The Keystone Development Center (KDC) mission is to sustain communities, economies, and resources through cooperatively owned businesses.
About Us
The Keystone Development Center (KDC) embraces cooperative values and a mission to sustain communities, economies, and resources through cooperatively owned businesses.
We have a small, experienced staff with over 50 combined years of experience, ranging from grassroots organizing to running cooperatives to non-profit administration to Fortune 500 consulting.
Intensive Technical Assistance is tailored to each group’s needs, and can include financial analysis, legal structure assistance, or the researching of an operational issue such as a personnel policy. Check out our experienced team of consultants. We can also identify potential referrals, outline research topics, assist with problem-solving, and provide guidance on next steps.
Cooperation Meadville is a workforce and economic development initiative that provides training, education, and technical assistance to local residents, civic leaders, and businesses in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The goal of the program is to strengthen Meadville’s local economy by building leadership and community capacity for cooperative development and community wealth building activities.
In our dealings with KDC we have found that KDC has clearly and consistently had our organization’s success as a key goal. The advice and counsel have been timely, on point, and often proactive. it has been especially valuable to have someone with skills in organizational development, as it is something uncommon in our founding members. We look forward to continuing to learn and improve under KDC’s tutelage.
We offer technical and research assistance to groups forming as cooperatives across Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. If you’re interested in getting support, fill out our intake form!
