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Exploring Cooperatives: Economic Democracy and Community Development in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

June 13, 2012
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Drexel University, School of Medicine
New College Building
245 N. 15th Street (between Race and Vine)
Philadelphia, PA

SPEAKERS
Gar Alperovitz, Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, www.garalperovitz.com

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), author of the National Cooperative Development Act of 2011 (H.R. MORE >>

Effective Cooperative Business Development for Practitioners

September 17 - 21, 2012
Madison, WI

The first session in the three-session program covers the skills and key development steps for the successful development of cooperative businesses. The program will include interactive sessions, case studies and tours to local co-ops to detail the practical applications of the developmental steps and methodologies. MORE >>

Financial Analysis for Cooperative Start-ups

May 14-18, 2012
Online Training

Program Description
Session Three: Financial Analysis for Cooperative Start-Ups
On-Line Training Program

The third session in the program examines the financial modeling and analysis process involved in conducting feasibility studies and business plans for start-up cooperatives. Each student will complete a set of pro forma financial statements for a new cooperative business. MORE >>

“Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives” Launches Public Appeal

“Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives” Launches Public Appeal
Inventive New Resource Turns to the Public to Raise Funds and Awareness

NORTHAMPTON, MA—The Toolbox for Education and Social Action (TESA) recently launched a fundraising and awareness campaign for its newest initiative, Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives, using Kickstarter (http://kck.st/CoopolyGame).

TESA, a worker-owned publisher of educational resources for social change, is seeking to raise $8,800 by October 2 to cover the costs of producing Co-opoly. MORE >>

SBA Includes Cooperatives in Its Programs

Small Businesses Have New Non-Profit Sources for SBA-financed Loans

20 First Community lending organizations selected to start making loans up to $200,000 under
new Intermediary Lending Pilot Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Startups, newly established and growing small businesses now have a
new source of financing backed by the U.S. MORE >>

Cooperative Development Institute announces over $300,000 in USDA Awards, $1.75 million cooperative park purchase

Shelburne Falls, MA – Awards of over $300,000 in USDA grants to the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) boost the organization’s ability to provide technical assistance to new and existing cooperatively-run businesses that create jobs, preserve affordable housing, ensure access to healthy local foods, and sustain renewable resources throughout New England and New York state. The event, which began at 9 a.m. MORE >>

Congressman Chaka Fattah Spearheads Urban Cooperative Development Initiative

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 15th 2010 – Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA),
Chairman of the Congressional Urban Caucus, will lead a new initiative to support urban
cooperative business development throughout the United Sates.
Fattah, an eight term Congressman from Philadelphia, will partner with the National Cooperative
Business Association (NCBA), a Washington-based federation of cooperatives from all sectors
of the economy, and CooperationWorks! (CW), a national trade association of cooperative
development centers and individuals.
Rep. MORE >>

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