Colorado is for Cooperators: CW Spring Member Meeting in Denver, CO

Director Profile: Noemi Giszpenc

Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2025 CW Membership: Organizational, with Keystone Development Center Favorite Co-op Principle (sort of): Principle 1 – Open and Voluntary Membership Life Lesson: Slow down, you move too fast. ...

Director Profile: Davey Madison

Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2023 CW Membership: Organizational, with Montana Cooperative Development Center Favorite Co-op Principle: Principle 4 – Autonomy and Independence Life Lesson: Time on horseback can shift your...

Director Profile: Deb Trocha

Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2022 CW Membership: Organizational, with Indiana Cooperative Development Center Favorite Co-op Principle: It’s a tie! Principles 5 and 6 First Exposure to Co-ops: Winning an REC essay contest as a...

Director Profile: Kate LaTour

Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2024 CW Membership: Organizational, with CoBank Favorite Co-op Principle: Principle 7 – Concern for Community Landed in Co-ops Because: Saw the need for business succession! Vision for Cooperative...

Director Profile: Tamah Yisrael

Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2023 CW Membership: Organizational, with Columinate Favorite Co-op Principle: Principle 7 – Concern for Community First Encounter with Co-ops: Technically, the New Orleans Food Co-op Favorite New...

Director Profile: Fred Medlicott

Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2024 CW Membership: Organizational, through the Northwest Cooperative Development Center Favorite Cooperative Principle: Principle 5 – Education, Training, and Information Favorite Cooperative:...

Director Profile: Karen Tyler-Ruiz

Karen Tyler-Ruiz Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2022 CW Membership: Organizational, with the Center for Community Based Enterprise (C2BE) Favorite Co-op Principle: Principle 6 – Cooperation Among Cooperatives Favorite Co-op: ...

Director Profile: Kristin Forde

Kristin Forde Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2024 CW Membership: Organizational, with the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives Favorite Co-op Principle: Principle 6 – Cooperation Among Cooperatives First Bit by the...

Director Profile: Kirstie Boyette

Kirstie Boyette Quick Stats Start of Board Term: 2023 CW Membership: Organizational, with Cooperative Development Foundation Favorite Co-op Principle: Principle 5 – Education, Training, and Information First Encounter with...

Video Challenge: Tell Us Why CooperationWorks!

We know that cooperative enterprise can be transformative for members and the communities they serve. We know that co-ops keep more money in their local economy, are better able to weather economic downturns, and are an important...

Member Profile – North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Co-ops

The cooperative development center at the North Dakota Association of Rural Co-ops tells us about the most unique co-op they've assisted in their member profile!...

Member Profile – Cooperative Development Institute

Collective liberation is at the heart of why we do this work. We believe that none of us can be free to live a good, prosperous and peaceful life until everyone is free....

Member Profile – Northwest Cooperative Development Center

This week's #MemberMonday spotlight is the Northwest Cooperative Development Center. Learn about who they serve, how they've weathered the pandemic, and their greatest accomplishments!...

Member Profile – Start.coop

Start.coop shares their story for #MemberMonday!...

Member Profile – Food Co-op Initiative

The Food Co-op Initiative is profiled for CW's #MemberMonday!...

Sociocracy: The Worker Co-op Operating System

Posted on November 26, 2019 by John McNamara Over the last couple of years, I have had the incredible opportunity to work with Sociocracy For All (SoFA). This organization has worked diligently to bring the concepts of Sociocracy out...

The Legacy Tour Video Series

Starting July 8, 2019, the Northwest Cooperative Development Center will begin posting the video modules from the Legacy Project workshops with Linda Phillips and Jason Wiener. Sign up to the newsletter to receive notification when...

Democracy in Motion? Operationalizing Our Values Through the Co-op Index Report

Who doesn’t love talking about the co-op advantage? Co-ops, because of their member-based, problem-solving focus, enjoy a marketplace advantage based on trust and a core set of values and principles. This advantage, however, only works...