NASCO Institute

Session materials from "Budgets, Governance, and Anti-Oppression," presented by Alfred Twu at NASCO Institute 2015.

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Changing processes and resource allocation can create the structural changes to make cultural changes long lasting. In this workshop we will do a line by line discussion of a few real budgets and policies from the Berkeley Student Cooperative and examine their intended and actual effects on making cooperatives more inclusive. Learn how to draft anti-oppressive policy language and budgeting formulas.

Session materials from "Applying Lessons Learned from the History of the African American Cooperative Movement," presented by Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo at NASCO Institute 2015.

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Session materials from "Advanced Meeting Facilitation (roundtable)," presented by Maya Menlo at NASCO Institute 2015.

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Session materials from "A Culture of Leadership for Democratic Organizations," presented by Matt Hancock at NASCO Institute 2015.

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The cover art for the 2015 NASCO Institute poster and brochure was generously created by Roan Boucher. Roan is a multimedia artist and a worker-owner at the consulting and facilitation cooperative AORTA (Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance). To learn more about Roan's art, visit www.roanboucher.com; to learn more about AORTA, visit www.aorta.coop.

Program guide for NASCO Institute 2015, "Common Interest: Co-ops Investing in Community Wealth."

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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