The 2012 Upstate Cooperatives Summit will be in Syracuse, NY on Saturday, March 31st. The event is free or very low cost, open to the public, and is primarily being hosted by Syracuse-based Cooperative Federal Credit Union and the Onondaga
Cooperative Speaker Series at Southern NH University
Did you know that 2012 is the International Year of Cooperatives? Perhaps you are asking yourself what is a cooperative. Cooperatives are a form of shared ownership in which a group of members share the risks and benefits of jointly
Register now for FREE Food Co-op/Buying Club Start-up Training Webinars!
Food Co-op Initiative (http://foodcoopinitiative.coop/) and CDS Consulting Co-op (http://www.cdsconsulting.coop/) are pleased to present a series of all-new webinars addressing the specific needs of new food co-op organizers! The series of six live presentations will begin on January 10. All sessions
By Land and By Sea: Leveraging Co-ops for Business Success–Conference in Unity, ME Jan 19
Eat Maine Foods is sponsoring a one-day conference for Maine farmers & fishermen on the cooperative model of doing business. See http://www.eatmainefoods.org/events/coop-conference, and go to http://bylandandbysea.eventbrite.com/ to register. CDI staff will be presenting a couple of workshops. One of the
Happy Co-op Month 2011!
October is National Co-op Month — an opportunity to celebrate, educate, and communicate about co-ops. Check out the online toolkit. What are you doing this month? Cooperative Maine is publishing op-eds and releasing an update to its directory, Stronger Together.
CDI co-presenting at Agricultural Strategic Marketing Conference
CDI’s Food and Agriculture Cooperative Development Specialist Lynda Brushett will be presenting at this year’s Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference, along with Senior Extension Associate Brian Henehan and Keystone Development Center co-op developer Lisa Stolarski. The team will help attendees