Co-op Weekly – Help shape IMPACT 2018 — Submit a conference session or panel by March 5

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen

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We’re looking for your recommendations on examples that illustrate and research that quantifies how co-ops spur growth, participation and connection. Help shape IMPACT 2018 — Submit a conference session or panel by March 5 NCBA CLUSA is seeking proposals for conference sessions and panels through March 5 for the 2018 Cooperative IMPACT Conference. This is your opportunity to help amplify the impact co-ops already have in the U.S. and around the world and explore new ways co-ops can drive even greater economic growth and participation.Keep reading spacespaceicon-facebook
With support from USDA Food for Progress funding through NCBA CLUSA’s Coffee Rehabilitation Project, Las Lajas Co-op has survived one of the region’s worst coffee rust crises.NCBA CLUSA joins call for continued support of USDA humanitarian, development funds In a letter last week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, NCBA CLUSA President and CEO Doug O’Brien joined 35 business and nonprofit groups calling for support for Food for Progress and other USDA development funding.

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Look for more creative and interactive content coming in future issues!

The Winter 2018 issue of the Cooperative Business Journal—available online now—introduces multimedia content for the first time to amplify the stories we tell. Keep reading
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Food co-ops will explore how to maintain relevance in an increasingly crowded market at the 2018 CCMA Conference. Learn strategies for strong co-ops and communities at annual CCMA Conference Registration is now open for the 62nd annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) Conference, to be held in Portland, Oregon, from May 31 – June 2.
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A study tour in Mondragon, Spain, led by the Master of Management, Co-operatives and Credit Unions program at Saint Mary’s University. [photo: Cooperative Grocer]

 At Saint Mary’s, students learn how to do business differently

In an increasingly competitive grocery market, it’s common to recruit and train with a focus on business acumen. A prudent board will hire management who have the skills to run the business.Keep reading