NECC 65th Annual Meeting and Leaders Forum, CoBank Customer Meeting The 65th NECC Annual Meeting and Leaders Forum, “Strategic Decision Making Through Tactical Leadership” and the CoBank Northeast Customer Meeting will be held March 27-28, 2014 at the Albany Marriott,
Job posting: R.I. Food Co-op seeks General Manager
Job Announcement for Alternative Food Co-op General Manager position The Alternative Food Cooperative of Wakefield, RI, is looking for a full-time General Manager and invites applications from the greater food co-op and sustainable living business community. Please see the job
New Hampshire Community Seafood multi-stakeholder co-op featured in Rural Cooperatives Magazine, Sept/Oct issue
CDI’s Lynda Brushett and Noemi Giszpenc teamed up to report on the new multi-stakeholder co-op in New Hampshire, NH Community Seafood, owned by fishermen and consumers. Using the community-supported agriculture marketing model, they are shoring up the basis for viable
Launch of web series: My So-Called Housing Cooperative
Craig Saddlemire, film-maker and founder-member of Faire Bande A Part in Lewiston, ME, writes: October is Co-Op Month and the perfect time to release the first episode in a short web series I’m producing called My So-Called Housing Cooperative. Episode
Job posting: GM for co-op store in Western MA
JOB POSTING: October 5, 2013 General Manager (GM) for the Old Creamery Co-op in Cummington, Massachusetts. After a three-year start-up period, we are off and running! We took ownership of the Old Creamery business and building on November 6, 2012
Come to the 2013 New York Cooperative Summit
Registration for the New York Cooperative Summit is now openwww.newyorkcooperative.net The New York Cooperative Network will hold the second annual New York Cooperative Summit in Syracuse on Saturday, September 28th. The event will feature expert speakers and presentations that will educate
Call for Co-op Academy Mentors! Worcester Roots project, fall 2013
Call for Co-op Academy Mentors! Experienced Co-operators Needed! This fall, Worcester Roots Project, in collaboration with Solidarity And Green Economy Alliance (SAGE), CDI and Boston Center for Community Ownership is holding the very first Co-op Academy: “Concept to Co-op (CtC)“!
NCBA Legislative and Advocacy Update: June 4
Legislative and Advocacy Update Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • 12 – 1 pm, Eastern Join NCBA CLUSA President and CEO Mike Beall and Capitol Hill professionals as they discuss cooperative legislative matters and current issues in Washington. With Congress working
Grants for Start-Up Food Co-ops Build Co-op Economy
Congratulations in particular to Northeast co-ops in Dorchester, MA, Barre, VT and Binghamton, NY! Food Co-op Initiative is excited to announce the latest round of grants to startup food cooperatives. Full text of this press release is included below, attached,
Accessing USDA Rural Development Programs for Cooperatives Webinar 9/20
Accessing USDA Rural Development Programs for Cooperatives Webinar September 20 • 2-3 pm, Eastern Did you know cooperatives are eligible for over 15 different funding programs within the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)? In this webinar, NCBA Director of Public Policy R.L.