http://find.coop Cooperation amongst Cooperatives, and Beyond http://find.coop/org/CooperativeDevelopmentInstitute.html CDI was formed in 1994 with the mission of "increasing economic opportunities and benefits for people in the Northeast by fostering the growth and success of all types of cooperative enterprises." CDI's approach combines business development assistance with training and education to facilitate the success of individual projects while creating a policy and decision-making environment that encourages cooperative development as an essential component of economic and social development. CDI's strategy has three specific and integrated objectives: - Facilitate the development of new cooperatives, emphasizing the infrastructure essential for their success, focusing on creating and retaining jobs for residents of low and moderate incomes; - Enhance performance of existing cooperatives to strenghten rural and urban communities; and - Demonstrate the benefits of inter-cooperative activity, while establishing the efficacy of joint and mutual cooperative action. 2009-10-29T21:15Z http://find.coop/org/FareShareCoop.html Fare Share Market is a natural foods cooperative located in the Oxford Hills region of Western Maine. . 2009-08-24T15:46Z http://find.coop/org/ClassActFederalCreditUnion.html Credit Union serving select employee groups in the educational community in Louisville, Kentucky and the surrounding areas. The employees and students of Jefferson County Public Schools and surrounding Public and private schools systems in the Louisville area. As well as the students and alumni of the University of Louisville. 2009-08-12T19:09Z http://find.coop/org/PeerMarketingAssociatesInc.html Peer Marketing Associates, Inc. is a national cooperative whose network of 124 members, operating out of 172 locations, are wholesale distributors of candy, tobacco, grocery, food service and general merchandise items to the convenience retail trade. 2009-07-13T13:21Z http://find.coop/org/CooperativeDevelopmentFoundation.html 2009-07-02T03:24Z http://find.coop/org/NationalCooperativeBusinessAssociation.html 2009-07-01T17:41Z http://find.coop/org/OnceAgainNutButter.html Once Again Nut Butter was founded in 1976, as a worker cooperative with the goal of providing the natural products industry with a tasty, healthy, and nutritious peanut butter. Our line also includes both organic and natural butters which are peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, and tahini, available in sizes from 1 lb. jars to bulk drums. We offer both natural and organic bulk peanuts, cashews, and almonds that are available either dry or oil roasted. And don't forget the wildly popular tamari almonds! 2009-06-10T05:20Z http://find.coop/org/Sevenanda.html At Sevananda Natural Foods Market, everyone can shop, anyone can join. We are one of the Southeast's largest consumer-owned cooperatives providing fresh, local and organic produce, natural foods, vitamins and supplements, a large selection of bulk herbs and spices, earth-friendly household and pet products and freshly prepared foods including nutritious baked goods, soups, sandwiches, entrees and salads. Located in Little 5 Points, near Downtown Atlanta, we offer shoppers and member-owners a variety of health and nutrition classes for healthy living. Sevananda, (pronounced "SAY-vuh-NAHN-dah"), cooperatively owned since 1974 was created to empower the community to health and well-being. 2009-06-10T05:19Z http://find.coop/org/MountHopeHousingCompanyInc.html Founded in 1986 by community residents and leaders in response to the dramatic deterioration of the Mt. Hope section of the Bronx, Mount Hope Housing Company, Inc. is a community development organization that rehabilitates and manages affordable housing as well as providing a robust array of services to help its residents achieve new opportunities to move up the economic ladder. Mount Hope offers youth services such as computer and GED classes, recreational and cultural opportunities, career counseling and academic enrichment; employment services such as job readiness, counseling and placement; and community-based asset-building services such as workshops in money management training, and help with starting businesses, buying homes and continuing education through matched fund savings accounts. Mount Hope's intense efforts in community planning and developing the community infrastructure reflect its commitment to area sustainability and can be measured in reduced crime, increased property values, a growing local economy and improved quality of life. 2009-06-10T04:48Z http://find.coop/org/FurnitureFirstCooperative.html Furniture First is a purchasing cooperative serving independent furniture and mattress retailers across the USA. The 168 members of Furniture First are the organization's stockholders, who collectively leverage $1.5 billion in buying power with over 346 retail stores in 43 states. More information is available online at www.FurnitureFirst.coop and at www.FurnitureFirst.com. 2009-06-10T04:36Z http://find.coop/org/CoadyInternationalInstituteStFXUnv.html Named in honour of Rev. Dr. Moses Coady, the Coady International Institute represents St Francis Xavier University's commitment to social justice - in action. Unique in North America, the Coady Institute has been educating and training development professionals from around the world since 1959. Over 4,500 men and women from more than 130 countries have graduated from the Coady's campus-based programs. They come to the Coady to share experiences and learn innovative and practical ways of working with their own communities to improve their social and economic well being through active citizenship and co-operation. Their work in areas such as health, education, environment, micro-enterprise, and human rights is helping millions of people to build brighter futures for themselves. <P>Coady currently offers a five-month Diploma in Community-Based Development and nine three-week certificates, including three newly launched certificates in Youth Leadership for Development, Asset-Based Approaches to Community Development and Community-Based Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding. <P>Since 1997, the Coady has provided over 100 recent Canadian university and college graduates with the opportunity to participate in a six-month work internship with global partners in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and South America. Not only does the internship experience improve graduates' job prospects when they return to Canada, but it also gives them an opportunity to understand their role as global citizens. <P>Through our Global Partnerships Program, the Coady is also working on-the-ground with development organizations around the world to help them strengthen their ability to educate and train local development workers. 2009-06-10T04:23Z http://find.coop/org/BeyondCareChildcareCooperative.html Beyond Care is a socially responsible cooperative business owned and run by women. Founded on a basis of democracy, equality and justice, Beyond Care creates living wage jobs in a safe and healthy working environment, while promoting personal growth and educational opportunities for its members. Beyond Care's core values are honesty, solidarity, respect and professionalism. 2009-06-10T04:21Z http://find.coop/org/HanoverConsumerCooperativeSocietyINC.html Started in 1936, this consumer co-op operates two supermarkets, a community market, and a full-service gas station. 2009-05-29T17:46Z http://find.coop/org/TwinOaksCommunity.html Income-sharing community that sells hammocks and tofu, indexes books, and provides some other goods and services 2009-05-26T06:59Z http://find.coop/org/KnoxvilleCommunityFoodCooperative.html A community owned natural foods grocery store since 1981. 2009-05-22T18:34Z http://find.coop/org/CaledoniaFarmersElevatorCo.html 2009-05-19T13:26Z