Cooperative Development Institute: Northeast Center for Cooperative Business

There are some great ideas being proposed at the "Revelation to Action" contest sponsored by Green Mountain Coffee and Ashoka's Changemakers. They want to find and help fund the most innovative ideas and organizations that strengthen and improve communities in Maine, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Co-op Power's Energy Efficiency programs are launching this month under Paul Schmidt's leadership. Paul has 23 years experience in energy efficiency and Co-op Power excited to be able to now be able to insulate and air seal your home. Email pam@cooppower.coop if you're interested in finding out how to upgrade your home.

ACE and its partners are looking for a start-up CEO who will help us bring a worker-owned, community-accountable energy-services cooperative to fruition. We are looking for someone with solid business start-up experience, as well as expertise in energy-efficiency and experience working in lower-income communities and communities of color.
We need your help getting the word out!
If you know any good candidates, please share this with them and ask them to apply by December 15, 2009.

The Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities is holding a Relocalization Conference Sunday, October 18, 2009, 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. in Roxbury, MA. The conference will include information, sharing, speakers, panel discussions, workshops, tabling, great local food, music,