Co-operative News North America

14/01/2025

$1.5m is being distributed to MSMEs in through a fund headed by the World Council of Credit Unions and USAID - US Agency for International Development

Set up in 2021 to facilitate agricultural lending through credit unions, the fund was expanded after Russia’s invasion

10/01/2025

Californian forced to close as rage across - but also offer support to members

Credit unions in the area are also offering assistance to those affected, with measures including loan payment support

10/01/2025

Minnesota Department of Agriculture announces development grants for farm , offering between $2,500 and $50,000 per project

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will award between $2,500 and $50,000 per project. Co-ops have until 20 February to apply.

10/01/2025

Members of the Chicago Municipal Employees Credit Union (CMECU) have voted in favour of a merger with Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU). With 113,000 members, the combined entity will have $1.65bn in assets.

Members of the 98-year-old Chicago Municipal Employees CU have voted in favour of a merger with Great Lakes CU

07/01/2025

Rural electric co-ops in the USA have been awareded US$4.37bn for clean energy projects, as part of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New Era) programme.

https://www.thenews.coop/4-4bn-awarded-to-rural-electric-co-ops-for-clean-energy/

03/01/2025

How can deliver a better ? California state asked a team led by Prof David Levine of Berkeley Haas Business School, for detail, with the findings collected in a report edited by Danny Spitzberg. The study, which includes a stress of the benefits of secondary co-ops and federated models, was discussed at a recent webinar. More here 👇

https://www.thenews.coop/how-can-co-ops-fix-work-in-low-wage-sectors/

03/01/2025

Co-op News global editor Anca Voinea reports from a two-day visit to India's SEWA co-op federation, which has been using the model to empower informal women workers since 1972, setting a global benchmark for the power of cooperation

Anca Voinea reports from a two-day tour of Sewa, the women's co-op federation which has become an example to the rest of the world

03/01/2025

Asian leaders look at governance and social media at annual sector conference in Malaysia

More than 130 leaders gathered for the event in Penang, Malaysia, including delegates from the Singapore National Co-operative Federation

03/01/2025

Global community Patio Coop is bringing together worker to support one another and collaborate on digital technology, communication and design projects.

Here's their story 👇

'These folks know their technology, are committed to the co-operative ecosystem and know how to enjoy life'

03/01/2025

We speak to DotCooperation's Violetta Nafpaktiti about the promotion of in the International Year of

'We want to celebrate the diversity of co-op identity around the world and, essentially, celebrate the celebrations'

02/01/2025

Young co-operators hack out a brighter future at the International Cooperative Alliance Global Conference

Youth event at the Global Cooperative Conference looks to develop a new generation of co-operators and address the challenges they face

02/01/2025

is revolutionising - bringing opportunities but also ethical challenges for in the sector. The International Health Cooperative Organisation mulls the issues at the International Cooperative Alliance global conference

Discussion of the ethical and practical issues around digital led by the International Health Cooperative Organisation in New Delhi

02/01/2025

brings the same old challenges. With the world lagging on , can speed the pace towards achieving the United Nations ? Discussion at the International Cooperative Alliance Global Conference

The world is trailing far behind its target for the UN SDGs

02/01/2025

‘We call on co-operators worldwide to share their pride for what co-operatives are doing to build a better world’

Website goes live for the United Nations International Year of #2025

The website includes the form and guidelines to apply for use of the logo and advice for objectives set for the year

02/01/2025

‘While the challenges we face are global, the answers are local’

Ariel Guarco, president of the International Cooperative Alliance, reflects on the recent Global Conference, and on the International Year of #2025

'While the challenges we face are global, the answers are local'

31/12/2024

In memoriam: Tributes to some of the those lost to the movement in 2024

Tributes to some of those lost to the co-operative movement in 2024

31/12/2024

From new government supports in the US and Canada and the UK, and fresh funding ideas from Coop Exchange, to legislative reform and the launch of the International Year of at the ICA Global Conference, it's been a busy year for the sector, with disaster responses, action on retail crime and work towards net zero - with some member disputes along the way. Here's a selection of headline stories from 2024.

A look back over some of the stories affecting the co-op sector during another turbulent year