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Our friends at the New Economy Coalition have launched an important initiative: A Youth and Student Grant program, of up to $5,000 per project. What’s even more exciting is that the grants are on a rolling basis. That’s right, there’s no deadline. When you
On Tuesday February 25th, 2014 Mayor Chokwe Lumumba unexpectedly passed away. The Jackson Rising: New Economies Conference (May 2-4, 2014 at Jackson State University) was intended to be one of the primary initiatives and vehicles of the Lumumba administration to build a
The Greenhorns, an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting young farmers, has published a guidebook for Cooperative Farming: Frameworks for Farming Together by Faith Gilbert. CDI’s Lynda Brushett was a contributing author. “Compiled from 42 interviews with farmers and professionals,
Did you know? The Toolbox for Education and Social Action is gearing up to offer some great online courses. They’ll be starting soon: Intro to Cooperatives March 10-14, http://store.toolboxfored.org/introduction-to-cooperatives/, Popular Education Methods and Practices Tuesday evenings starting on April 8th for four sessions, http://store.toolboxfored.org/popular-education-methods-and-practices/,
The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives is kicking off 2014 with a member webinar series on worker cooperative finances. Register today! January 24, 2014 = CAMP.coop TutorialJanuary 31, 2014 = Worker Coop Finances 101February 2014 = Patronage – Sharing &
Co-Cycle was a brave and beautiful project to bike the U.S. visiting and learning about co-ops along the way. To the Moon is the documentary. CDI is proud to have helped out in small ways with both projects and congratulates
Calling Young Farmers: Conference on Co-operatives Every February students attend the Collegiate Conference on Co-operatives. Sponsored in part by the CHS Foundation and CoBank, the event attracts participants from across the country to the hotbed of co-operation, Minneapolis/St. Paul. The
Got Love for Worker Co-ops? Join as a USFWC Sustainer! Have you been looking for a concrete way to support the growing worker cooperative movement? How about helping the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives reach our goal of 200 Sustainer
Many thanks to Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) for re-introducing a bill to foster cooperative development throughout the country, H.R. 2437, the Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act. See http://fattah.house.gov/news2/new-legislation-helps-drive-the-national-cooperative-movement/.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stuart Reid Tel. 507-664-2034 Cell: 507-581-0170 stuart@foodcoopinitiative.coop www.foodcoopinitiative.coop Food Co-op Initiative Announces Grant Opportunity Food Co-op Initiative today announced they are accepting applications for grants up to $10,000 for development of new grocery co-ops. The