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Cultivating and demystifying participatory budgeting

Presentation for course at Intitute 2017

Course Description:

Ever voted on a house budget not knowing what exactly you’re voting on or why? Feel like financial management is too boring to care about or too complex to understand? Does your co-op need a basic financial plan but don’t know where to start? This session seeks to demystify the financial planning and management process in a creative and engaging combination of activity and dialogue.

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Own your books.pdf

Water and Energy in Co-ops: Practical Permaculture

Presentation for Workshop at NASCO Institute 2017.

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Practical Permaculture.pdf

Mental Health Concerns and How to Address Them

Session outline and group activity scenarios from a workshop titled "Mental Health Concerns and How to Address Them", presented by Gabriel Cojocariu and Kerry Barron (Waterloo Co-operative Residence Incorporated) at NASCO Institute 2017.

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ROUND TABLE Mental health DISCUSSION.docx

The Conundrum of Holistically Instituting Principled Change in a Cooperative Living Space

From session at NASCO Institute 2017.

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The Conundrum of Holistically Instituting Principled Change in a Cooperative Living Space.pdf

Coops Around the World

Presentation from a session at NASCO Institute 2017.

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We Are Not Alone - Coops Around the World.pptx

Distributed Software and Cooperatives

Presentation from a workshop at NASCO Institute 2017.

"What's the Password Again? Distributed Software and Cooperatives" by Alli Nilles

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Whats the password again.pdf

NASCO Properties Co-op Policies

A collection of policies from housing co-ops that lease some or all of their buildings from NASCO Properties. Organized by policy area.

https://sites.google.com/a/nasco.coop/nasco-properties/np-coop-policies

NASCO Institute 2018 Program Guide

Program Guide for NASCO Institute 2018, "A Legacy of Cooperation."

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NASCO Institute 2018 Program Guide - compressed.pdf

The Fair Housing Act and Your Co-op

An 11x17" infographic poster detailing the US Fair Housing Act and how it applies to your co-op.

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FHA_infographic_print.pdf

Meeting Hand Signals Printout

Print out this meeting hand signals infographic to hang in your meeting space or to pass around before meetings to ensure that members are on fair footing when participating in group discussions.

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Meeting Hand Signals Printout.pdf