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Nominate a cooperator for the 2021 Hall of Fame
CDF is accepting nominations for the 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame! Nominate a cooperator who has proven: Statesmanship: Demonstrated...
Jun 2, 20201 min read
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Howard Bowers Fund Awards Last Round of Grants
Thanks to a grant from CDF's Howard Bowers Fund, Spanish speaking communities will have access in their native language to Food Co-op...
May 14, 20201 min read
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2019 CDF Annual Report recaps accomplishments
With nearly $1,200,000 in grantmaking and spending on programmatic work, an updated website, successful events, and increased...
May 14, 20201 min read
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Grant funds annual event honoring Bill Gessner
The legacy of cooperative developer and Hall of Fame member Bill Gessner lives on with a grant to Cooperative Development Services to...
May 14, 20201 min read
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Howard Bowers Fund: A new course after 26 years of service to food cooperatives
When the Howard Bowers Fund was established at the Cooperative Development Foundation in 1994, it had two objectives: support the...
May 14, 20203 min read
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CHS Foundation Supports Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute
Thanks to a grant from the CHS Foundation cooperators aged 18 to 35 and post-secondary students studying cooperatives will have a chance...
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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Cooperation Among Cooperatives Meets Concern for Community
When the worker-owners at Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing learned about the shortage of personal protective equipment for workers...
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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Grant Highlight: Disaster Recovery Fund Responds to COVID-19 Crisis
Donations to the Cooperative Development Foundation’s Disaster Recovery Fund are being put to work to help cooperatives and their...
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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Nationwide Foundation Supports CDF Mission
The Nationwide Foundation, a private foundation supported by donations from Nationwide companies, showed its continued commitment to...
Apr 16, 20201 min read
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CoBank Fund Helps University of Colorado Fight COVID-19
The University of Colorado's hospital system is anticipated to care for more than 50% of COVID-19 patients needing hospitalization in the...
Apr 16, 20201 min read
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Hall of Fame Spotlight: Michael Mercer
Advocate – Effective defender of credit unions at the state and national level, credited with securing key Congressional support for...
Apr 16, 20203 min read
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Grant Highlight: CLSI Alumni, Iwona Matczuk Reflects on Program Experience
The Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute (CLSI) is an opportunity for co-op employees, board members, or post-secondary students to...
Apr 16, 20203 min read
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Hall of Fame Spotlight: Carmen Huertas-Noble
Visionary – Recognizing the need for quality professional expertise, she founded a legal clinic to train a cadre of lawyers to advise...
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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Help Co-ops weather COVID-19 with donation to CDF Disaster Recovery Fund
Donations to the Cooperative Development Foundation’s Disaster Recovery Fund help cooperatives and their employees weather the impact of...
Apr 2, 20201 min read
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Grant Highlight: Detroit Community Wealth Fund's Co-op Academy
With support from the Cooperative Development Foundation's Cooperative Education Fund, Detroit Community Wealth Fund (DCWF) launched a...
Apr 2, 20201 min read
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Looking Back at Women's History Month
Now that Women's History Month is over, CDF wants to draw attention to five female cooperators recognized during the month of March whose...
Apr 2, 20204 min read
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Hall of Fame Spotlight: Everett M. Dobrinski
Advocate – Vocal champion of cooperatives before state and federal legislatures advocating on cooperative taxation, retail wheeling and...
Mar 19, 20203 min read
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75 Years of Cooperative Impact: Harnessing the Resources of the US Co-op Community
The 40,000 cooperatives that flourished in the US in 1960 showed the potential of the model to meet the economic and social needs of...
Mar 19, 20201 min read
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Grant Highlight: Center for Family Life
In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a densely populated, low income neighborhood with a large percentage of recent immigrants, The Center for...
Mar 19, 20202 min read
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Looking Back at Black History Month
Now that Black History Month is over, CDF wants to draw attention to four Black cooperators recognized during the month of February whose...
Mar 4, 20203 min read
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Cooperative Solutions to Community Challenges
Montana grows a lot of food: livestock for meat and dairy, wheat, lentils, and more. One out of every six Montanans work in agriculture. Yet, Montana communities struggle with access to food as more and more grocery stores close their doors. Losing a rural store can mean families have to drive 60-100 miles for groceries. Tracy McIntyre, Executive Director of the Montana Cooperative Development Center (MCDC) , says local grocery stores are “the last line of defense for thes
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Oct 314 min read
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Board Service and Engagement Opportunity
Are you passionate about working at the intersection of cooperative development, building an inclusive and equitable economy, and...
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Oct 74 min read
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