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22 May '13

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United States Co-ops unite across the US to 'Fix the Future'
Leaders of local organisations including worker co-operatives, community banks, local business...
United States New CEO for the National Cooperative Business Association
The National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA), the US national association for cooperative...
United States Share Exchange shows Californians how to own the economy
The Share Exchange, a Local Economy Center based in Santa Rosa, California is hosting a seminar to...
United States Anchor institutions could help to further co-operative development
A recent report by The Democracy Collaborative shows how anchor institutions can make a difference...

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Global NewsEuro Coop celebrates European launch of IYC

European consumer co-operatives share their policy goals for 2012

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Global NewsFuture Cooperative Leaders Program: make sure to secure a place for your promising young talent!

All organizations that are part of the broader global cooperative movement, from top-tier cooperatives to sector-based cooperatives and the organizations that represent them, can refer participants to the International Summit of Cooperatives' Future Cooperative Leaders Program until Monday, April 30, 2012. Each organization is invited to refer up to two candidates, who must be between age 25–30 at the time of the Summit and are employees or elected directors of a cooperative. To refer a ...

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Global NewsInternational Summit makes call for future cooperative leaders

The International Summit of Cooperatives, to be hosted in Quebec later this year, is looking for 230 young co-operators from around the globe.

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Global NewsThe co-operative advantage: a rich and varied contribution to social enterprise

The co-operative advantage: a rich and varied contribution to social enterprise: Dr Rory Ridley-Duff takes a look at how co-operative values can improve management practices.

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Global NewsThe co-operative advantage: a rich and varied contribution to social enterprise

The co-operative advantage: a rich and varied contribution to social enterprise: Dr Rory Ridley-Duff takes a look at how co-operative values can improve management practices.

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Global NewsNick Clegg more employee ownership

Nice to see Nick Clegg is interested increasing employee ownership. Here's an article on the BBC if you haven't already heard. Co-operatives UK welcomes the proposals by the ...

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Global NewsNick Clegg more employee ownership

Nice to see Nick Clegg is interested increasing employee ownership. Here's an article on the BBC if you haven't already heard. Co-operatives UK welcomes the proposals by the ...

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Global NewsNick Clegg more employee ownership

Nice to see Nick Clegg is interested increasing employee ownership. Here's an article on the BBC if you haven't already heard. Co-operatives UK welcomes the proposals by the ...

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Problems in the energy market could open the way for alternative providers, such as the Co-operative Group’s wind farm at Coldham, Cambridgeshire

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Global NewsWith a tough year ahead, it’s time to develop new ideas

2012 will be a tough year — it takes no intelligence to predict that. Consumer confidence is likely to fall further, while unemployment rises yet higher. Europe is ...

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Global NewsAnis Chowdhury (United Nations): “Cooperatives, a viable alternative to the dominant economic paradigm”

Anis Chowdhury, Senior Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), stated that the cooperative movement “has the potential to present itself as a viable alternative to the dominant economic paradigm”. He took part in the debate “The Way Forward”, on cooperatives and development organised by CICOPA in Cancun, for which he recently issued a message saying that it came “at a crucial juncture of the global ...

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