Building Community: Connect with Cooperators on Appalachia Cooperates Initiative Peer Networking Calls this Spring 2025

Feb. 22, 2025

Are you looking for cooperative development resources? New to cooperatives and want to connect with other cooperators? Want to learn from the experiences of folks building cooperatives? Join us for peer networking calls as part of the Appalachia Cooperates Initiative!  

Networking calls are structured informally to encourage participant engagement. There is no cost to attend, and sessions are not recorded. Monthly calls are intended as a space to share cooperative projects, discuss best practices, and learn about cooperative development resources. Attendees are encouraged to share their work and engage in dialogue with the group.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 with Melissa Colagrosso, Together We Grow, WV, discussing childcare cooperative exploration in Southern West Virginia.

LOCATION: Zoom

TIME: 2-3 p.m. Eastern

COST: FREE. Registration is required.

REGISTER VIA ZOOM HERE

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 with Aaron Dawson, with The Industrial Commons, leading a casual conversation about the organization's current activities to build cooperatives in Western North Carolina.

LOCATION: Zoom

TIME: 1-2 p.m. Eastern

COST: FREE. Registration is required.

REGISTER VIA ZOOM HERE