The 2021 ROC USA Leadership Institute Training is underway. CDI’s NEROC staff is leading some of the ROC 101 sessions, sharing their expertise on how to run a cooperatively owned housing corporation effectively with new ROC leaders and resident owners
The Power of Co-ops United in Purpose
Our Executive Director, Noemi Giszpenc, reflects on the 2019 Cooperative Impact Conference My colleagues were buzzing with excitement at the choice of plenary keynote for the Cooperative Impact Conference at the beginning of October–Felicia Wong of the Roosevelt Institute was
Jim Wadsworth of USDA Receives 2017 Unsung Hero Award
CDI friend and ally Jim Wadsworth has been named the 2017 Unsung Hero Award recipient for his work at the USDA as an agricultural economist in Cooperative Programs. He has spent years in co-op education as a researcher and is
Employee Ownership Can Stimulate Craft Manufacturing & Job Creation
Craft manufacturing is an attractive industry sector that can be made more rewarding and beneficial through employee ownership.
CDI Awarded 2016 Rural Cooperative Development Grant
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gave a green light to Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) this week to create and retain rural jobs and secure affordable housing. Vilsack’s announcement included a major grant of $200,000 for CDI from the US Department of
How Do Obama’s Overtime Rules Affect Co-ops?
Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the question: “How do the new overtime rules the Obama administration has planned affect cooperatives?” See
Rural Cooperatives Magazine Features Advice from CDI
For Tax Day this year, we published a Co-op Cathy column that answered the questions “What is the maximum dividend rate that co-ops can offer on preferred stock?” and “What are the implications of issuing preferred stock vs. raising capital
CDI Garners 4 USDA Rural Development Grants
The United States Department of Agriculture offers a multitude of grants and support for development of rural communities, and recognizes that cooperatives are a key way to strengthen conditions for rural people. In this year’s funding round, CDI won four
February Interactive Exhibit Opens
Happy Black History Month! February is here and CDI is taking the opportunity to celebrate the history and contemporary reality of Black cooperation, particularly in connection to arts and culture. We are sponsoring a month-long interactive exhibit in Jersey City, NJ that
Spiritual math, poetic economics
Executive Director Noémi Giszpenc attended the New Economy Coalition conference “CommonBound” in Boston this past weekend. The themes of inclusion, of re-invention, of creative thinking and attentive listening, resonated throughout the gathering. While we are definitely seeking a change from