PBS series Visionaries to feature NCBA CLUSA in hour-long special on cooperative movement

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PBS series Visionaries to feature NCBA CLUSA in hour-long special on cooperative movement

What do a coffee farmer, pickle maker, board game entrepreneur, Mozambican doctor, funeral director, beer brewer, grocery store deli clerk and president of a credit union have in common? They are all members of the global cooperative movement.

Over six months and three continents, the Visionaries Series, which airs its 21st season on PBS this fall, interviewed NCBA CLUSA members and traveled to some our international projects to highlight the global impact of the cooperative movement during the 100th anniversary of the U.S. cooperatives’ apex association.

“We saw raw entrepreneurialism at every turn in our journey. The inventiveness and creativity was startling because everyone in the co-op communities we visited was innovating and thinking outside the box,” said Bill Mosher, Visionaries founder and Executive Producer for the show.

Hosted by Sam Waterston, the hour-long special features five locations spanning the U.S., Mozambique in Africa and East Timor in Southeast Asia. Binding all these stories together is the power of the cooperative model to bring members together and support communities.

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