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2019 Annual Meeting Reportback

*Español Abajo* The CEANYC Board of Directors convened the Annual Members Meeting on Thursday, April 11th from 6PM-9PM at DCTV in Chinatown. 31 individuals representing 29 organizations (including 21 member organization) and our Board of Directors registered, and 22 people … Read More

2018 Solidarity Economy Giving Project Annual Report

Executive Summary In 2018, we launched the Solidarity Economy Giving Project to support cooperatives, gardens, CSAs, and cooperative incubators to secure funding for work that is vital to their success, but not currently funded by philanthropy or government sources. In … Read More

Member profile: Mary Barthell, CEO of Fidelis FCU

This article was originally posted on the Inclusiv Blog.  Faith and community-based credit unions and their volunteers are some of the least recognized and appreciated parts of the U.S. financial services system. These committed, small asset institutions and volunteers have … Read More

Cooperative Leadership Intensive 2019

Learn more about the participants of our 2019 Cooperative Leadership Intensive! Sheryll Durrant is an urban farmer, educator and food justice advocate and a 2015 graduate of Farm School NYC. She is currently the Garden Manager at Kelly Street Garden, … Read More

Solidarity Snapshot: Cole Carothers

Worker-Owner at Khao’na Kitchen How did you get into this work?  I moved to NYC in 2012 as a full time volunteer and organizer. I struggled to make ends meet and found myself trying to find the most filling, cheap … Read More

Solidarity Economy 101!

Are you interested in learning more about the Solidarity Economy in New York City? Our CEANYC Peer Educators are all seasoned facilitators with direct experience in cooperative and solidarity economy enterprises! In this 2-hour Solidarity Economy 101 workshop, we will … Read More

Shop Co-op This Holiday Season!

  Looking for gifts for your loved ones (or yourself) this holiday season? Want to buy from local, collectively-owned, and democratically-governed businesses? Check out our holiday guide, full of gift ideas all sourced from New York cooperatives! Give the gift … Read More

Schedule Yours Today!

Food cooperatives face a unique challenge in today’s political and economic climate. While the grocery industry has become ever more consolidated, corrupt, and centralized, consumers also have more choices than ever for organic, local, and natural foods that have long … Read More

Next Cohort Begins January 2019

Apply Today for the 2020 Cooperative Leadership Intensive! Join members of NYC co-ops and solidarity economy enterprises for a 5-day deep dive into how we work—individually, collectively, and in community. With curriculum developed in partnership with the Philadelphia Area Cooperative … Read More

CEANYC Goes to Washington!

This #CoopMonth, cooperators from around the world joined each other for the National Cooperative Business Association’s Coop IMPACT Conference in Arlington, Virginia. CEANYC Staff had the opportunity to participate in a youth-focused cohort: The Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute (CLSI). … Read More

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