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Jan 152 min read
CDF Welcomes New Board Leadership
The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) welcomes two new members to its Board: Michelle Schry and Holly Jo Sparks. Both are...


Jan 152 min read
Bosland to head the Cooperative Development Foundation
Washington, DC, January 14, 2025 – The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) is excited to announce its new Executive Director, Julie...


Dec 6, 20248 min read
Announcing the 2025 Cooperative Hall of Fame Inductees
December 6, 2024 Next year the world will be celebrating the International Year of Cooperatives. As part of that celebration, the co-op...


Nov 8, 20242 min read
CDF Board Service Opportunity
Are you passionate about working at the intersection of cooperative development, building an inclusive and equitable economy, and...


Nov 8, 20244 min read
Sipping from the cup of access and equity - Pachamama Coffee Cooperative
Thirty years ago, Thaleon Tremain embarked on his Peace Corps assignment in Bolivia, focusing on economic empowerment. Little did he know...

Nov 8, 20243 min read
Celebrating Education in Worker Co-ops
“Whoever teaches learns in the act of teaching, and whoever learns teaches in the act of learning.” With these words, Brazilian educator...


Aug 19, 20243 min read
Building the network that builds cooperatives: CDF and CooperationWorks!
Like so much of the cooperative ecosystem, the story of CooperationWorks! is deeply linked to that of the Cooperative Development...

Aug 19, 20243 min read
Securing food - and community - for the frontier
Tracy McIntyre knows rural. Scratch that. Rural doesn’t even come close to describing the remote areas of Big Sky Country that she serves...

Aug 19, 20244 min read
Building community from the inside and out - cooperative education and development for prisoners and returning citizens
Mary Sutton’s work with returning citizens is rooted in her own experience, sparked in part by a move to the West Coast to support a...

May 15, 20243 min read
Driving change in Denver
In a platform rideshare landscape dominated by two competitors–Lyft and Uber–a fresh take on a trusted idea is gaining traction: The...

May 15, 20242 min read
"We Own It" - Supporting homeowners in manufactured home communities
Manufactured housing accounts for about 6 percent of occupied housing stock in the U.S. and is the largest source of unsubsidized...

May 15, 20244 min read
Building a movement, building each other - elevating the power of women in home care cooperatives
“Before being hired at a home care cooperative,” said Paulette LaDouceur, the general manager at Capital Homecare Cooperative, “I had...

Mar 18, 20242 min read
17 New and Emerging Co-op Leaders Accepted into CLS Program
The Cooperative Development Foundation and NCBA CLUSA are delighted to welcome 17 new and emerging co-op leaders into the Cooperative...


Feb 29, 20242 min read
National Conference on Black Cooperative Agenda Convenes Leaders and Builds Conscious Development
Ron Hantz, executive director of the Network for Developing Conscious Communities, is clear about the value of this past year’s National...

Feb 1, 20242 min read
North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship - a Project of Nexus Community Partners
Nkuli Shongwe grew up with a deep cultural knowledge of the power of cooperation. When she learned about the cooperative movement in the...


Jan 30, 20241 min read
Adria Powell Appointed to the CDF Board of Directors
Adria Powell, President and CEO at Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA) joined the Cooperative Development Foundation board of...

Jan 9, 20241 min read
Lace up your sneakers because it's time for the Co-op 5k!
Lace up your sneakers and stretch for CDF's annual Co-op 5k to support and celebrate CDF's 80 years of serving the cooperative community....


Dec 5, 20239 min read
Announcing the 2024 Cooperative Hall of Fame Inductees
December 5, 2023 Five outstanding cooperative leaders will receive the cooperative community’s most prestigious honor on October 3, 2024,...

Mar 14, 20232 min read
19 New and Emerging Co-op Leaders Accepted into CLS Program
The Cooperative Development Foundation and NCBA CLUSA will welcome 19 new and emerging co-op leaders into the Cooperative Leaders and...

Dec 9, 20222 min read
2023 Funding Opportunities Available
The Cooperative Development Foundation announces its 2023 grant and scholarship opportunities, which include updated processes and...

CDF
Jan 152 min read
CDF Welcomes New Board Leadership
The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) welcomes two new members to its Board: Michelle Schry and Holly Jo Sparks. Both are...
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CDF
Jan 152 min read
Bosland to head the Cooperative Development Foundation
Washington, DC, January 14, 2025 – The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) is excited to announce its new Executive Director, Julie...
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