Mighty Community Markets receives national award for Cooperative Innovation & Achievement. Read more >> NEW for 2024 Mighty Community Markets Intensives INTENSIVES Offer a deeper dive into an additional topic area. These are supplemental courses covering material not included in the Boot Camp designed for stores who are [...]
It can be challenging to find the right place to post your job openings and attract qualified candidates. The new Columinate Job Board will make it easy to post and fill all positions. Columinate Job Board Visit the Columinate Job Board Post once, Post far! Job listings submitted through the [...]
This Field Guide outlines the basic steps, timeline, and critical factors for successful implementation of Policy Governance (sometimes referred to herein as “PG”). When implementing Policy Governance, it is important to move forward relatively quickly in order to not lose momentum, while taking enough time to make thoughtful and informed decisions. Main Steps for Implementing Policy Governance Investigate – Learn about Policy Governance [...]
Boards that want to provide the best leadership possible will regularly evaluate their own performance to highlight successes and areas needing improvement. Using your board’s stated policy agreements as the basis of your assessment offers one straightforward approach to self-evaluation.
COVID-19 NOTICE: Columinate is monitoring continued developments concerning the COVID-19 virus. Continue to check this space for new development and learning opportunities. Columinate offers education and training solutions in key competency areas tailored to your organizational needs We recognize that learning is critical for attaining success and development for your communities. We can cater a training program to [...]
Our Cooperative Board Leadership Development (CBLD) team is looking ahead to another great year of supporting your organization’s success through our award-winning CBLD program. Now in its 21st year, CBLD provides an annual program of board support that includes monthly consulting, facilitated board retreats, a wealth of online webinars and other board trainings, and a library of resources to support [...]
We all go further when we go together Our consultants help you operate better, so your impact is greater. As a team, we bring on-the-ground experience, practical know-how, and a sense of collegiality to our co-op community. Our collaborative structure allows you to benefit from the combined expertise of the Columinate team: you get access to decades of proven experience that transcends community [...]
Despite cooperatives' history of commitment to values of social progress, our recent study of the General Manager Compensation Database reveals that grocery co-op General Managers who identify as female are paid significantly less than their male counterparts. We'll be sharing our findings over the coming year, but our work doesn't end in bringing this to light. Launched in early [...]
Presented by Art Sherwood & Todd Wallace CBLD Board Consultants Panelists Amy Holt - Board President Lexington Co-op Market Buffalo, NY Rose Marie Klee - Board President Wheatsville Food Co-op Austin, TX George Huntington - GM Bloomingfoods Bloomington, IN Lori Burge - Development Mgr. People's Food Co-op Portland, OR
Lab for Food Co-op Boards | Lab for Food Co-op Operations Everyone is telling you that your co-op needs to be more inclusive. You've learned A LOT about diversity, but are you still struggling to create that culture of "everyone welcome"? Have the experts or even the critics instilled in you the confidence or the know-how for taking the next step on [...]
