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Also available in the archives is LEADer, the NCG Governance Newsletter
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Increasingly, climate change is recognized as “an existential question”—it threatens our very existence. |
192 Sept.-Oct 2017 | November 1, 2017 |
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Food co-ops were part of the revolution in organic food, bulk food, local and sustainable sourcing, transparent labeling, knowledgeable staff, and so many other things we of |
192 Sept.-Oct 2017 | November 1, 2017 |
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Change in the market, change in the world, can mean stress in the relationships within a cooperative as the organization adapts to the changing circumstances. |
192 Sept.-Oct 2017 | November 1, 2017 |
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About the Howard Bowers Fund |
192 Sept.-Oct 2017 | November 1, 2017 |
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Pachamama Coffee Cooperative is a California-based federated cooperative that is wholly owned and governed by coffee farmers in Peru, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Ethio |
192 Sept.-Oct 2017 | November 1, 2017 |
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Under the theme, “Our North Star: Cooperate to Differentiate,” some 400 cooperators met in downtown Minneapolis on June 8–10 for the 61st annual Consumer Cooperative Management Associati |
191 July-August 2017 | August 11, 2017 |
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Co-op milestones are given recognition and celebrated at the June conference reported in this issue. |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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The Cooperative Grocer Network (CGN) board of directors held a retreat in early March 2017, before and during the Up & Coming food co-op conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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Since late 2015, National Co+op Grocers (NCG) has been publishing short, targeted resources that can help retail co-op staff efficiently and effectively manage various proce |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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Nancy Casady was introduced to cooperatives when she was hired as the general manager at Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Co-op in 1997. |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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No one is a perfect communicator, and no co-op experiences completely effective communication at all times. |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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If we created opportunities in meaningful participation by seeking win-win, it would be a game changer—in our relationships, in our customer service, in our strategies, in our partner |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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It has been an interesting year for new food co-ops. |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
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When the food sovereignty movement combined with the devastating impacts of the 2008 recession to re-energize the cooperative model, an opportunity for collaboration across the Canadian province of |
190 May-June 2017 | July 2, 2017 |
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Cooperatives when at their best show resiliency by enhancing member services through diverse tactics and forms of collaboration. |
190 May-June 2017 | June 23, 2017 |
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The NCG Development Co+operative is pleased to announce that it has loaned $9,350,000 of the $10 million dollars made available to retail food co-ops in its charter loan fund! |
190 May-June 2017 | June 23, 2017 |
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The March 2017 Up & Coming food co-op conference featured larger-than-ever attendance and a training program of increased depth and breadth. |
190 May-June 2017 | June 23, 2017 |
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Keeping it fresh: a vibrant and fresh produce department is a key part of most natural food cooperatives, and a positive produce experience is the primary reason given by shoppers |
190 May-June 2017 | June 30, 2017 |
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Where do you go when you have a question related to your job at your co-op that your co-worker, owners, or board are unable answer? |
190 May-June 2017 | June 30, 2017 |
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In 2015, Food Co-op Initiative (FCI) became aware of a pattern: The strongest developing food co-ops we worked with also tended to be some of the best-branded ones. |
190 May-June 2017 | June 30, 2017 |
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