ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING APRIL 2019 NASCO PROGRAMS NASCO COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND PROPERTY LEASING TRAINING INSTITUTE NASCO Properties, a “co-op of co-ops,” is a system Our flagship annual conference of cooperators from of properties across the US. Members support one across the continent another with finances and information. The North American Students of Cooperation Family organizes and educates group equity co-ops and their STAFF AND MANAGERS CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENT members to promote a community-oriented cooperative A conference tailored to the unique needs of group- NASCO Development Services provides technical equity housing cooperative staff assistance to cooperatives who are working to form, movement rooted in the princples of expand, or stabilize. REGIONAL SUPPORT Voluntary and Open Membership Support to local groups to organize regional ONLINE SHARED RESOURCE LIBRARY Democratic Member Control gatherings of cooperators Free online templates, trainings, videos, policies, Member Economic Participation and technical resources Autonomy and Independence COOPERATIVE INTERNSHIP NETWORK Summer internship placement service connecting LINKING AND NETWORKING Education, Training, and Information future co-op leaders with cooperative career NASCO acts as the organized voice of the North Cooperation among Cooperatives opportunities American cooperative housing movement and the Concern for the Community youth cooperative movement. TRAINING AND EDUCATION In 2019, NASCO commemorated our 50th anniversary Cooperative education workshops MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Reports on recent NASCO activities as well as the by celebrating the accomplishments of cooperators that CONSULTING greater cooperative movement globally have come before us and the legacy they have left for Technical assistance tailored to member co-op needs each of us to build upon. We work towards building our cooperative legacy through education, property management, co-op development, and fostering an inclusive network of co- op members, staff, and alumni across North America. Together with over 40 member co-ops and our wonderful network of partners and supporters, we “It is not enough to have ideals. continue to work towards our vision to achieve a socially and financially responsible North American cooperative We must translate them into economic sector for all people and organizations interested in applying the principles and practices of cooperation. action. We must clear our own little corner of creation.” TOYOHIKO KAGAWA ACTIVE MEMBER CO-OPS • 4th Street Co-op • Bloomington Cooperative Living • Boulder Housing Coalition • Campus Co-operative Residence Inc. (CCRI) • Central Pennsylvania Community Housing • Chateau Student Housing Cooperative • Cole Townhomes • College Houses • Community Housing Expansion of Austin • Community of Urbana Cooperative Housing • Decleyre Cooperative • Evergreen Cooperative NASCO BOARD NASCO PROPERTIES • Franklin Student Housing Cooperative • HAUS Project (President) Alex Green BOARD • Horizontal Housing Bob Cook NP Rep • ICC-Austin Brel Hutton-Okpalaeke Shining Li (President) Qumbya Cooperative • Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants Camryn Kessler Nico White (Vice President) Community • Kalamazoo Collective Housing Christopher Bell Luna Barboza (Treasurer) PEACH • Madison Community Co-op (MCC) (Diversity Congress Chair) Dominique Pearson Danny Mauer HAUS • Marcy Park (Secretary) Elizabeth Benedict Kathryn Solorzano Lowell COUCH • Marshall INDIVIDUAL & (Vice President) Jennifer Scott Matt Dietrichson CHEA • MSU Student Housing Co-op (Treasurer) Kiyomi de Zoysa Jim Jones NDS Rep • Nickel City Housing Co-op ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Lana Wong Rachel Terrana Nickel City Housing Co-op • Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) Leonie Cesvette Tristan Laing NASCO Board Rep • Peoples Owned and Operated Cooperative (Active Member Rep) Matt Kemper holly jo Sparks NDS Rep Housing (POOCH) • Ayman Khafagi (Diversity Congress Chair) Mer Kammerling Gallal Obeid UKSHA • Picklebricolage • David Mowery Nick Coquillard Bolo Henderson SCO • Portland Collective Housing • David Nekimken Nola Warner Bob Cook Nickel City Housing Co-op • Providence East Association of Cooperative • Steve Dubb (Development Officer) Syd Burke Norah Getz Kalamazoo Collective Housing Housing (PEACH) • Erik Jones Topaz Hooper Samm Powell UKSHA • Qumbya Housing Cooperative • Mark Fick Tristan Laing Brel Hutton-Okpalaeke NDS Rep • Red Clover • Francesca Tettamanzi Ben Pearl NDS Rep • River City • Jaime Wise Graham Wills UKSHA • Solar Community Housing • James Eaton • Stone Soup Cooperative - Leland House • Jerry Hinojosa • Student Cooperative Organization • Julian Lauzzana • Student’s Co-op Inc. • Liam Delmain NASCO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BOARD • Students Cooperative Association (SCA) • Logan Williamson • The Hearth (Coaching House) • Maria Alexandra Garcia • Waterloo Cooperative Residence Inc. (WCRI) • Natalie Leonard Boulder Housing Coalition Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op Sarah Wells Noah Compo • Weaver Community Housing Association • Neill-Wycik Cooperative College Houses Community Kim Garmany Alex Green • Whitehall • Rek Kwawer (Secretary) ICC Ann Arbor Community NIck Coquillard Tony Sanny • Shelby Polisuk East Lansing MSU-SHC (President) Community holly jo Sparks Ben Pearl • The Kola Nut Collaborative (Treasurer) MCC Community Olivia Williams Jim Jones • William Nelson Sasona Co-op/ CHEA Matt Dietrichson • UCSD Co-op Alumni • UTILE NASCO INSTITUTE C O U 3 400R 54 48 DAYS OF ATTENDEESS PRESENTERS ON INDIVIDUALS PROGRAMMING FROME ACROSS TOPICS ACROSS RECIEVED INCLUDING THE US AND 6 DIFFERENT LOW-INCOME WORKSHOPS, CANADAS COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS CAUCUSES, CATEGORIES TO ATTEND PANELS, AND THANKS TO OUR GAMES DONORS NASCO Cooperative Education and Training Institute was held November 2-4, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Institute theme was A Legacy of Cooperation, as a celebration of NASCO 50th anniversary. We are made up of the stories of our members who have made the student cooperative movement over the last half-century and we plan to carry these stories into the future. Esteban Kelly, NASCO Institute Keynote speaker pictured to the right, has participated in and been witness to the cooperative movement for over 20 years. Kelly’s keynote explored how cooperatives have been a resilient tool in social movements, youth leadership, and economic democracy over the last half-century, and how we can carry on the legary of cooperation towards the social change we need to deal with the future of our planet and our society. “I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME EXPLORING THE CITY OF ANN ARBOR WITH OTHER BRILLIANT, CURIOUS AND PASSIONATE CO-OPERS! I LOVED HEARING FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY SHARING EXPERIENCES IN THEIR HOMES” - NASCO INSTITUTE ATTENDEE NASCO PROPERTIES COOPERATIVE INTERNSHIP NETWORK The NASCO Properties (NP) 2018-19 fiscal year was a transition between a recent period of expansion and setting the stage for our next phase of growth. During this time NASCO Properties planned for an increase in This summer, 15 young cooperators participated in our member services for our co-ops, adjusted our policies after collecting feedback from former board members, Cooperative Internship Network. The interns are all members “I think overall my favorite and worked with several of our local co-ops and partner organizations to set up new projects. of NASCO co-ops, noted below, and worked with cooperative part of this internship was and new economy organizations across the US and Canada. This year saw the departure of Kalamazoo Collective Housing from NASCO Properties, as local grant funding being able to put my all into opportunities made ownership through NASCO Properties less feasible. The two organizations worked Nora Gosselin Brown Association for Cooperative Housing being part of a co-op. During together to negotiate terms for a sale that would allow NASCO Properties to focus resources on other co-op Marty Sloan MSU Student Housing Cooperative the school year I'm active in support and development, while letting Kalamazoo Collective Housing expand their own member services Molly Thayer Oberlin Student Cooperative Association my home co-op, but only to and increase their grant-based fundraising. Cassidy Durkee ICC Ann Arbor Rene Kiss MSU Student Housing Cooperative the extent to which I'm able During this year, NASCO Properties and our local partner Community Housing Expansion of Austin (CHEA) Caide Jackson Oberlin Student Cooperative Association to while balancing classes developed a partnership with ROC USA to develop housing cooperatives in manufactured home parks. Noelle Larcher College Houses CHEA will provide local staffing support, NASCO Properties will provide technical and administrative support, Ravi Lawton College Houses and working. By taking on and ROC USA will bring access to grants, loans, and a network of other co-op developers specializing Emmanuel Navarro Oberlin Student Cooperative Association this internship, I didn't have in manufactured home parks. This partnership would allow co-op development in these communities Ben Ayik ICC Austin those normal distractors and throughout Central Texas, where affordable manufactured Shelby Polisuk ICC Ann Arbor home parks are disappearing at a concerning rate. Em Webster Oberlin Student Cooperative Association my main focus became my Elsa Schlensker Oberlin Student Cooperative Association co-op, which was a really NASCO Properties also worked closely with our local partner Lars Dreith Oberlin Student Cooperative Association wonderful experience.”