Resources: Cooperatives

Cooperatives

-A website answering all questions about Cooperatives such as “How do I start a co-op? How can I find a co-op in my area? How do co-op help build sustainable communities?-http://cooplife.coop/aboutcoops.htm

-Online Communities Directory/ Book is also available, called Communities Directory: A Comprehensive Guide to Intentional Communities and Cooperative Living
http://directory.ic.org/

-Cohousing Association of the United States (Coho/US)

- A coalition of people working to promote the concept of Cohousing and help people start cohousing communities and live joyfully in them.
http://www.cohousing.org/default.aspx

-Fellowship for Intentional CommunityPromoting Community Living and Cooperative Lifestyles Across North America. http://fic.ic.org/

-Intentional Community Database http://www.icdb.org/

-In Context, A Quartely of Human Sustainable Culture http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC29/TOC29.htm

-Federation of Egalitarian Communities - North Americais a special network of communal groups spread across North America. We're a rich variety of sizes and styles but we share certain fundamental values and practices. http://thefec.org/

-International Co-operative Alliance
http://www.coop.org/

-NASCO - North American Students of Cooperation
A bi-national trade association of student co-ops around the US and Canada http://www.nasco.coop/

-Canadian Cohousing Network
Providing awareness of cohousing communities in Canada and abroad.
http://cohousing.ca/

-National Cooperative Business Association
This site presents information about cooperatives to help people understand how they can use the cooperative model to improve their lives and their communities.
http://www.ncba.org/

-The National Association of Housing Cooperatives
A nonprofit national federation of housing cooperatives, professionals, organizations, and individuals promoting the interests of cooperative housing communities. http://www.coophousing.org/

-The International Communes Desk (ICD)"Started in 1957, The International Communes Desk is a contact body between the communes of the world - where the term 'commune' covers the wide spectrum of intentional communities, kibbutzim and other types of communal living." http://www.communa.org.il/