Oct 16, 20202 min2020 Hall of Fame fetes four outstanding cooperatorsBen Burkett, Everett Dobrinski, Carmen Huertas-Noble and Michael Mercer were officially inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame on Oct...
Sep 10, 20201 minCDF Board Member Larry Blanchard marks 60 years of service For the past 60 years, "people helping people" has been the mantra of CDF Board Member and credit union stalwart Larry Blanchard. An icon...
Sep 10, 20201 minNational Home Care Cooperative Conference goes virtualHome care worker cooperative members and developers from across the country will gather virtually on February 22 - 25, 2021 for the 5th ...
Sep 10, 20201 minHeroes.coop relaunched to honor 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame inducteesGrit and tenacity are two words fitting for this year's Cooperative Hall of Fame inductees. With less than a month away from the 2020 Coo...
Sep 10, 20201 minCo-op 5k draws runners from coast to coast and across the pondThe 2020 Co-op 5k will bring together over 450 participants from 29 states and 4 countries to compete virtually among one another the wee...
Aug 6, 20201 minBlanchard, Fuhrman, Snyder and Trocha reappointed to CDF boardThe composition of the CDF Board of Directors will remain unchanged after four members of the Board were reappointed to three year terms....
Aug 6, 20202 minReport highlights key findings on Growth of Latinx Co-ops in U.S.Latinx cooperatives are growing across the United States in both urban and rural places with particular concentration in the worker coope...
Aug 6, 20201 minIt's time to congratulate the 2020 Co-op Hall of Fame inducteesThe 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame inductees are known for the grit and tenacity needed to drive the change that improves lives and benefi...
Aug 6, 20202 minCo-op 5k draws participants from across the U.S.Co-ops and cooperators from coast to coast are lacing up their sneakers and cranking up the music on their headphones in preparation for ...
Jul 2, 20201 minJoin the 2020 Cooperative Leaders and Scholars CohortJoin young co-op employees, board members, or post-secondary students at the Fourth Annual Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute (CL...
Jul 2, 20201 minCo-op Virtual 5k Registrations Now OpenThe Cooperative Development Foundation is taking this year's Co-op 5k virtual. Cooperators from around the world can compete against one ...
Jul 2, 20201 minCooperative Hall of Fame Goes VirtualThe cooperative community will celebrate the induction of four outstanding cooperators during a live streamed virtual Hall of Fame awards...
Jun 2, 20201 minCDF responds to COVID-19 impact on cooperativesCDF made grants of over $230,000, provided technical assistance support to apply for and comply with government loan and grants programs,...
Jun 2, 20201 minSecond round of Disaster Recovery Fund grants awardedDonations to the Cooperative Development Foundation’s Disaster Recovery Fund are being put to work to help cooperatives and their employe...
Jun 2, 20202 minCooperative Education Fund supports virtual events during a global pandemicIn normal times the Association of Cooperative Educators' (ACE) annual summer institute convenes youth and cooperative educators to prepa...
Jun 2, 20204 minA CDF Loan Seeded 600 Affordable Senior Apartments in CaliforniaA $60,000 forgivable loan from the Cooperative Development Foundation to fund 60 senior housing units is seeding the development of 600 a...
Jun 2, 20201 minNominate a cooperator for the 2021 Hall of FameCDF is accepting nominations for the 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame! Nominate a cooperator who has proven: Statesmanship: Demonstrated sta...
May 14, 20201 minHoward Bowers Fund Awards Last Round of GrantsThanks to a grant from CDF's Howard Bowers Fund, Spanish speaking communities will have access in their native language to Food Co-op Ini...
May 14, 20201 min2019 CDF Annual Report recaps accomplishmentsWith nearly $1,200,000 in grantmaking and spending on programmatic work, an updated website, successful events, and increased partnership...
May 14, 20201 minGrant funds annual event honoring Bill GessnerThe legacy of cooperative developer and Hall of Fame member Bill Gessner lives on with a grant to Cooperative Development Services to hos...
CDF Feb 11 1 min Food co-op GM Award accepting applications Food cooperative general managers looking to up their game can now apply for a grant for leadership coaching services thanks to a program...
CDF Feb 11 1 min Grant supports community forum on environment and community resilience With support from the CDF Cooperative Education Fund, citizens of the northern counties of Vermont and New Hampshire can participate in a...