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Member Spotlight: At DC Credit Union, financial wellness is a right, not a privilege read more
Community
Customers name seven food co-ops as their states’ top independent grocers read more
Global Programs
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, local entrepreneurs are anchoring community transformation read more
Community
Capital Impact Partners’ Co-op Innovation Award applications due February 10 read more
Op-eds
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, lifting up cooperatives as a strategy for greater equity in our economy and society read more
Op-eds
Trust busting: Can tech giants be limited to give co-ops room to grow? read more
Global Programs
NCBA CLUSA’s Millet Business Services Project gets extension to measure impacts of five-year project read more
Global Programs
Volunteer for one of these new Farmer-to-Farmer assignments! read more
Events
Nominations for NCBA CLUSA’s 2020 Board of Directors are due February 14 read more
Events
Jack Barnett, co-founder and president of Clean Energy Co-op Inc., is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more
Impact
Hawaii co-op hits 100 percent renewables milestone read more
Community
Help Australian co-ops get back in business with a donation to CDF’s Disaster Recovery Fund read more
Community
First Everything Co-op of the year features Courtney Berner, Executive Director of UW Center for Cooperatives read more
Advocacy
Ahead of next week’s debate, where the Democratic candidates stand on cooperatives read more
Global Programs
A recipe for success: Agriculture and market-oriented projects are more successful when they’re sensitive to nutrition read more
Op-eds
An Amazon/Whole Foods co-op might not be in your future, but your local food co-op’s doors are wide open read more
Community
Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs teams up with Hanover Co-op to launch industry’s first reusable carton read more
Advocacy
With passage of RURAL Act, Congress preserves electric co-ops’ tax-exempt status read more
Events
Cathy Statz, Education Director of the Wisconsin Farmers Union, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more
Advocacy
House’s $1.4 trillion spending plan preserves level RCDG funding, increases USAID’s Cooperative Development Program by $5 million read more
Events
DC-area stakeholders lift up Limited Equity Cooperatives as a solution to affordable housing crisis read more
Global Programs
Farmers in Madagascar are putting the 7 Cooperative Principles into action read more
Community
Cooperatives make a substantial contribution to achieving the SDGs, UN report says read more
Op-eds
ESOP or co-op? Depends on the long-term goal read more
Advocacy
At briefing on Capitol Hill, policymakers learn challenges and opportunities facing the nation’s 65,000 cooperatives read more
Impact
Aspen Institute proposes new path for rural prosperity: Elevating America’s “Rural Development Hubs” read more
Global Programs
Dominican livestock farmers bet on organic production read more
Global Programs
Cooperative stakeholders work together to improve Guatemala’s enabling environment for co-op development read more
Events
Roosevelt Institute’s Felicia Wong is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more
Community
Canadian architecture firm transitions to worker cooperative read more
Events
Learn how evidence, learning and practice intersect to impact lives worldwide read more
Global Programs
Resilience in the face of conflict and climate change top of mind at today’s Farmer-to-Farmer Implementing Partners Meeting read more
Global Programs
International Fair Trade Charter celebrates one year of building a more sustainable economy read more
Op-eds
Worker-owned apps are working to transform the gig economy read more
Community
Appalachian electric co-ops get $9.6 million for broadband in hard-hit coal country read more
Events
At inaugural heirs’ property conference, Federation of Southern Cooperatives will strengthen African-American land-ownership read more
Global Programs
Lessons from India’s top dairy cooperative inspire Kenyan farmers participating in NCBA CLUSA’s Cooperative Development Program read more
Advocacy
Join NCBA CLUSA next week for a briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by the bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus read more
Impact
Support CDF’s fundraising efforts this #GivingTuesday read more
Advocacy
Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus grows by more than a third since its re-establishment in September read more
Global Programs
Using drones, NCBA CLUSA Mozambique is helping farmers stay one step ahead of climate change read more
Global Programs
Workshop series addresses traditional masculinity and gender norms in the coffee value chain read more
Impact
Credit union membership surpasses 274 million globally read more
Op-eds
It’s time to practice Principle Six by supporting and benefitting from efforts to democratize the internet read more
Global Programs
In Indonesia, cooperatives are helping to connect vanilla farmers to a global market read more
Community
CDF announces 2020 inductees to the Cooperative Hall of Fame read more
Events
Amid uncertainties in the agriculture economy, cooperatives continue to provide stability for farmers read more
Global Programs
Senegalese Mayor Receives Future Policy Award from Food and Agriculture Organization read more
Community
This Board Game About Labor Revolts Is Protesting Kickstarter on Kickstarter read more
Community
A Co-op Grows In Brooklyn read more
Advocacy
US electric co-ops continue their fight to protect tax-exempt status read more
Community
Outdoor retail co-op REI to close its stores for Black Friday read more
Advocacy
Santa Clara, California is taking steps to invest in worker cooperatives read more
Global Programs
Positive Youth Development training can help bring stability to the Sahel read more
Global Programs
Puerto Rico is looking to the social and solidarity economy as a model for economic transformation read more
Events
Not in the DC area? Watch a livestream of next week’s conversation on co-ops and the future of food read more
Community
Hate has no business in Seward, Minneapolis – A co-op steps up read more
Impact
With funding from USDA, electric cooperatives are bringing broadband connectivity to rural America read more
Advocacy
“Policymakers are hungry for ideas that can empower people and address inequality,” O’Brien says during American Sustainable Business Council webinar read more
Events
Everything Co-op will record this week’s show live from Greenbelt’s New Deal Cafe read more
Community
NCBA CLUSA is seeking a Vice President of Cooperative Relations read more
Community
No tricks, just treats from this cooperative chocolate! read more
Global Programs
NCBA CLUSA celebrates Sam Filiaci’s 40 years of service in Southeast Asia read more
Events
Join NCBA CLUSA and Arizona State University’s “Sustainability Series” for a conversation on co-ops and the future of food read more
Community
National Co+op Grocers responds to Amazon fires by increasing annual reforestation investment read more
Events
Participants from 94 countries meet in the first global conference on cooperative contributions to the SDGs read more
Community
CCA Global’s Howard Brodsky is first American to receive prestigious Rochdale Pioneers Award read more
Advocacy
NCBA CLUSA leads coalition supporting first significant increase in RCDG funding in five years read more
Advocacy
In Co-op Month resolution, District of Columbia highlights limited-equity co-ops as solution to “affordable housing crisis” read more
Events
This Thursday: Learn why worker ownership is a strategy for strengthening America’s middle class read more
Global Programs
At national conference, Dominican Republic’s agriculture sector highlights cooperatives, promotes investment in women and youth read more
Global Programs
Percolating profits: USAID helps brew Timor-Leste coffee into #1 agricultural export read more
Events
USDA releases annual Co-op Month proclamation read more
Events
NCBA CLUSA represents U.S. co-op community at ICA’s 2019 Global Conference in Kigali, Rwanda read more
Events
IMPACT 2019 reenergizes efforts to build the next economy with “power in purpose” read more
Advocacy
Four new members join Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus just weeks after its re-establishment read more
Impact
National Co-op Bank’s Co-op 100® reports top producing cooperatives with revenues of $222.2 billion read more
Events
In Kigali, cooperators will highlight co-op achievements in sustainable development read more
Resolution
Resolution on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  read more
Community
Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts read more
Community
As ski giants consolidate, small independents form their own cooperative read more
Advocacy
Q&A: RURAL Act’s lead sponsors say co-op voices are key to bill’s success read more
Events
Have you registered for IMPACT 2019? This year’s premier co-op conference is one week away! read more
Community
NCBA CLUSA member NineStar Connect leverages fiber network for healthcare, economic growth read more
Community
National Co+op Grocers and its industry partners raise $77,000 for National Farm to School Network read more
Events
Register for IMPACT 2019 and get the Fall issue of the Cooperative Business Journal a month ahead of time! read more
Events
Ron Hantz, board president of the Network for Developing Conscious Communities, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more
Advocacy
Senate Approps Committee provides an additional $1 million for Rural Cooperative Development Grant program read more
Advocacy
NCBA CLUSA re-establishes bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus in the 116th Congress read more
Events
Will inclusive ownership go mainstream? Hear the Roosevelt Institute’s Felicia Wong discuss the next economy at IMPACT 2019 read more
Community
Co-ops Vote lifts up the voice of co-op voters during National Voter Registration Day events read more
Community
Donate to CDF’s Howard Bowers Fund for Food Cooperatives and get a pair of Twin Pines socks! read more
Global Programs
Farmers in El Salvador learn to protect their crops from pests and disease during Farmer-to-Farmer assignment read more
Community
New Hanover Co-op program connects low-income car owners with affordable repairs, reliable transportation read more
Events
Greg Brodsky, executive director of Start.coop, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more
Global Programs
$30K grant from National Co+op Grocers impacts rural coffee farming communities in East Timor read more
Events
USDA’s Bette Brand to receive this year’s Co-op IMPACT Champion Award; Register for IMPACT 2019 to help celebrate read more
Events
Only four more days to save $$ on your hotel reservation for IMPACT 2019 read more
Community
Help co-op businesses in the Bahamas recover in the wake of Hurricane Dorian read more