The Alchemical Nursery Project is acting as the fiscal sponsor once again for the New York Cooperative Summit!!!
Cooperative Resilience: Cultivating a Statewide Movement for Economic Democracy
Saturday October 4th, 2025 – Albany, NY
The New York Cooperative Summit is a one-day event brings together New York State cooperative members, leaders, organizers, and allies to share practical tools and strategies for starting, sustaining, and scaling the co-op ecosystem across the state. In 2024 the Summit was held in Syracuse and attracted 100 attendees, and this year the event is moving to Albany and anticipating 150 people.
Location
Empire Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY.
Date & Time
Saturday Oct 4, 2025, from 8:00 am – 8:00pm
Registration
Tickets are offered on a sliding scale of $0 – $70 to ensure affordability.
Hotel Lodging
Hotel blocks are reserved for $139/night at two nearby hotels. The last day to book for the reduced rate is September 3rd .
Childcare is Available
Please enter your childcare needs during registration checkout 🙂
Translation & Accessibility
Spanish interpretation will be offered during the event. Submit any other accessibilities during registration
What will the workshop topics be?
Workshops will focus on how cooperatives can meet New Yorkers’ material needs, find professional technical assistance, and act together as a movement.
We’ve got a great list of speakers this year, including:
- A keynote conversation between longtime CEO Melissa Marquez from Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union and Cooperation Buffalo board president India Walton from Rose Jade Consulting Co-op
- Johan Matthews from the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast on local Albany area co-op organizing
- Anh-Thu Nguyen and Julian McKinley from the Democracy at Work Institute , on rapid response and the national movement
- Chris Fox from worker co-op Action OSH and Dylan Hatch from Cornell ILR on union / co-op collaboration
- Bathabile KS Mthombeni from Untangled Resolutions on nonviolent communication & conflict resolution
- Michael Heubusch from Cooperation Buffalo on meeting the moment
- Ghislain Guiebo from the The Working World , consultant Krys Cail , and Joe Marraffino from Cooperative Fund of the Northeast on co-op financing
- Ethan Winn from the Obran cooperative on platform co-ops
- Emily Terrana from Rose Jade Consulting Co-op on decision-making
- The ICA Group on home care cooperatives
- New Economy Project on statewide policy projects
- The Northeast Transition Initiative on employee ownership as a small business exit plan
Who is organizing the Summit?
The 2025 event is being co-organized by a coalition of leaders from the Adirondack North Country Association , CNY Community Foundation , Cooperation Buffalo , Cooperative Federal Credit Union , Cooperative Fund of the Northeast , Democracy at Work Institute , Capital Bookkeeping Cooperative , ICA Group , NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives , The Worker Place , Westchester Cooperative Network , and others.
Have there been previous New York Cooperative Summits?
Forks. The Summit was held in 2024 in Syracuse , as well as in 2013 and 2012 .
Sponsorship
We’re seeking sponsors to continue the work . The organizing group, refreshed and larger with new participants, is preparing to hold another gathering in early October of 2025 in Albany. The 2025 Summit will share practical skills, deepen statewide alliances, support BIPOC- and immigrant-led efforts, and build power for a regenerative, democratic economy. There is no paid staff person for the Summit – all sponsorships go to site and food costs, honorariums for speakers, and keeping ticket prices affordable on a low- to no-cost sliding scale. Learn more about sponsorship levels here .
Many thanks to current sponsors!
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