September 13, Maple Grove, MinnesotaNCBA CLUSA, the Cooperative Development Foundation and local partners Cooperative Development Services and Cooperative Network will host a regional cooperative policy roundtable in Maple Grove, Minnesota in More information here.
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Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants
Thursday, October 3, 20196:00 PM – 8:00 PM CoCreatz Coworking & Venue2388 University Ave. W.Floor 1Saint Paul, MN 55114 FREE REGISTER HERE (limited seating, 50 people) Hear a compelling talk from author Jon Steinman as he visits Saint Paul on his 130-stop North American book tour.Grocery stores exert considerable influence over the global food supply and […]
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The story of Park Plaza Cooperative’s success as a cooperatively owned mobile home community has found its way into national and state media in the last year. Here are two great stories that show the promise of what cooperatives can deliver in terms of community and sustainability. Stay tuned for a CoMingle at the Park […]
Continue readingMore TagGreat Turnout at 2017 Annual Meeting Launches New Membership Organization
At our 2017 Annual Meeting, there was unanimous approval among the nearly 27 attendees to transition CoMinnesota to a dues paying membership organization. This was necessary to establish a membership base from which we could draw governance, financial, and volunteer support. So far, we have nearly 30 members and $1,500 in member dues have been raised […]
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The results from our membership organization survey were positive enough for the Steering Committee to move forward with its proposal to turn CoMinnesota into a membership dues paying organization. (Download the CoMN 2017 survey results.) We received 65 responses. Almost all found value in many of our program areas, and about two thirds indicated that making […]
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