CooperationWorks! — or CW for short — is the Center of Excellence for cooperative business development. We are a dynamic and innovative national cooperative created to grow the cooperative model across the United States.
CW members, a national network of Cooperative Development Centers, work together to revitalize communities through effective cooperative enterprise development. Members provide expertise across all aspects of cooperative development, including feasibility analysis, business plan development, training and education.
CW is accomplishing its work through a unique cooperative model of self-government and management. Rather than a traditional executive director and board of directors, all CW members are on the board and help manage the cooperative. Through service circles (similar to committees), member Centers and independent cooperative developers conduct the co-op’s work and keep it running smoothly. Circles include Leadership, Advocacy, Networking, Membership and Professional Development.