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Resources
An Inventory of Educational Resources for Directors of U.S. Agricultural
Cooperatives. Brian M. Henehan and Todd M. Schmit. Extension
Bulletin, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
May 2008. E.B. 2008-08 (pdf
265k)
Cooperation Works!: An Evaluation of an Interactive Video Teleconference.
Brian M. Henehan and Robert L. Campbell. Staff Paper , Department
of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
July 1995. S.P. 1995-03 (pdf
1.58mb)
Decision Making in Membership Organizations: A Study of Fourteen
U.S. Cooperatives. Brian M. Henehan and Bruce L. Anderson. Research
Bulletin, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
June 1994. R.B. 1994-05 (pdf
4.64mb)
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
from the Northeast Cooperative Council Annual Meeting and Leader's Forum,
March 11-12, 2008 in Albany, NY.
Changing Weather for
the Northeast, Arthur DeGaetano, Associate Professor, Director of
NE Regional Climate Center, Cornell University.
Observations on Cooperative
Governance, Brian Henehan, Sr. Extension Associate, Cornell University.
The following videos were produced by eClips. Visit Cornell's eClips
collection for free, on-demand access to thousands of video clips on entrepreneurship,
business and leadership. Our eClips, podcasts and blog entries cover topics
such as: startup business planning, venture capital, career advice and
more. http://eclips.cornell.edu
NECC Annual Meeting and Leaders Forum, March 16-17, 2005
"Competing
in a Global Market" by Robert Verloop, Sr. Vice President of
Marketing, Sunkist Growers.
"Adding
Value to Member's Milk: The Upstate Farms Story" by Bob Hall,
General Manager and CEO, Upstate Farms Cooperative.
"Strategies
for Innovation" by Dr. Christopher Peterson, Professor, Michigan
State University.
LINKS
International
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OCDC- US Overseas Cooperative Development Council
Website: www.coopdevelopmentcenter.coop/OCDC/home.htm
Description: A voluntary association of 8 cooperative development
organizations representing diverse economic sectors. The members provide
technical assistance and training for overseas development in a wide
range of sectors including but not limited to agriculture, community
development, local economic development, and rural telecommunications.
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USAID
Website: www.usaid.gov/our_work/cross-cutting_programs/private_voluntary_cooperation/coop.html
Description: USAID supports cooperative development overseas
through its Cooperative Development Organization Program, a competitive
grants program that responds to the needs of local cooperatives and
other group based-business by utilizing the expertise and resources
of long-established U.S. cooperative organizations, members and volunteers.
International Associations
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Desjardins
Website: www.desjardins.com/en/accueil.jsp
Description: The largest financial group in Canada with 5
million member-owners. They value equity, solidarity, and social responsibility
in their financial services.
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International Co-operative Alliance
Website: http://www.coop.org/index.html
Description: An independent, non-government association that
focuses on ensuring that cooperatives are an enterprise that can compete
in the market place. They raise awareness, focus on creating the right
policy environment for cooperatives to operate in, provide information,
and offer technical assistance through development programs.
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Ontario Co-Operative Association
Website: www.ontario.coop
Description: A primary resource and common voice for the
development and enhancement of co-operatives and credit unions for
the economic and social betterment of communities and people in Ontario.
Cooperative Academic Centers
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Arthur Capper Cooperative Center
Website: www.agecon.ksu.edu/accc
Description: Provides education and assistance to people
interested in cooperative based businesses. They focus on cooperative
research, cooperative business development, cooperative finance, cooperative
leadership, cooperative strategic management, and cooperative marketing.
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Centre for Co-operative Studies, University College Cork
Website: www.ucc.ie/acad/foodecon/centre_b.html
Description: A university research centre that promotes education,
training, independent research, and consultancy in all aspects of
co-operative organization.
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Small Farm Center, University of California-Davis
Website: http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu
Description: Provides education, extension, and outreach
programs to the rural cooperative community. Provides information
on business principles, financing, management, and governance for
cooperatives.
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Center for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Website: www.coop-studies.usask.ca
Description: An interdisciplinary teaching and research institute
and the University of Saskatchewan. Created to provide research on
the role and operation of cooperatives.
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Kansas Cooperative Development Center
Website: www.agecon.ksu.edu/ACCC/kcdc/default.htm
Description: The goal of KCDC is to improve the earnings
and economic condition of agricultural producers and other rural residents.
Their strategy to do this is to encourage and assist cooperative business
development focused of value-added marketing and processing of agricultural
products.
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NCERA
Website: www.agecon.ksu.edu/accc/ncera210/default.htm
Description: A regional research project focusing on cooperatives.
It’s goals are to promote and coordinate research and create
a forum for the interaction between all parties with an interest in
cooperatives.
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Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives, North Dakota State
University
Website: www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/qbcc/
Description: Provides education at the university level and
for executives, conducts research, and coordinates with other organizations
and agencies in the region.
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British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies
Website: www.bcics.org/
Description: A catalyst for research, learning, and teaching
about co-operative thought and practice through the development of
Co-operative Studies as an established field of inquiry. Collaborates
with other post-secondary institutions, the co-op sector, government,
individuals and communities interested in co-operative development.
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University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
Website: www.uwcc.wisc.edu
Description: Strives to promote and research cooperative
actions as a means of meeting the economic and social needs of people.
Provides extension and outreach programs directed at all aspects of
cooperative business principles from structure to financing to management.
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USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Services
Website: www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/
Description: Promotes understanding and use of the cooperative
form of business as a viable organizational option for marketing and
distributing agricultural products. Serve cooperative members, directors,
management, educational institutions, organizations, rural residents,
and all other with an interest in the cooperative form of business.
Foundations
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Agway Foundation
Website: N/A
Description: The Agway Foundation, established in 1966 by
Agway, Inc., is a small foundation to benefit agriculture and the
public good. The primary goal of the Foundation is to support organizations
dedicated to serving the interests of farmers and rural communities
in the Northeast. Agway, Inc. is the largest agricultural cooperative
in the Northeast, owned by 80,000 farmer members in twelve Northeastern
states. It operates six subsidiaries, with its headquarters in Syracuse.
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CHS Foundation
Website: www.CHSfoundation.org
Description: The CHS Foundation invests the future of rural
America, agriculture and cooperative business through education and
leadership development. Programs offered include Scholarships, Rural
Youth Leadership Development, Returning Value to Rural Communities,
Cooperative Education, Farm and Agricultural Safety, Emergency Assistance
and Disaster Relief.
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Cooperative Development Foundation
Website: www.cdf.coop
Description: A non-profit organization that works to improve
lives and communities by supporting economic development based on
cooperatives.
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Nationwide Insurance-Dunlap Foundation
Website: www.nationwide.com/about-us/foundation-programs.jsp
Description: This is a competitive grant program to support
cooperative business principles and cooperative enterprise. Funds
may be used to support staff and faculty salaries, consultant fees,
project related participants' travel, supplies and other administrative
expenses. Grant funds may not be used for capital costs like construction
and renovation or to support ongoing operating expenses.
Cooperative Financial Services
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CoBank
Website: www.cobank.com
Description: CoBank has been a leader in delivering financial
solutions since 1916. They offer loan programs, financial services,
and leasing services to agribusinesses, rural communicators, energy
systems, and Farm Credit Associations.
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CUNA- Credit Unions
Website: www.cuna.org
Description: The Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
is the premier national trade association serving credit unions. Ninety
percent of America's credit unions are affiliated with CUNA. CUNA
provides many services to credit unions, including representation,
information, public relations, continuing professional education,
and business development.
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Farm Credit Council
Website: www.fccouncil.com
Description: Farm Credit offers loans and financial services
to agricultural producers. The council enhances the competitive environment
for the Farm Credit System by promoting and protecting the legislative
and regulatory interests of System institutions, and helps them achieve
additional benefits associate with being a System.
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NCB
Website: www.ncb.coop
Description: Provides comprehensive, tailored financials
services to cooperatives and other member-owned organizations through
the country. They are headquartered in Washington DC and have offices
in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Ohio, and New York.
US. Cooperative Associations
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Cooperative Communicators Association
Website: www.communicators.coop
Description: An organization of 350 professionals who communicate
for cooperatives. Work towards helping cooperatives in all types of
communications including writing, photography, editing to video, layout,
and design. They strive to improve effectiveness of communication,
advance professional standards of cooperative communication, and allow
for the interchange of information among cooperative communicators.
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National Cooperative Business Association
Website: www.ncba.coop
Description: NCBA is the lead national membership association
representing organizations of all types and in all industries. They
help co-ops strengthen their business by offering comprehensive education,
co-op development, communications, public policy, member services,
and international development programs.
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National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Website: www.ncfc.org
Description: Aims at protecting the public policy environment
in which farmer-owner cooperative businesses operate, promoting their
economic well-being, and providing leadership in cooperative education.
Remains the only organizations serving exclusively as the national
representative and advocate for America’s farmer-owned cooperative
businesses.
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National Rural Electric Cooperative
Website: www.nreca.org/
Description: Service organization dedicated to representing
the national interest of cooperative electric utilities and the customers
they serve. Membership includes generation and transmission cooperatives
for power supply, statewide and regional trade service associations,
supply and manufacturing cooperatives, data processing cooperatives,
and employee credit unions.
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National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
Website: www.nrtc.coop
Description: Represents the advanced telecommunications and
information technology interests of more than 1,200 rural utilities
and affiliates. They help rural electric and telephone utilities strengthen
their businesses with solutions uniquely suited t the needs of rural
consumers. They aggregate individual buying power, negotiate contracts,
and support business solutions which expand their service offerings.
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National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
Website: www.nrucfc.org
Description: A member owned financial institution that provides
state-of-the-art financial products to its approximately 1,050 electric
cooperative members.
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National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC)
Website: www.nsacoop.org
Description: Involved in financial management and planning
of cooperative businesses. Members are employed by cooperative or
provide professional services to them. Employees include accountants,
CFO’s, auditors, bookkeepers, CEO’s, attorney’s,
bankers, tax professionals, and other finance and accounting employees
of cooperatives.
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National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
Website: www.ntca.org
Description: Non-profit association representing more than
560 small and rural telephone cooperatives and commercial companies.
They provide government affairs programs, expert legal representation,
educational services, publications, and meetings.
State Cooperative Councils
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Agricultural Council of California
Website: www.agcouncil.org
Description: Communicates with members and the public with
three well- respected publications. Through media contacts and advertising
campaigns like the cooperative ad campaign, the council raises awareness
and understanding of the cooperative business structure and the role
of cooperatives in California agriculture.
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Iowa Institute for Cooperatives
Website: www.iowainstitute.coop
Description: The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives located
in Ames, IA is the trade organization for cooperatives in Iowa. It
was started by local Iowa cooperatives in the early 1950's to provide
educational programs on cooperatives, to promote the cooperative form
of business and to provide assistance with legislative and regulatory
matters. Financial and management consulting and cooperative development
services were added in 1987.
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Mid-Atlantic Alliance of Cooperatives
Website: www.MAACooperatives.org
Description: Formed by 24 cooperatives based in Pennsylvania
and Maryland in recognition that cooperative businesses are unique
and that they would individually gain strength by combining efforts
to meet their specialized needs and interests. Their goal is to create
services that will help them deal with these priorities and others
in today’s business world.
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Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives/Minnesota Association
of Cooperatives
Website: www.wfcmac.coop
Description: Provides information as it relates to cooperatives
in the areas of regulations and legislative issues, news, and education.
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Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council
Website: www.okagcoop.org
Description: Provides up-to-date knowledge of the daily activities
of the Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council from educational
opportunities to legislative representation.
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South Dakota Association of Cooperatives
Website: www.sdac.coop
Description: South Dakota Association of Cooperatives is
a statewide organization that welds all types of cooperatives into
a united force. The primary function of SDAC is to organize, coordinate
and promote programs and ideas that will develop a favorable political,
public, administrative and economic environment to enable cooperatives
to serve their members.
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Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council
Website: www.mytacc.com
Description: A volunteer, statewide trade association. They
act as a coordinating voice for all regulatory and legislative activity
relating to cooperatives in the state. They participate in the election
and campaign process and also provide educational meetings.
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Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Website: www.wscfc.org
Description: A trade association representing agricultural
cooperatives. Their primary goal is to represent their members before
the legislature and agencies of government and to provide cooperative
education for its members and the public.
Cooperative Development
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Cooperative Development Services
Website: www.cdsus.coop
Description: A non-profit organization that is committed
to providing a range of innovative, results-oriented, and cost-effective
services to cooperatives and related organizations. Provides consulting
on a fee-for-service basis.
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CDI- Coop Life
Website: www.cooplife.coop
Description: Work towards building a strong presence for
cooperatives in the media, public arena, and economy. Helps cooperatives
meet the needs of their customers, create strategic partnerships,
launch new cooperative enterprises, and improve their business performance.
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Cooperation Works!
Website: www.ncba.coop/serv_cbd_cw.cfm
Description: Helps its members work together to revitalize
communities through effective cooperative enterprise development.
Provide services including feasibility analysis, business plan development,
training, and education.
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Keystone Development Center
Website: www.kdc.coop/welcome/
Description: Non-profit organization dedicated to providing
quality locally- controlled technical assistance, coordinating existing
cooperative development resource providers to reduce duplication of
efforts, increase understanding of cooperatives through education,
and provide access to financial assistance.
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Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Cooperative Development Center
Website: www.co-ops.org
Description: Provides assistance to farmers exploring new
member-owned marketing and processing opportunities.
Government Agencies
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Farm Credit Administration
Website: http://www.fca.gov/index.html
Description: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency)
is an independent agency in the executive branch of the U.S. Government.
It is responsible for regulating and examining the banks, associations,
and related entities of the Farm Credit System (FCS or System), including
the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac). The FCS
is a nationwide network of borrower-owned financial institutions that
provide credit to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural and rural utility
cooperatives.
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USDA Rural Development
Website: www.rurdev.usda.gov/
Description: Promotes understanding and use of the cooperative
form of business as a viable organizational option for marketing and
distributing agricultural products. Serve cooperative members, directors,
management, educational institutions, organizations, rural residents,
and all other with an interest in the cooperative form of business.
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