Female farmers cultivate new climate-smart opportunities in Madagascar
October 20, 2020
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mikajy Activity is a five-year (2018-2023) project in Madagascar designed to advance biodiversity conservation in forest and coastal ecosystems, strengthen natural resource management and land tenure security among vulnerable populations, and promote sustainable economic growth in rural communities in the Menabe and MaMaBay landscapes. The Menabe Antimena […]
Read moreVirtual Farmer Cooperatives Conference highlights cooperative solutions in a challenging year
October 20, 2020
Join your farmer cooperative peers for the Virtual Farmer Cooperatives Conference on November 5-6, 2020. Presented by the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, the Farmer Cooperatives Conference provides a forum for cooperative directors, managers and those doing business with agricultural cooperatives to explore issues that will shape the future of farmer-owned cooperatives. Virtual FCC […]
Read moreThe Case for Clarity
October 20, 2020
Spring/Summer 2020 The Case for Clarity A legal framework for inclusive co-ops and stronger economies By Virginia Brown and Camila Piñeiro Harnecker Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is more important today than it has ever been for the cooperative movement in the U.S. and globally. Many argue that DEI is inherent in the cooperative […]
Read moreA Conversation on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
October 20, 2020
Spring/Summer 2020 A Conversation On Diversity, Equity and Inclusion By Tamela Blalock and Doug O’Brien Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have proliferated in recent years responding to research highlighting the benefits of including diverse perspectives and propelled by newly empowered voices among women, racial minorities, members of LGBTQ+ communities, and others. Cooperatives are […]
Read morePerspectives
October 20, 2020
Perspectives The Right Tool To Build A More Equitable Society Three years ago after NCBA CLUSA’s Board of Directors set a new strategic vision for the association, placing co-ops at the center of the movement to build a more inclusive economy, NCBA CLUSA staff set out a “thematic” calendar to hit on each of […]
Read moreRep. Nydia Velázquez receives this year’s Co-op IMPACT Champion Award
October 13, 2020
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), currently serving her 14th term representing New York’s 7th Congressional District, is the 2020 recipient of NCBA CLUSA’s Cooperative IMPACT Champion Award, presented during last week’s Cooperative IMPACT Conference. In her role as chair of the House Small Business Committee for the 116th Congress, Rep. Velázquez has been a leading voice […]
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