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22 May '13

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United States Co-operative leaders set for 'Hall of Fame' welcome
Four co-operative leaders will become part of the Co-operative Hall of Fame this week during a...
United States Credit unions sprout cooperative message at Green Festival
Native New Yorkers and international visitors alike obtained fresh insight into the power of...
United States Credit unions save students thousands in debt
Students in America have found a saving grace in credit unions, as they help to alleviate the...
United States New CEO for the National Cooperative Business Association
The National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA), the US national association for cooperative...
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Global NewsCo-operative gamers are raising funds to launch Co-opoly 2.0

The second edition of Co-opoly will soon be launched and creators say it will be even better than the first one! The Toolbox for Education and Social Action is currently trying to ...

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Global NewsThank Feminism For Millennials’ Cooperative, Liberal Spirit

Why are millennials so cooperative, confident, and liberal-leaning compared to their older peers? Thank feminism, says Amanda Marcotte. See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | ...

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Global NewsWorkers' cooperatives: Cooperatives today: Challenges and opportunities

RT @incipecoop The International Labour Organization writes on the potentials of workers' co-ops: http://t.co/9hpyez2Gc4 via @ILONEWS #coops See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives ...

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Global NewsSanford Co-operative: housing alternative in the struggle for renting ...

A Deptford housing cooperative now accommodating 120 people continues to thrive in “a crisis” London housing market described as desperately short of affordable ...

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Global NewsVideo: Chicago workers open new cooperative factory five years ...

Workers at the New Era Windows Cooperative are celebrating the grand opening of their new unionized, worker-owned and operated business. Almost a year to the day after their ...

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Global NewsWORKING TOWARDS A LOYAL AND CO-OPERATIVE ENGAGED MEMBERSHIP

Followers of the Robert Owen Group’s website will have noticed that the Members’ Council has posted a paper on member engagement for wider discussion and feedback. We do ...

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Global NewsCan Co-ops Save Unions? - In These Times

Can Co-ops Save Unions? In These Times New Era Windows LLC, a worker-owned cooperative formed last year by members of United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 1110. See it on ...

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Global NewsCo-operative skills: what are they and why do we need them?

Nathan Brown, a co-operative development worker, explains how to deal with some common skill shortages (A good introduction to what #coops are about & how we've been trained ...

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Global News10 Ideas Of The Future Social Entrepreneurship - Co.Exist

Co.Exist 10 Ideas Of The Future Social Entrepreneurship Co.Exist The 10th Annual Skoll World Forum, which brought together several hundred of the world's leading social ...

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United StatesWorker-owned cooperatives benefit economy | The Daily Beacon

It is no secret that today in the United States the richest people in the nation are better off than they have ever been in our history. See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | ...

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