NASCO Institute 2021 Program Guide
Program guide PDF for NASCO Institute 2021 including keynote bio, accessibility statement, schedule, course tracks, and additional resources.
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NASCO Institute 2020 Session Recordings
Below, are the recordings for NASCO Institue 2020 sessions by room. Please share lessons learned with your cooperatives and communities.
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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.
Democratizing Co-op Finance - NASCO Institute
Session materials from “Democratizing Co-op Finance,” presented by Annie Sullivan-Chin and Alex Fischer at NASCO Institute 2016.
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NASCO Institute 2014 Program Guide
Program guide for NASCO Institute 2014, "Co-ops for Life: Owning our Future."
NASCO Institute 2014 Keynote Nikki Marín Baena - Video
NASCO Institute 2014 Keynote Speech, delivered by Nikki Marín Baena, titled "Owning Our Neighborhoods: Our mission, should we choose to accept it." Ann Arbor, MI - November 08, 2014.
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Owning our Neighborhoods: Our mission, should we choose to accept it
Ed Whitfield of the Fund for Democratic Communities recently wrote, "Our full humanity is expressed only when we have the capacity and the opportunity to be productive, to do for ourselves, meeting our needs in our communities." The world is having an important moment.
NASCO Institute 2014 Plenary - Rachel Plattus - Video
NASCO Institute 2014 Plenary Speech, delivered by Rachel Plattus, titled "Cooperation, The Latest Dance Craze." Ann Arbor, MI - November 09, 2014.
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Rachel Plattus is Director of Youth and Student Organizing at the New Economy Coalition. She coordinates the Youth and Student Network and works to build community, organizational and funder engagement in the New Economy.
Introduction to Community Wealth Building (panel) - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "Introduction to Community Wealth Building," a panel moderated by Steve Dubb (Democracy Collaborative) at NASCO Institute 2014. Panelists included: Mike Sandmel (New Economy Coalition), Matt Meyer (Cooperative Development Institute), Yahya Alazrak (Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive), and Kim Penna Garmany (College Houses).
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We are Not Alone: Student Housing Issues and Co-ops Around the World - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "We are Not Alone: Student Housing Issues and Co-ops Around the World," which was led by Valentine About and Mathilde Rudloff (UTILE) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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All over the world, the number of students keeps rising. Furthermore, this population is increasingly mobile and open to studying further away from home. This leads to a rise in student housing demands and the development of various models of housing.
Strengths-Based Leading and Other Modern Tools to Manage Remarkably - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "Strengths-Based Leading and Other Modern Tools to Manage Remarkably," which was led by Nick Coquillard (Inter-Cooperative Council - Ann Arbor) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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