Welcome to Co-operative Alternatives
Co-operative Alternatives aims to develop and support a strong co-op movement connected across the island of Ireland and doing business in a fair, just and ethical way. We are Northern Ireland’s leading co-operative development agency offering high quality support and expert knowledge to existing and emerging co-operatives.
Co-operative Fortnight 2020
A podcast on co-operatives
In collaboration with Combination NI, we have released a podcast on co-operatives in NI featuring an interview with Ellie Perrin and Tiziana O’Hara to celebrate the beginning of #CoopFortnight2020 #KeepCooperating #JoinACoop.
CLICK HERE: Co-operatives in Northern Ireland PODCAST
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For more events to celebrate and discuss 2020 co-ops, read more here Co-operative Fortnight 2020
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Community-led Housing and Housing Co-operatives
The final webinar of the series ‘The Transformational Power of Co-operatives’ will be on next Tuesday the 24th from 12.00 to 14.00. The topic we will discuss is housing. Community-… Read more
Co-operative Skills for everyone
We are delighted to announce a new Webinar series called ‘Co-operative Skills’ and open these webinars to anyone involved in co-ops or anyone thinking to set up their own co-op…. Read more