Cooperative Development Institute: Northeast Center for Cooperative Business

CDI staff specializing in housing co-ops, local food access, and other types of co-ops are being interviewed at 2 pm on Wednesday, February 23, on "Various Voices", hosted by Daria Fisk. You can catch the interview live on 107.9 FM near Greenfield, MA, re-broadcast on Sunday evening at 8 pm, and streaming at wmcb.net/listen.html.

Let's Show the World that Cooperation is Possible - Newsletter #4

In this issue:

1. New Year, New Articles, New Educational Resources
2. Let's Show the World that Cooperation is Possible
3. Final Tidbits: Recent Press and Stay Tuned for Exciting News

We are attempting to enter the early 21st century... Encourage us by becoming a friend of CDI on Facebook or following our Twitter feed!

Will it Work and, If So, How? Feasibility Analysis for New Cooperative Enterprises
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
2:30 - 4:00 PM Eastern Time (11:30 Pacific Time, 12:30 Mountain Time, 1:30 Central Time)

The NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives (NYC NoWC - pronounced "nick nock") has been meeting and forming for a year now. Member Chris Michael wrote a description of the network for the American Progressives United Party. If you are in the metro area, come join the anniversary party on Wednesday, January 26.

WFCR, the public radio station for Western Massachusetts, aired the following story during its Tuesday morning news program on December 14, 2010.

Contact:
Noémi Giszpenc
Phone: 413-665-1271 ext 2
Fax: 413-541-8300
Email: ngiszpenc@cdi.coop

December 14, 2010:

Cooperation At Work in Our Communities

Cooperative Development Institute announces over $300,000 in USDA Awards, $1.75 million cooperative park purchase

Shelburne Falls, MA - Awards of over $300,000 in USDA grants to the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) boost the organization’s ability to provide technical assistance to new and existing cooperatively-run businesses that create jobs, preserve affordable housing, ensure access to healthy local foods, and sustain renewable resources throughout New England and New York state. The event, which began at 9 a.m. at the Shelburne Falls branch of the Greenfield Cooperative Bank, also served to highlight the organization’s key accomplishments during the past year.

The purchase by resident-owned Quabbin Sunrise Cooperative of the Oakwood Mobile Home Park was featured in an article by John Appleton in the Springfield Republican newspaper on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Congratulations to all.

Data Commons Cooperative Project Coordinator

The Data Commons Cooperative Project (http://dcp.usworker.coop) is the beneficiary of a $37,313 USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant, which is funding this coordinator position. The grant was obtained on behalf of the Data Commons by the Cooperative Development Institute (www.cdi.coop), a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in western Mass.

On Tuesday, December 14, at 9 a.m., the Cooperative Development Institute will be holding a press conference and celebration at the Greenfield Cooperative Bank's Shelburne Falls branch.