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

Global Programs

$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

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

Global Programs

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

A special invitation from NCBA CLUSA president and CEO Doug O’Brien to help build the next economy at IMPACT 2019 read more

IMPACT 2019 plenary preview – “Stability and Sustainability for the Future: America’s Top 100 Co-ops” read more

IMARK Group announces BLUE HAWK, North America’s largest HVACR wholesale distributor, as founding member read more

Peggy Fogarty, Executive Director of Keystone Development Center, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op read more

Can U.S. food co-ops meet the twin challenges of market success and racial equity? Nonprofit Quarterly reports from CCMA2019 read more

Members of Congress are headed home to the communities they represent—take this opportunity to invite them to your co-op! read more

IMPACT 2019 session previews: Scaling co-ops, achieving sustainable development, and building a cooperative ecosystem read more

Cooperatives are the best pathway to decent work and a decent income read more

Global Programs

In Dominican Republic, building a culture of food safety and achieving equivalence with U.S. standards read more

Around the World documentary series wraps up U.S. filming with screening at UN headquarters in New York read more

Four of the world’s top 10 largest mutual and co-op insurers are based in the U.S. read more

Cooperatives for a Better World releases new Work4Coops video in celebration of the International Day of Cooperatives! read more

This #CoopsDay, how cooperatives are creating quality jobs and building the next economy read more

Come a day early to IMPACT 2019 and get Saint Mary’s top course on co-op management at exclusive conference rate read more

July 16 briefing on Capitol Hill will highlight innovative efforts to cut energy costs and spur rural economic growth read more

At America’s Credit Union Conference, CUNA’s Jim Nussle urges credit unions to be “fiercely cooperative” read more

America’s Electric Cooperatives urges FCC to advance $20 billion auction to deliver broadband to rural America read more

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

Join the #CoopsFor2020 Campaign by asking your local newspaper to publish our open letter to presidential hopefuls read more

Early-bird registration for the Co-op IMPACT Conference ends July 31 read more

Erbin Crowell elected chair of NCBA CLUSA’s Board of Directors read more

Global Programs

Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Erika Brown reflects on her El Salvador experience read more

International Cooperative Alliance and International Labour Organization reaffirm commitment to inclusive, sustainable development through co-ops read more

Co-ops can now apply for USDA Rural Utilities Service loans to boost their cybersecurity read more

“Co-ops should be on the policy platform of every presidential candidate,” NCBA CLUSA says in open letter read more

We’re expanding our international content at the Co-op IMPACT Conference to a full day of programming read more

Homeowners in Maine buy their neighborhood as a resident-owned cooperative read more

Co-ops should be recognized as drivers of the “fairer, more inclusive, and more secure future of work” outlined by the ILO read more

Nominations for the 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame are due by August 15 read more

Download this year’s #CoopsDay resources and show how your co-op promotes decent work read more

Global Programs

Is “beneficial electrification” the next big opportunity for rural electric co-ops to improve quality of life? read more

Global Programs

Nine new USAID Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignments open in El Salvador and Honduras! read more

Global Programs

By providing stable electricity, a new solar panel installation is revitalizing the livestock sector in Santiago Rodriguez read more

An exclusive statement for the Cooperative Business Journal from co-sponsors of the Main Street Employee Ownership Act read more

In Haiti, NRECA International to extend operation of pilot power project read more

In historic merger, Independent Suppliers Group merges with TriMega Purchasing Association and Pinnacle Affiliates, LLC read more

House Appropriations Committee rejects proposed cuts to Rural Cooperative Development Grant program read more

Electric co-ops provide relief in the wake of historic flooding in Oklahoma, Arkansas read more

Global Programs

A mother’s journey to self-reliance read more

House Appropriations Committee recommends $2.5 million increase in Cooperative Development Program funding read more

Will worker ownership take center stage in U.S. politics in 2020? read more

Differences Between Cooperatives and Corporations read more

The New School launches the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy read more

Start.coop, first U.S. co-op accelerator, launches its inaugural cohort of startups read more

Mentorship program welcomes world’s women credit union leaders read more

Help support the next generation of cooperative leadership read more

At IMPACT 2019, be part of the first effort to establish the national policy strategy co-ops need to thrive read more

Latest episode of PostScript explores new framework for measuring co-op impact read more