Upcoming Events

The Compost for Good (CfG) Team is hosting or participating in a number of learning and networking opportunities this fall. Learn more about upcoming events set for October and November 2023 in several North Country communities. Compost for Good is...

Brownfields 101 Does your community have blighted properties that you’d like to put back into service? Join ANCA, the Northern Forest Center and New Jersey Institute of Technology's Technical Assistance for Brownfield Communities program for a Brownfields 101 virtual workshop that will explore: What...

Bike the Barns is a fully supported recreational road cycling tour that highlights the rich agricultural movement of the North Country. Riders are invited to stop at farm stops along the route to connect with the producers who are driving...

The ANCA CPR program will present a free workshop on grant writing to follow up our popular 101 Workshop that took place in December 2022. This session delves deeper into topics such as finding grants, budgeting, narrative building and more....

Join ANCA and regional partners for virtual and in-person workshops that provide skills and tools to help you strengthen and grow your small business: Bookkeeping Practices for Small Businesses Workshop Series Join us for a free 3-part virtual series, Bookkeeping...

Thank you to all who joined the ANCA Community at the stunning Tug Hill Estate in Lowville, New York for our 2023 Annual Meeting: Building Belonging in the New Economy. Together, we engaged in an interactive conversation and community reception...

Are you ready to create a space of welcoming and belonging in your workplace? Are you seeking ways to attract and retain diverse talent, and understand the needs of your expanding clientele? Join the Adirondack Diversity Initiative and the ANCA...

Join the Compost for Good team for a tour of Whitten Family Farm’s newly constructed composting facility to learn about basic composting techniques, aerated static pile system operation and design, integration into greenhouse systems, and to connect with other North...

After a five-year hiatus, ANCA's Clean Energy Conference is back! You’re invited to join ANCA and the Mohawk Valley Clean Energy Team for a gathering of stakeholders and innovators as we explore incentives and opportunities, as well as challenges, related...

Nonviolent Communication Workshop: Creating More Joyful Spaces At this evening workshop presented by ANCA's Adirondack Diversity Initiative in partnership with SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam and Paul Smith's College, attendees will learn about the technology of nonviolent communication. We will anchor our...

Thank you to all who joined the Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) partners, event sponsors, guest presenters, and our region's amazing small business community for the 2023 Small Communities. Big Opportunities. (SCBO) Conference. Your participation, curiosity and creativity made...

ANCA and the Cooperative Development Institute present a virtual series on workplace communication, personnel policies, and open book management. Small business owners and employees will learn systems, practices, and tools to engage workers and improve workplace culture. Focus will be...

ANCA is pleased to offer a free Grant Writing 101 session to encourage business owners, municipal leaders, community champions, farmers, not-for-profits, and others to identify and find grant opportunities and develop and submit successful grant proposals. We will spend the...

Join ANCA, NYSERDA and municipal partners for a series of free virtual trainings on clean energy planning that can help advance projects in your community. Sessions will be presented by NYSERDA and take place virtually from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Are you dreaming of a home in the Adirondack North Country? You are invited to join ANCA, the Cooperative Development Institute and local arts and community organizations for Dreaming of Home: A Community Art Project to Share Housing Issues and...

ANCA, in collaboration with the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) and local arts groups, invites community members to participate in a multi-community art project centered on housing, housing insecurity and cooperative housing solutions for our region. When is it? This project...

Help Us Grow the New Economy of Tomorrow Thanks to all who joined us for ANCA's 2022 Annual Meeting, where we explored the future of the North Country economy with a focus on small businesses, local food systems, clean energy, and diversity,...

Are you ready to create a space of welcoming and belonging in your workplace? Are you seeking ways to attract and retain diverse talent, and understand the needs of your expanding clientele? Join the Adirondack Diversity Initiative and the ANCA...

Thank you to all who joined ANCA and ADI to learn communication and facilitation practices that help us engage productively with conflict and challenge.  We learned and practiced skills for engaging deeply with ourselves, one another, and groups so we...

Join us for a free 3-part virtual series, Bookkeeping Practices for Small Businesses, with speaker David Reichel of Century Acres Business Services. This series is presented by ANCA’s Center for Pandemic Response (ANCA CPR) in partnership with the SUNY Canton...