While interest in cooperatives is growing, evidence of their unique contributions to economic activity, community vitality and worker well-being is still emerging.

Join NCBA CLUSA, the Cooperative Development Foundation and the Urban Instituteon Wednesday, December 5, from 9 – 11 a.m. at NCBA CLUSA headquarters in Washington, DC to discuss the fundamentals that underpin cooperative impact. Register now for this free event!

Based on a new report from the Urban Institute called “The ABCs of Cooperative Impact,” this event will explore the think tank’s seven-point framework for evaluating the economic and social influence of cooperatives, and examples of cooperatives that are responsive to member and community needs.

To better understand co-ops and their link to healthy, equitable and sustainable communities, CDF and NCBA CLUSA have been working with the Urban Institute to develop a shared framework for assessing impact—on cooperative enterprises, their members and the communities they serve. This work was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Introduced by Carla Decker, president and CEO of DC Credit Union, this event will feature Brett Theodos, Director of the Community Economic Development Hub at the Urban Institute; Cornelius Blanding, Executive Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives; and Margaret Lund, Principal of Coopera Co. Audience and presenter Q&A facilitated by NCBA CLUSA president and CEO Doug O’Brien will follow.