Past Events Archive

Lobbing for a 501c3

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Cooperative Works! hosted a webinar on December 13, 2011 that covered the legal aspects of lobbying for 501©(3) organizations by two associates from Venable, LLP.

The recording of the webinar, “Legal Aspects of Lobbying” will be available until January 4, 2012. To view the webinar, click here.

If you have additional questions that require the assistance of counsel, feel free to engage Janice Ryan(jryan@venable.com) or Alexandra Megaris (amegaris@venable.com).

The Art & Science of Starting a New Cooperative Business; Session Two, Practitioners as Facilitators for Emerging Cooperative Businesses

September 26 - 30, 2011
Madison, Wisconsin

This five-day intensive training session will address the key steps to start a new cooperative enterprise including initial organizing, feasibility analysis, business planning, co-op finance & legal documents, board governance and strengthening the capacity of the organizing/governing group.

View Multi-Stakeholder Cooperatives: Nuts and Bolts

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Multi-Stakeholder Cooperatives: Nuts & Bolts

Trainer: Margaret Lund*

Multi-Stakeholder cooperatives are a rela

View So You Want to Start a Food Co-op? Webinar

Below is the link to view and listen to the webinar, So You Want to Start a Food Co-op.

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So You Want to Start a Food Co-op? Start with a Strong Foundation
Trainer: Stuart Reid, Food Co-op Initiative
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
2:30 – 4:00 pm Eastern Time (1:30 Central, 12:30 Mountain, 11:30 Pacific Time)

Right now there are enough communities that want to open new retail food co-ops that we would double the existing number of stores if they all succeed.

The Art & Science of Starting a New Cooperative Business; Session One, Effective Cooperative Business Development for Practitioners

April 18-22, 2011
Madison, Wisconsin

The five-day intensive training session will address the key steps to start a new cooperative enterprise including initial organizing, feasibility analysis, business planning, co-op finance & legal documents, board governance and strengthening the capacity of the organizing/governing group.

View Multi-Stakeholder Cooperatives Webinar

February 22, 2:30 EST
Webinar

Multi-Stakeholder Cooperatives: New Strategies for New Times

Multi-Stakeholder cooperatives (also known as social co-ops and/or solidarity co-ops) are a relatively new co-op model in the United States, but one of the fastest growing co-op sectors in other countries. The model allows for co-op members from two or more ‘stakeholder’ groups including consumers, producers, workers, volunteers or general community supporters, to work together in a democratic structure of ownership and control to achieve mutual goals.

The ACE Institute, Crossroads: Choosing Cooperation

July 27 - 30
Cleveland, Ohio

The Ace Institute: Crossroads: Choosing Cooperation Cleveland, OH at the Downtown Marriott at KeyCenter. Keynote speaker, David Korten, author of Agenda for a New Economy and The Great Turning and the co-founder of YES! Magazine. Korten’s message is that tomorrow’s economy rests with entrepreneurial cooperators and collaborators devoted to creating a better life for all through locally based and community-oriented enterprises.

Together on the Land: Guided Tour

June 12, 2010
western Massachusetts

Come see the range of possibilities for living in affordable, ecological, community-centered housing in western Massachusetts. Tour arranged by coalition led by Valley Community Land Trust and Mount Grace Community Land Trust, co-sponsored by CDI. For more information, visit CDI’s website: www.cdi.coop