News Archives - NCBA CLUSA

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Senegalese Mayor Receives Future Policy Award from Food and Agriculture Organization read more

This Board Game About Labor Revolts Is Protesting Kickstarter on Kickstarter read more

A Co-op Grows In Brooklyn read more

US electric co-ops continue their fight to protect tax-exempt status read more

Outdoor retail co-op REI to close its stores for Black Friday read more

Santa Clara, California is taking steps to invest in worker cooperatives read more

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Positive Youth Development training can help bring stability to the Sahel read more

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Puerto Rico is looking to the social and solidarity economy as a model for economic transformation read more

Not in the DC area? Watch a livestream of next week’s conversation on co-ops and the future of food read more

Hate has no business in Seward, Minneapolis – A co-op steps up read more

With funding from USDA, electric cooperatives are bringing broadband connectivity to rural America read more

“Policymakers are hungry for ideas that can empower people and address inequality,” O’Brien says during American Sustainable Business Council webinar read more

Everything Co-op will record this week’s show live from Greenbelt’s New Deal Cafe read more

NCBA CLUSA is seeking a Vice President of Cooperative Relations read more

No tricks, just treats from this cooperative chocolate! read more

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NCBA CLUSA celebrates Sam Filiaci’s 40 years of service in Southeast Asia read more

Join NCBA CLUSA and Arizona State University’s “Sustainability Series” for a conversation on co-ops and the future of food read more

National Co+op Grocers responds to Amazon fires by increasing annual reforestation investment read more

Participants from 94 countries meet in the first global conference on cooperative contributions to the SDGs read more

CCA Global’s Howard Brodsky is first American to receive prestigious Rochdale Pioneers Award read more

NCBA CLUSA leads coalition supporting first significant increase in RCDG funding in five years read more

In Co-op Month resolution, District of Columbia highlights limited-equity co-ops as solution to “affordable housing crisis” read more

This Thursday: Learn why worker ownership is a strategy for strengthening America’s middle class read more

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At national conference, Dominican Republic’s agriculture sector highlights cooperatives, promotes investment in women and youth read more

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Percolating profits: USAID helps brew Timor-Leste coffee into #1 agricultural export read more

USDA releases annual Co-op Month proclamation read more

NCBA CLUSA represents U.S. co-op community at ICA’s 2019 Global Conference in Kigali, Rwanda read more

IMPACT 2019 reenergizes efforts to build the next economy with “power in purpose” read more

Four new members join Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus just weeks after its re-establishment read more

National Co-op Bank’s Co-op 100® reports top producing cooperatives with revenues of $222.2 billion read more

In Kigali, cooperators will highlight co-op achievements in sustainable development read more

Resolution on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion read more

Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts read more

As ski giants consolidate, small independents form their own cooperative read more

Q&A: RURAL Act’s lead sponsors say co-op voices are key to bill’s success read more

Have you registered for IMPACT 2019? This year’s premier co-op conference is one week away! read more

NCBA CLUSA member NineStar Connect leverages fiber network for healthcare, economic growth read more

National Co+op Grocers and its industry partners raise $77,000 for National Farm to School Network read more

Register for IMPACT 2019 and get the Fall issue of the Cooperative Business Journal a month ahead of time! read more

Ron Hantz, board president of the Network for Developing Conscious Communities, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more

Senate Approps Committee provides an additional $1 million for Rural Cooperative Development Grant program read more

NCBA CLUSA re-establishes bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus in the 116th Congress read more

Will inclusive ownership go mainstream? Hear the Roosevelt Institute’s Felicia Wong discuss the next economy at IMPACT 2019 read more

Co-ops Vote lifts up the voice of co-op voters during National Voter Registration Day events read more

Donate to CDF’s Howard Bowers Fund for Food Cooperatives and get a pair of Twin Pines socks! read more

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Farmers in El Salvador learn to protect their crops from pests and disease during Farmer-to-Farmer assignment read more

New Hanover Co-op program connects low-income car owners with affordable repairs, reliable transportation read more

Greg Brodsky, executive director of Start.coop, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more

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$30K grant from National Co+op Grocers impacts rural coffee farming communities in East Timor read more

USDA’s Bette Brand to receive this year’s Co-op IMPACT Champion Award; Register for IMPACT 2019 to help celebrate read more

Only four more days to save $$ on your hotel reservation for IMPACT 2019 read more

Help co-op businesses in the Bahamas recover in the wake of Hurricane Dorian read more

Martin Lowery, Executive Vice President Emeritus of America’s Electric Cooperatives, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more

With 90+ organizations on board, NCBA CLUSA leads call for Congressional hearing on SBA lending to cooperatives read more

Help Co-ops Vote by hosting a voter registration drive at your cooperative on Tuesday, September 24 read more

Free webinar: Learn how to quickly, easily and seamlessly implement the Cooperative and Association EMPLOYER Health Plan Option read more

Now online: the Summer 2019 issue of the Cooperative Business Journal read more

Get a preview of IMPACT 2019 on this week’s Everything Co-op read more

Filene pledges to transform US credit unions through cutting edge research read more

Cooperatives of the Americas will meet in Costa Rica this November for its regional conference read more

IMPACT 2019 is only a month away; Don’t miss this year’s only national, cross-sector event for cooperatives! read more

Federation of Southern Cooperatives marks 52nd anniversary amid new awareness of involuntary Black land loss read more

Kendeda Fund invests $24 million in helping nonprofits transition small businesses to employee ownership read more

Organic Valley becomes world leader on renewable energy read more

NRECA International helps celebrate 50 years of electric co-ops in the Philippines read more

Sign-on opportunity: Help us build support for a Congressional hearing on SBA’s disappointing report read more

Less than two weeks left to lock in our exclusive IMPACT 2019 rate at the Sheraton Pentagon City read more

Co-ops have been central to our country’s progress, and are powerful tools in shaping its future read more

Big Corporations seek to update their purpose; Co-ops are still the preferred model read more

Planning ahead for Co-op Month? Find this year’s resources online at coopmonth.coop! read more

New SBA report on financing alternatives does not fulfill Congress’s directive in Main Street Employee Ownership Act read more

Forbes: People love co-ops but don’t really know what they are read more

Reminder: Less than a month left to register for Hahn Financial Group’s webinar—help your member employers lower healthcare costs read more

Join NCBA CLUSA as a 2019 Individual Member and save $200 on IMPACT Conference registration read more

Cooperatives are the preferred business model to build a more inclusive economy read more

Following NCBA CLUSA’s open letter to presidential candidates, Gillibrand rolls out rural platform emphasizing co-ops read more

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Progana is lifting up economic and social welfare, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein says read more

New Mexico co-op halfway to solar goal as state mandates carbon-free energy read more

Cutoff for FREE attendance at this year’s Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute extended through Monday, August 19 read more

Registration is now open for the 2019 National Homecare Cooperative Conference read more

Wednesday, August 14, is the last day to get early-bird pricing on this year’s only national, cross-sector co-op event read more

Rich Larochelle, co-op instructor and Cooperative Hall of Fame member, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more

Webinar: Demystifying the Cooperative and Association EMPLOYER Health Plan Option read more

Save the date for this year’s Cooperative Development Foundation Co-op 5K! read more

REI’s Washington DC Flagship Store will host opening reception at IMPACT 2019 read more

Erbin Crowell, Ed Mayo and Wayne Schatz join Saint Mary’s team for IMPACT 2019 pre-conference session read more

IMPACT 2019 session previews: “Designing the Cooperative Policy Agenda” and “Co-op Policies for Stronger Communities” read more

#CoopsFor2020 campaign toolbox now includes sample questions for cooperators attending town halls read more

Wednesday, July 31, is the last day to get early-bird pricing on this year’s only national, cross-sector co-op event read more

Join CDF and NCBA CLUSA for the next regional policy roundtable in Billings, Montana read more

2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame nominations are due August 15 read more

National Cooperative Bank receives 2019 Top Workplaces Award from Washington Post read more

Act Now! Less than two weeks left to submit your application to attend this year’s Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute read more

At IMPACT 2019, learn about innovations in scaling co-op development from ROC USA®, Start.coop and the Center for Family Life read more

Have you submitted your #CoopsFor2020 Letter to the Editor yet? Check out this thoughtful example from a reader read more

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Zero Hunger Intern Katie Waeldner reflects on her internship with NCBA CLUSA read more

At briefing on Capitol Hill, lawmakers and co-op executives shed light on USDA’s critical Rural Energy Savings Program read more

CooperationWorks! is celebrating 20 years of creating businesses and saving jobs read more

While the number of ag cooperatives continues to decline, co-op influence in rural America does not, new CoBank report says read more