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Dec 5, 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, 20193 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, 20191 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...

Nov 18, 20199 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 7, 20191 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, 20192 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...

Oct 22, 20191 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 18, 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 11, 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 10, 20192 min read
Cornelius Blanding Honored as "Community Celebrity" by Cabot Creamery
CDF Board Member and Federation of Southern Cooperatives/ Land Assistance Fund Executive Director Cornelius Blanding was named a 2019...

Oct 10, 20192 min read
The Howard Bowers Fund Awards Grants to 7 Cooperatives
"Telling Kokua Market's Nearly 50 Year History," an educational handout for shoppers and members is among the grants made by the Howard...

Oct 10, 20191 min read
USDA Grant Provides Technical Assistance to Rural Homecare Cooperatives
Thanks to a Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant from USDA, CDF will continue to support local technical assistance for homecare...

Oct 10, 20192 min read
Grant Spotlight: Cooperative Leaders & Scholars Institute
Thanks to a grant from CDF and its Cooperative Education Fund, the Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute (CLSI) welcomed 21...

Oct 10, 20191 min read
Record Turnout for the Co-op 5k
Beautiful weather and cooperative spirit combined to make the 2019 Co-op 5k one for the record book. Nearly 300 people registered for the...

Sep 26, 20191 min read
41 Scholarships Awarded to Homecare Workers
Cooperative homecare workers from Washington state to Washington, DC were awarded scholarships to the 4th Annual National Homecare...

Sep 26, 20191 min read
Show Your Co-op Spirit With a Donation to the Bowers Fund
Don’t miss your chance to spruce up your wardrobe and support a cause that sustains and supports food co-ops with a contribution to the...

Sep 26, 20191 min read
Cooperators Are Gearing Up for the Co-op 5k
Co-op 5k teams are lacing up their sneakers and hitting the road in preparation for the Co-op 5K on October 5 at Hains Point. Leading the...

CDF
Jan 152 min read
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...
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CDF
Jan 152 min read
Bosland to head the Cooperative Development Foundation
Washington, DC, January 14, 2025 – The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) is excited to announce its new Executive Director, Julie...
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