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

By Kate LaTour/NCBA CLUSA August 13, 2019

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Erbin Crowell, Ed Mayo and Wayne Schatz join Saint Mary’s team for IMPACT 2019 pre-conference session August 6, 2019

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

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Advocacy

Following NCBA CLUSA’s open letter to presidential candidates, Gillibrand rolls out rural platform emphasizing co-ops August 13, 2019 read more

#CoopsFor2020 campaign toolbox now includes sample questions for cooperators attending town halls July 30, 2019 read more

Have you submitted your #CoopsFor2020 Letter to the Editor yet? Check out this thoughtful example from a reader July 23, 2019 read more

At briefing on Capitol Hill, lawmakers and co-op executives shed light on USDA’s critical Rural Energy Savings Program July 23, 2019 read more

Members of Congress are headed home to the communities they represent—take this opportunity to invite them to your co-op! July 16, 2019 read more

July 16 briefing on Capitol Hill will highlight innovative efforts to cut energy costs and spur rural economic growth July 2, 2019 read more

Events

Cutoff for FREE attendance at this year’s Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute extended through Monday, August 19 August 13, 2019 read more

Registration is now open for the 2019 National Homecare Cooperative Conference August 13, 2019 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 August 13, 2019 read more

Rich Larochelle, co-op instructor and Cooperative Hall of Fame member, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op August 6, 2019 read more

Webinar: Demystifying the Cooperative and Association EMPLOYER Health Plan Option August 6, 2019 read more

Save the date for this year’s Cooperative Development Foundation Co-op 5K! August 6, 2019 read more

Global Programs

Global Programs

Progana is lifting up economic and social welfare, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein says August 13, 2019 read more

Global Programs

Zero Hunger Intern Katie Waeldner reflects on her internship with NCBA CLUSA July 23, 2019 read more

Global Programs

In Dominican Republic, building a culture of food safety and achieving equivalence with U.S. standards July 9, 2019 read more

Global Programs

Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Erika Brown reflects on her El Salvador experience June 25, 2019 read more

Global Programs

Is “beneficial electrification” the next big opportunity for rural electric co-ops to improve quality of life? June 11, 2019 read more

Global Programs

Nine new USAID Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignments open in El Salvador and Honduras! June 11, 2019 read more

Op-eds

Cooperatives are the best pathway to decent work and a decent income July 9, 2019 read more

Will worker ownership take center stage in U.S. politics in 2020? June 4, 2019 read more

Be a part of a generational opportunity to use cooperatives to solve today’s biggest challenges May 21, 2019 read more

With its core purpose of creating impact and building a better future, co-op leadership is as basic as the ABCs May 20, 2019 read more

The art of cooperating May 1, 2019 read more

What we can learn from the Rochdale Pioneers April 2, 2019 read more

Impact

While the number of ag cooperatives continues to decline, co-op influence in rural America does not, new CoBank report says July 23, 2019 read more

Cooperatives are the best pathway to decent work and a decent income July 9, 2019 read more

Around the World documentary series wraps up U.S. filming with screening at UN headquarters in New York July 9, 2019 read more

Four of the world’s top 10 largest mutual and co-op insurers are based in the U.S. July 9, 2019 read more

America’s Electric Cooperatives urges FCC to advance $20 billion auction to deliver broadband to rural America July 2, 2019 read more

Co-ops should be recognized as drivers of the “fairer, more inclusive, and more secure future of work” outlined by the ILO June 18, 2019 read more

Community

New Mexico co-op halfway to solar goal as state mandates carbon-free energy August 13, 2019 read more

National Cooperative Bank receives 2019 Top Workplaces Award from Washington Post July 30, 2019 read more

CooperationWorks! is celebrating 20 years of creating businesses and saving jobs July 23, 2019 read more

While the number of ag cooperatives continues to decline, co-op influence in rural America does not, new CoBank report says July 23, 2019 read more

IMARK Group announces BLUE HAWK, North America’s largest HVACR wholesale distributor, as founding member July 16, 2019 read more

Peggy Fogarty, Executive Director of Keystone Development Center, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op July 16, 2019 read more

Resources

Differences Between Cooperatives and Corporations June 4, 2019 read more

Membership Opportunities

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