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Webinar looks at role of co-ops in Native American food system development
Cooperating to Enhance Native American Food Economies, a webinar on May 24-27 from 12:00 to 2:30 pm, will look at the potential role of...
Mar 11, 20211 min read


Co-op 5k teams run for fun and bragging rights
With only three weeks remaining to register for the 2021 Co-op 5k, teams from across the U.S. are getting ready to challenge the Fastest...
Mar 11, 20212 min read


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...
Feb 11, 20211 min read


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...
Feb 11, 20211 min read


Home Care Conference focuses on co-op success, caregiver wellbeing
The 5th Annual National Home Care Cooperative Conference focuses on skills needed to run and govern a successful co-op and home care...
Feb 11, 20212 min read


CDF is seeking a new Executive Director
The Cooperative Development Foundation is hiring a new Executive Director. The ideal candidate is a “Professor Gadget” of fundraising,...
Feb 11, 20211 min read


Virtual Co-op 5k registration now open
Lace up your sneakers and crank up the tunes, it's time to hit the pavement again for the CDF Virtual Co-op 5k, a weeklong event...
Feb 11, 20211 min read


CDF Board Chair Rich Larochelle appointed to FCI Board
CDF Board Chair Rich Larochelle joined the Food Co-op Initiative's (FCI) board of directors in January. A career long cooperator and Hall...
Jan 14, 20211 min read


4,000 Haitian farmers need your support
NCBA CLUSA and its partners have undertaken a new crowdfunding initiative to support the growth of an innovative cooperative effort that...
Jan 14, 20211 min read


CDF Development Fund offers grants for urban home care co-ops
Home care cooperatives in urban areas can now apply for grants to support training and technical assistance thanks to support from the...
Jan 14, 20211 min read


Conference focuses on skills needed for home care co-op success
The Annual National Home Care Cooperative Conference is one of the highlights of the year for those that believe worker-ownership offers...
Jan 14, 20211 min read


CDF Announces 2021 Inductees to the Cooperative Hall of Fame
Four outstanding cooperative leaders will receive the cooperative community’s most prestigious honor on October 7, 2021, when they are...
Jan 7, 20219 min read


CDF, NCBA CLUSA and RWJF partnership continues with second grant
The partnership between the Cooperative Development Foundation, NCBA CLUSA and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) continues with a...
Dec 17, 20201 min read


Co-op Governance Survey supported by CoBank Advised Fund
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives is launching the first national, cross-sectoral study on cooperative governance...
Dec 17, 20202 min read


Cooperative Education Fund supports returning citizens
Collective REMAKE, an organization working to develop worker-owned businesses that accommodate and respect the needs of returning...
Dec 17, 20201 min read


CDF received extraordinary support in an extraordinary year
Supported by contributions of over $330,000 from more than 450 donors, nearly $400,000 in programmatic grants, and prudently managed...
Dec 17, 20201 min read


NCB/CDF support DC Limited Equity Housing Initiative
The National Cooperative Bank and CDF are helping the District of Columbia Limited Equity Cooperative (LEC) Task Force spread the word...
Nov 12, 20201 min read


Cooperatives important component in Reimagining Native Food Economies Report
CDF and NCBA CLUSA are partnering with the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) on an online conference to look at the potential of...
Nov 12, 20201 min read


Unleash the Power of Co-ops with a year-end donation
The cooperative community's continued support of CDF's mission to promote and develop cooperatives to improve economic opportunities for...
Nov 12, 20202 min read


CDF expands work with two USDA grants
CDF was awarded two grants from USDA to support the Foundation's work coordinating the Home Care Cooperative Initiative and the...
Oct 16, 20201 min read


Meet the 16 new and emerging co-op leaders accepted into the 2025 CLS cohort
The Cooperative Development Foundation and NCBA CLUSA are delighted to welcome 16 new and emerging co-op leaders into the Cooperative...
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Mar 52 min read
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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...
CDF
Jan 152 min read
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