Cooperative Development Foundation

Did you know that CDF’s and the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA)’s CLS program started in the 1990s? Some of our alumni and current program participants had an opportunity to gather today at the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives’s Worker Co-op Conference. Stop by our booth to say hi!

Here are some flyers with compelling facts and figures to help you explain and make the case for shared equity housing. You can help make people aware that shared equity housing is available as one of the solutions for any community wrestling with their affordable housing crisis. Download the flyers and find other resources at https://lnkd.in/eJHwhu9f.

Nannie Helen Burroughs ensured that the co-op’s surplus was divided into two funds: one for emergencies and one for education. The split reflected Ms. Burroughs’ purpose to improve economic well-being in her neighborhood, but also to spread the gospel of cooperation across the city. As news about Cooperative Industries began to spread, Ms. Burroughs' reputation as a co-op leader and advocate grew. It was a familiar role – using her voice to uplift Black Americans – this time through cooperatives. ??: Library of Congress

Cooperatives offer affordable housing solution through $24 billion office-to-residential conversion initiative in New York City – coalition including the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) and CDF seek 15% of total to create permanently affordable cooperative housing.??

Nannie Helen Burroughs was convinced that the government should support Black businesses. She worked for two years to secure Federal funding and won a $20,000 grant. The grant enabled the co-op to grow – members bought a farm and started a consumer cooperative. By 1963, the renamed Cooperative Industries of Washington DC had 400 members. ??: Library of Congress

Only one week left to submit a nomination packet for the 2025 Cooperative Hall of Fame! Be sure to get your nominations in by 5:00pm EST on September 13 to be considered for induction during the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives.

Taking inspiration from the Rochdale Co-operative Society of the District of Columbia, Nannie Helen Burroughs founded her first cooperative in July 1934. The aim of the Northeast Self-Help Cooperative was to create jobs for Black women, as well as the unemployed, unskilled, and disabled. Within six months of its founding, the cooperative was the largest sewing factory in DC with 50 members. ??: Richmond Public Library

We are a less than one month away from celebrating the newest inductees into the Cooperative Hall of Fame. Reserve one of the 19 tickets we have left before the event sells out! Purchase your ticket at https://lnkd.in/eCNhUeEE.

In October, five #coopheroes will be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame. Follow along as we introduce each inductee and highlight their contributions to our cooperative community. September is dedicated to Nannie Helen Burroughs. Nannie Helen Burroughs was a great American intellectual, orator, educator, and activist of the early 20th century. She was also a pioneering cooperative leader. The story of how she employed cooperatives to achieve her goals is an inspiration.

Exciting new job opportunity - leading our organization as the Executive Director! As Executive Director of Cooperative Development Foundation, you will lead and manage the implementation of CDF's strategic goals, manage its?assets and investments including CDF’s portfolio of funds, oversee?program activities, and identify and secure new sources of funds. You would also serve as Senior Advisor with NCBA CLUSA, working on joint?initiatives to promote domestic?cooperative policy and development. You would work in Washington, DC, do some travel and start January 1, 2025.? ? If you (or someone you know) are passionate about work at the intersection of cooperative development, building an inclusive and equitable economy, and advancing approaches to community empowerment, please explore this?opportunity. Applications are due on September 30. https://lnkd.in/eXarFVBr