu 09 01 2016 10 41am nominations are now open for nasco s board of directors . this is an opportunity to be part of the governance of a bi national cooperative organization . in order to run for the board you must be nominated by either one active member cooperative two associate member organizations or five individual members of nasco . nominations must be received by november 1 2016 . nominees will have the opportunity to participate in a q & a session at nasco institute to discuss their candidacy with members of other co ops . read more about nominations are open for nasco s board of directors 2016 request for proposals if your co op is interested in purchasing a building and being a part of a larger cooperative organization nasco properties may be an option for you . this document gives some explanation of how nasco properties works and how nasco properties can help your co op develop or expand . read more about 2016 request for proposals nasco is moving submitted by rek on tue 08 30 2016 8 05am the nasco office is moving as of september 1 2016 . our new address will be 1100 west cermak road 514 chicago il 60608 usa read more about nasco is moving job posting kalamazoo collective housing submitted by morgan on tue 08 23 2016 4 26pm kalamazoo collective housing is hiring a part time executive director based in kalamazoo michigan . you may read the job posting here and the kalamazoo collective housing 2016 2020 strategic plan here . applications will be received until september 7th 2016 at 5 00pm est. read more about job posting kalamazoo collective housing pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next last upcoming cooperative events national association of housing cooperatives annual conference 2016 10 26 to 2016 10 29 nasco cooperative education & training institute 2016 11 11 to 2016 11 13 our friends and supporters nasco main office 1100 west cermak road 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