III.C. Cooperative Community Involvement

III.C.1. NASCO

1.01 New members shall be charged the NASCO (North American Students of Cooperation) membership fee.

1.02 We will consider putting up our own equity in the form of loan guarantees, or putting our property up as collateral to help student co-ops get started. We will work through NASCO or directly with other established co-ops to get them to join in. Any specific loans must be considered on a case-by-case basis.

1.03 The BSC may help actively any group interested in forming their own coop; this resolution will not be construed as binding the BSC into financial obligations.

1.04 Once a Major Manager or Supervisor goes to the NASCO Institute, he or she may not go again using BSC money until all others have gone.

1.05 Each member sent to NASCO should contribute half of the registration fees.

1.06 NASCO Institute goers are required to work 20 hours.

1.07 The BSC will send as many people to NASCO Conferences as the budget permits. The management-training fund will pay for a major manager. The following criteria will be used to decide who will go:

A. The BSC President should always be included regardless of whether s/he has been to a past conference.

B. Two of the delegates should have a history of coop involvement and experience, with people who have never attended a conference in the past receiving preference.

C. Two of the delegates should be people who plan to live in the BSC for two more years, who show an interest in becoming more involved within the coop.

D. The supervisors team will decide which manager will go with priority to those who have never attended a conference.

III.C.2. NATIONAL CO-OP BANK

2.01 We have a contract with the National Coop Bank to provide technical assistance to other coops. The Bank would fund on a case-by-case basis. We have the ability to refuse to provide assistance.

III.C.3. CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE FEDERATION

3.01 The BSC shall join the California Cooperative Federation, paying the $100 annual fee.

III.C.4. VISITING CO-OPERS

4.01 Co-opers from other NASCO co-ops may get 3 days of free room and board if they are visiting in the area and a unit is willing to host them.