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Cooperative Development & Support

Organizations who provide services such as organizational development, start-up support, business planning, and other administrative support. Starting a co-op? Call these folks!

• 2010 ACE Institute

  The annual ACE Institute is the only annual conference dedicated solely to highlighting innovative programs in cooperative education. It provides a unique opportunity to network with educators across cooperative sectors as well as national boundaries. Institute highlights include:

  • Research Emphasis
  • Keynote Speaker
  • Cooperative Study Tours
  • Workshops & Panels
  • Awards Banquet
  • Spanish, English and French proceedings

• Association of Cooperative Educators

  Association of Cooperative Educators (ACE) is a membership organization that brings together educators, researchers, cooperative members, and cooperative developers from across cooperative sectors and national borders. The resulting cross-pollination of ideas enhances cooperative development, strengthens cooperatives, promotes professionalism and improves public understanding.

• Atlanta Cooperative Development Corp

• Cooperation Works!

• Cooperative Development Services (Midwestern U.S.)

• Federation of Southern Cooperatives (Southeastern U.S.)

• MainStreet Cooperative Group

• NASCO (support for group-equity housing co-ops)

• Northwest Cooperative Development Center

• Ownership Associates

• Southern Appalachian Center for Cooperative Ownerhship (SACCO)

• The Cooperative Development Institute (New England & NY)

• The ICA Group

• Women's Action to Gain Economic Security (WAGES)