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Also available in the archives is LEADer, the NCG Governance Newsletter
Title | Issue | Date |
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As the city of Austin, Texas, was warming up for the South by Southwest music extravaganza in March, it held host to a unique gathering of niche magazines from across the country. |
130 May - June - 2007 | May 15, 2007 |
The following summary was adapted from “Rural Updates,” the online newsletter of Defenders of Wildlife. |
130 May - June - 2007 | May 15, 2007 |
Where we gonna get the grubstake? |
129 march - april - 2007 | March 28, 2007 |
“The Annual Bioneers Conference is a hub of practical solutions for restoring the Earth—and people. It’s a thriving network of visionary innovators who are working with nature to heal nature. |
129 march - april - 2007 | March 28, 2007 |
How does a board ensure achievement of a particular goal that’s not part of the Ends statement? |
128 January - February - 2007 | January 29, 2007 |
Editor’s note: Sidney Pobihushchy died November 23, 2006, at age 74. |
128 January - February - 2007 | January 26, 2007 |
The day after Thanksgiving is usually a crazy time for retail. In a food store you will unlock the store to begin a major restocking project after the first of the two big eating holidays. |
128 January - February - 2007 | January 26, 2007 |
Thanks to the wonders of anesthesia, a trip to the dentist’s office to have a cavity filled is no longer a painful experience, but it is still anything but pleasant. |
127 November - December - 2006 | December 29, 2006 |
The Community Food Co-op (CFC) in Bozeman, Montana, with an active membership of over 19,000, is 27 years old. |
127 November - December - 2006 | December 29, 2006 |
Domestic or international? One of my most lasting memories from my visit with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives in Georgia last summer was a profound sense of commonality. |
127 November - December - 2006 | December 29, 2006 |
In recent years, the international Fair Trade movement has gained momentum, reaching more producers, traders and consumers with its message of fairness and equity in global trade. |
127 November - December - 2006 | November 29, 2006 |
In early October, the mayor of Lincoln, Neb., Coleen Seng, and Open Harvest Cooperative Grocery announced that the cooperative and the city parks and recreation department had received a federal gr |
127 November - December - 2006 | November 29, 2006 |
Many cooperatives struggle to find appropriate operational benchmarks and to set challenging yet attainable goals. |
126 September - October - 2006 | November 29, 2006 |
Values long held within the cooperative business community are now hitting the mainstream. |
126 September - October - 2006 | November 15, 2006 |
Along with the successful growth of our food co-ops, in what direction can we expand beyond groceries? |
126 September - October - 2006 | November 13, 2006 |
In mid-April the Blooming Prairie Foundation announced the recipients of its 2006 grants. |
124 May - June - 2006 | August 9, 2006 |
“When are you opening?” Without exaggeration, I can say I must have heard that question about 954 times in the last few months. |
125 July - August - 2006 | August 8, 2006 |
Nine years ago, at the 1997 CCMA (Consumer Cooperative Management Association) conference in Alexandria, Va., a workshop was held to discuss how co-ops could use the Worl |
125 July - August - 2006 | August 8, 2006 |
We are pleased to present the new Retail Operations Survey, which reports double digit growth in co-op sales during the past year, along with higher than ever gross margins. |
089 July - August - 2000 | May 31, 2006 |
Cooperative Grocer 2000 Retail Operations SurveyStatistical Summary of Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and RatiosSMALL |
095 July - August - 2001 | May 31, 2006 |