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By Columinate|2023-05-05T20:22:49-04:00July 1st, 2005|

The Common Cooperative Financial Statements (CoCoFiSt) program allows food co-ops to compare data and create best practices for a wide range of operational functions. The Food Co-op 500 (later renamed Food Co-op Initiative) program is a joint effort of the National Cooperative Bank, Blooming Prairie Foundation, National Cooperative Grocers Association and CDS. CDS contributed to the creation of a conceptual model for community-driven development [...]

Empowerment + Accountability = Success (and Fun)

By Columinate|2023-05-05T20:22:53-04:00January 1st, 2003|

In mission-based organizations like co-ops, the empowerment of individuals and groups is highly valued. For groups carrying out projects in such associations, organizational process is often as important as the outcome. Ideally, the co-op’s development and empowerment of its constituents flows from doing business in a way that makes the most of the organization’s resources and creativity. The “empowerment stream” in co-ops starts with [...]

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