Join Your Cooperative Community Early Bird Pricing ends August 18th Under the theme, “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” the 2020 Co-op IMPACT Conference will amplify how cooperatives are addressing their obligations to create diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces and boards, and how co-ops can better meet the needs of communities that have been excluded from economic […]
Washington Adjusts Re-opening, Eviction Moratorium Extended
We have updated our COVID information page to reflect Governor Inslee recent decisions and connect to the plans of Idaho and Oregon.
NWCDC Seeks Cooperative Housing Specialist
Applications due July 31, 2020. See our ad for more information or download the announcement. This position is focused on assisting homeowner cooperatives through the transactional process of purchasing the land underneath their homes and providing ongoing organizational development and technical assistance training to the boards of directors, committees and members of resident owned manufactured […]
Opportunity to Purchase
Grace Lee, a Master’s in Public Administration Graduate student at The Evergreen State College, has been researching limited equity housing co-ops, housing land trusts, and the opportunity to purchase law in collaboration with NWCDC. Grace recently wrapped up her final capstone project where she coordinated a community forum on creating an opportunity to purchase ordinance in […]
CDF Funds CROCC 2020
The Cascade ROC Conference (CROCC) for 2020 received a generous $1,000 donation from the Cooperative Development Fund’s Cooperative Education Fund. This conference brings the leaders of Resident Owned Communities from Oregon and Washington together for intensive one-day training in best practices for governance and cooperative practices. The Cooperative Education Fund supports cooperative research, sponsors cooperative education events and […]
In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
The Northwest Cooperative Development Center (NWCDC) stands in solidarity with Black communities. We condemn the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, among other countless acts of violence perpetrated on Black communities for decades. This moment represents a time of deep grief, anger and sadness throughout communities. We understand this hate is rooted […]
Thurston County Moves to Phase 2
As Thurston County, where NWCDC’s office is located, moves to Phase 2, our offices will be undergoing some changes to accommodate reopening to the public. NWCDC shares office space with Capital Homecare Cooperative. Because of the at-risk nature of CHC’s clients and the general protocols for businesses re-opening during Phase 2 under Governor Inslee’s plan, […]
This Summer: Marketing the Cooperative Advantage Symposiums
On the heels of the Mt. Vernon Co-op Academy, NWCDC will be presenting a one-day symposium aimed at assisting existing cooperative with marketing their co-op in a manner that benefits from the high degree of consumer trust. At this time, the symposium are planned as in-person events with the following dates and locations: August 7 […]
Northlake Community Homeowners Co-op Offers Rent Relief
Northlake Community Homeowners Cooperative in Bremerton was able to offer some relief to its members in the month of April. With many members having lost income due to Covid-19, the co-op board of directors approved a referendum to cut April rents in half and to pay for this out of the co-op reserves. This proposal […]
Capital Homecare Co-op Holds 2nd Annual General Meeting
Capital Homecare Cooperative held their 2nd Annual General Meeting on-line in early May. Highlights of the meeting included the Co-op Index Report (a survey measuring co-op values and principles in practice), electing three directors (filling all 5 seats on the board for its first time), a healthy state of the co-op report (despite Covid-19) and a […]
