Keystone Development Center

07/30/2026

Join us for our info session on Tuesday, August 4th!
register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lovejYrVSTqy5XuqCjfXcA

Join a cohort of new cooperators from across the Mid-Atlantic in this virtual learning series. Cooperative groups will be guided through the phases of cooperative development – start to finish. Learn key concepts along the way through hands-on, collaborative work, guided by an expert KDC Co-op Developer and experienced cooperative members.

The Co-op Academy program is tailored to address the unique challenges and highlight best practices of starting and managing a cooperative enterprise for emerging cooperative leaders. This program is recommended for groups looking to start a cooperative or convert a business to a cooperative.

Would you like to learn more? Register for the information session now!
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lovejYrVSTqy5XuqCjfXcA

07/22/2026

With KDC’s assistance, the Pittsburgh Progress Cooperative is about to launch!

You fought alongside us during our three-year newsroom strike.

You believed in us – and trusted us to tell your stories then.

Now we’ve created, with community support, a new way to share your stories.

Coming July 27: preview the Pittsburgh Progress.

Sign up for updates! Link in the comments. ⬇

07/09/2026

07/08/2026

Join a cohort of new cooperators from across the Mid-Atlantic in this virtual learning series. Cooperative groups will be guided through the phases of cooperative development – start to finish. Learn key concepts along the way through hands-on, collaborative work, guided by an expert KDC Co-op Developer and experienced cooperative members.

The Co-op Academy program is tailored to address the unique challenges and highlight best practices of starting and managing a cooperative enterprise for emerging cooperative leaders. This program is recommended for groups looking to start a cooperative or convert a business to a cooperative.

Would you like to learn more? Register for the information session now!
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lovejYrVSTqy5XuqCjfXcA

06/08/2026

Free resources and tools for the rural food communities you serve: Food Co-op Initiative and .coop are hosting a Free Virtual Workshop on Tuesday June 16th, focused on community feasibility for rural food co-ops.

Join a free virtual 1-hour workshop on Tuesday June 16th at 1pm ET, for rural food co-op founders and organizers! FCI and Start.coop will explore the fundamental aspects of feasibility of food co-ops, including a deep dive into rural community feasibility. Participants will come away with a clear understanding and practical skills to conduct community interviews. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xHCfXSO_SoylVuLSR0Ey7Q

This session is from Food Co-op Initiative and hosted by Start.coop, facilitated by FCI's Chris Dilley, Director of Startup Support. This work is supported by the Rural Cooperative Development Grant program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy. This project is in partnership with the Cooperative Development Foundation.

04/09/2026

The first Town Hall - “Your Community Covered” - for the Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) to hear from Pittsburgh people about how to shape a worker-led news organization was a great success!

04/02/2026

2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer. To kick of its observance, we’ll be having Noémi Giszpenc, Executive Director of The Keystone Development Center (KDC) on the show this Thursday. Tune in to learn more about her work at KDC.

03/30/2026

And we're OFF!! Follow our Cooperative Repair Retreat journey thru the sacred Shenandoah Valley Obari Cartman Keystone Development Center Industrial Workers of the World

03/26/2026

In the Pittsburgh area June 9?
If you're a business owner, eventually (and hopefully!) you will be making a transition of ownership to someone. Finding a fair way to exit your business, and at the right time, is complicated! Maybe your buyers are your own employees?
This event will introduce you to a few ways that can go.
KDC's Ron Gaydos be leading a workshop on worker-owned cooperatives, the fastest growing form of employee ownership in the US. Join us on June 9!

Small businesses play a vital role in the resilience and durability of the Pittsburgh regional economy. Yet many business owners find running a business so time-consuming; they haven’t planned for their long-term future. This conference will educate owners on the available options.

03/23/2026

Pittsburgh area people! Wondering what the awesome journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be up to after the paper closes?

Come to the Cooperative town Hall to help build the vision!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/paper-town-hall-1-building-our-shared-vision-of-pittsburgh-journalism?source=direct_link&