

Roundtables Identify Co-op Policy Needs
From Billings to Harrisburg, Madison to Olympia, and Maple Grove to Denver, cooperative leaders met to discuss policy initiatives to...
Nov 7, 20191 min read


Grant Highlight: Cooperative Care Orientation
Cooperative Care, a 40 member worker-owned home care cooperative serving clients in and around rural Waushara County, WI, received a...
Nov 7, 20191 min read


Education Fund Supports Translation of Start-up Guide, Other Projects
The CDF Cooperative Education Fund recently awarded grants, totaling over $19,000, to six cooperative projects. The grants will support...
Nov 7, 20192 min read


CDF Adds to Home Care Cooperative Resources and Programs
CDF wrapped-up its FY 2018-19 USDA Rural Cooperative Development Grant with the release of a number of materials and tools designed to...
Nov 7, 20192 min read


Homecare Conference Targets Growth and Efficiency
Enhancing Board/Member Relations, Tailoring Your Cooperative Story to Influence Homecare Policy, and Implementing Strategies to Scale...
Oct 22, 20191 min read


Celebrating 75 Years of Cooperation
CDF is commemorating 75 years of support for cooperatives and cooperators. With a mission to promote and develop cooperatives to improve...
Oct 18, 20191 min read


Grant Spotlight: Latinx Co-op Map
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, in collaboration with Collective Courage author Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard,...
Oct 11, 20191 min read


Cornelius Blanding Honored as "Community Celebrity" by Cabot Creamery
CDF Board Member and Federation of Southern Cooperatives/ Land Assistance Fund Executive Director Cornelius Blanding was named a 2019...
Oct 10, 20192 min read


The Howard Bowers Fund Awards Grants to 7 Cooperatives
"Telling Kokua Market's Nearly 50 Year History," an educational handout for shoppers and members is among the grants made by the Howard...
Oct 10, 20192 min read


USDA Grant Provides Technical Assistance to Rural Homecare Cooperatives
Thanks to a Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant from USDA, CDF will continue to support local technical assistance for homecare...
Oct 10, 20191 min read


Grant Spotlight: Cooperative Leaders & Scholars Institute
Thanks to a grant from CDF and its Cooperative Education Fund, the Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute (CLSI) welcomed 21...
Oct 10, 20192 min read


Record Turnout for the Co-op 5k
Beautiful weather and cooperative spirit combined to make the 2019 Co-op 5k one for the record book. Nearly 300 people registered for the...
Oct 10, 20191 min read


41 Scholarships Awarded to Homecare Workers
Cooperative homecare workers from Washington state to Washington, DC were awarded scholarships to the 4th Annual National Homecare...
Sep 26, 20191 min read


Show Your Co-op Spirit With a Donation to the Bowers Fund
Don’t miss your chance to spruce up your wardrobe and support a cause that sustains and supports food co-ops with a contribution to the...
Sep 26, 20191 min read


Cooperators Are Gearing Up for the Co-op 5k
Co-op 5k teams are lacing up their sneakers and hitting the road in preparation for the Co-op 5K on October 5 at Hains Point. Leading the...
Sep 26, 20191 min read


Grant Spotlight: Food Co-op Initiative Quick Start
Thanks to the support from CDF's Cooperative Education Fund, Food Co-op Initiative rolled out three new online training courses and...
Sep 26, 20192 min read


Are You Ready for Co-op Month?
October 1st marks the start of Co-op Month, a month-long celebration of co-ops and their positive impacts to communities. This year’s...
Sep 26, 20191 min read


21 Scholarships Awarded to CLSI Participants
Cooperators from Uganda to Burnsville, MN and East Point, GA to Chicago, IL will meet in Washington next month to participate in the 2019...
Sep 11, 20192 min read


USDA Grant Advances Homecare Cooperative Development
Thanks to a Rural Cooperative Development Grant from USDA, CDF will continue coordinating the Homecare Cooperative Initiative and its...
Sep 11, 20191 min read


Grant Spotlight: Urban Homestead Housing Assistance
With funding from the CDF Cooperative Education Fund, Urban Homestead Housing Assistance (UHAB), a New York affordable nonprofit housing...
Sep 11, 20192 min read