Bill Gessner Legacy Grants Support Food Co-ops
The legacy of cooperative developer and Hall of Fame member Bill Gessner lives on with grants to create an annual award for excellence in...
Jan 9, 20201 min read
Apply for a Bowers Fund Grant, Strengthen Your Food Co-op
Food cooperatives, developers and organizing groups can apply for the first round of bi-annual grants from the Howard Bowers Fund. Grants...
Jan 9, 20201 min read
Grant Highlight: Small & Strong Conference
With support from the Howard Bowers Fund, 73 representatives from small and start-up cooperatives met to discuss strategies for nurturing...
Jan 9, 20202 min read
75 Years of Cooperative Impact: CDF and the Founding of CARE
To mark CDF's 75th Anniversary, throughout 2020 The Buzz will highlight the Foundation's milestone accomplishments. The Cooperative...
Jan 9, 20202 min read
Thank You to Our Winter Extern
A college field trip to the Hanover Food Co-op ended in Dartmouth College sophomore Sydney Towle spending three weeks of her winter...
Dec 17, 20191 min read
CDF Presents Four Governance Webinars
Four webinars to help home care cooperative boards and management understand the nuances of cooperative governance were produced by CDF...
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Grant Highlight: Collective Courage Graphic Novel
With support from a Cooperative Education Fund grant, Jessica Gordon-Nembhard is creating a graphic novel version of her book Collective...
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Sponsor Support Makes 2019 an Impactful Year
With the support of its donors and sponsors, CDF is closing out 2019 having grown its partnerships, outreach and impact. As of December...
Dec 17, 20192 min read
Grant Highlight: Up & Coming Food Co-op Conference
With support from a Howard Bowers Fund grant, Indiana Cooperative Development Center (ICDC) will welcome 300 cooperators at its annual Up...
Dec 5, 20192 min read
Home Care Cooperative Conference Highlights Marketing and Member Recruitment
Record setting attendance marked the 4th Annual National Home Care Cooperative Conference. 105 cooperators from established and start-up...
Dec 5, 20192 min read
Four Cooperators to be inducted into Cooperative Hall of Fame
Four outstanding cooperative leaders will receive the cooperative community's most prestigious honor when they are inducted into the...
Dec 5, 20193 min read
Celebrate 75 Years of Cooperation with a Donation
CDF is commemorating 75 years of support for cooperatives and cooperators. With a proven track record of promoting and developing...
Dec 5, 20191 min read
2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Four outstanding cooperative leaders will receive the cooperative community’s most prestigious honor on May 6, 2020, when they are...
Nov 18, 20199 min read
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