CDF and CHS Foundation Make Widely Used Cooperative Education Publications Available in Spanish
WASHINGTON, DC (July 26, 2018) – Thanks to to the work of The Cooperative Foundation and the financial support of the CHS Foundation, two...
Jul 26, 20182 min read
CDF Remembers Ralph Paige
Ralph Paige, a renowned advocate for the rural poor and a determined promoter of the cooperative model to help minority farmers passed...
Jul 3, 20183 min read
Winners of 2018 Cooperative Excellence Awards announced at CCMA
PORTLAND, OR (June 3, 2018) — Five winners of the 2018 Cooperative Excellence awards were announced June 2 at CCMA, the premier annual...
Jun 3, 20182 min read
CDF Receives $50,000 Grant from Newman’s Own Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC (May 17, 2018) — The Cooperative Development Foundation received a $50,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation. The...
May 17, 20182 min read
Two Waushara County Business Owners Educate Policy Leaders in Washington DC
WASHINGTON, DC (May 10, 2018) — Two leaders of Cooperative Care, a Waushara County business that is Wisconsin’s only home care...
May 10, 20183 min read
CDF Provides $30,000 Grant for Co-op Recovery in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, DC (March 28, 2018) — The Cooperative Development Foundation made a $30,000 grant to the League of Cooperatives of Puerto...
Mar 28, 20182 min read
CDF to Administer $3.5 Million CoBank Advised Fund
WASHINGTON, DC (March 20, 2018) – CDF received a $3.5 million contribution from CoBank to establish the CoBank Advised Fund. The...
Mar 20, 20181 min read
CDF receives grant to study cooperatives’ role in building healthy communities
WASHINGTON, DC (March 15, 2018) – With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Cooperative Development Foundation and...
Mar 15, 20183 min read
CDF Awarded $60,000 Nationwide Foundation Grant
WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 15, 2018) The Nationwide Foundation awarded a $60,000 grant to the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) to...
Feb 15, 20181 min read
Co-op Hall of Fame Inducts 2018 “Co-op Heroes”
WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 4, 2018) Four outstanding cooperative leaders will receive the cooperative community’s highest honor on May 2, 2018,...
Feb 4, 20189 min read
CDF Awarded $200,000 USDA Grant for Home Care Cooperative Development
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 18, 2017) —The United States Department of Agriculture awarded the Cooperative Development Foundation a $200,000...
Oct 18, 20172 min read
CDF Seeking Support for the Howard Bowers Fund for Food Coops
WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 5, 2017) — The Cooperative Development Foundation is seeking support from the food co-op community for the Howard...
Sep 5, 20172 min read
CDF Raising Funds to Help Co-ops Recover from Hurricane Harvey
WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 5, 2017) —The Cooperative Development Foundation is raising funds to assist cooperative businesses damaged by...
Sep 5, 20172 min read
Ziewacz Fuhrman Join CDF Board
WASHINGTON, DC (July 17, 2017) — Two new members were appointed to the board of directors of the Cooperative Development Foundation: ...
Jul 17, 20172 min read
Inaugural Home Care Cooperative Conference highlights emerging power of cooperative caregivers
WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 23, 2016) – More than 60 members and developers from across the U.S. representing eight of the country’s nine...
Sep 23, 20163 min read
Nationwide Grant supports CDF Cooperative Innovations Initiatives
WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 23, 2016) – The Nationwide Foundation, Columbus, OH, awarded a grant of $60,000 to the Cooperative Development...
Feb 23, 20161 min read
CDF receives CHS Foundation 2016 Cooperative Education Grant
WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 1, 2016) – The CHS Foundation, Inver Grove Heights, MN, awarded a grant to the Cooperative Development Foundation...
Feb 1, 20161 min read
2016 Inductees to Cooperative Hall of Fame Announced
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 22, 2015) Three outstanding cooperative leaders will receive the cooperative community’s highest honor on May 4,...
Dec 22, 20157 min read
CDF Bowers Fund Receives $25,000 Donation from NCGA
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 19, 2014) – The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) recently committed $25,000 to the Howard Bowers Fund...
Dec 19, 20142 min read
CDF Receives $20,000 Grant from NCGA for Emergency Fund
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 1, 2014) -The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) recently donated $20,000 to the Emergency Fund of the...
Oct 1, 20142 min read