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Winter Member Meeting
sustainable economies law center 1428 Franklin Street, OaklandAll are welcome to our next member meeting February 20th 6 - 8 pm at Sustainable Economies Law Center.
Finance Fundamentals: Financial Analysis for New Cooperatives
OnlineRegister Here Finance Fundamentals (formerly Session 3) is a five-day, webinar-based training that gives participants hands-on experience building their own Excel workbook to determine the feasibility of a start-up co-op. This training requires some knowledge of Excel (and registration comes with a free, two-hour introduction to Excel prior to the training) and will build participants’ knowledge of the program. Finance Fundamentals requires nightly homework assignments as well as a final exam. This intensive session demands participants learn and utilize practical skills for assessing feasibility and determining success factors for new cooperatives. This [...]
Toolkit Implementation: Practical Application of Tools and Skills for Cooperative Developers
Memorial Union, Madison, WI 800 Langdon St., MadisonREGISTER HERE In the second session of The Art and Science of Cooperative Development, participants will build upon and refine skills learned in Building Blocks while practicing application of the skills through interactive workshops, role plays, and case studies. In Toolkit Implementation, participants will go beyond the basics of cooperative development and delve into core of what makes the co-op development process tick. This intensive, outcome-based curriculum will help prepare participants to work with groups in establishing and growing their cooperative enterprise. Some of the topics covered include: Navigating power dynamics in groups [...]