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Staff Surveys Provide Valuable Feedback, Pandemic or Not

By |2023-12-06T16:30:00-05:00March 1st, 2022|

No matter how closely you work with your staff, there are some things that aren’t openly discussed. Regularly conducting employee surveys brings these issues — and satisfactions — to light. Taking the pulse of the co-op is perhaps more important than ever and prioritizing surveys pays off for all involved.

Measuring & Communicating the Co-op Difference

By |2023-05-05T20:06:01-04:00November 9th, 2017|

In a lot of ways our work speaks for itself.  The data supports an assertion that cooperation produces stronger happier communities, local economies, food systems and shoppers.   Bonnie Hudspeth, Neighboring Food Co-op Associations Manager of Member Programs, shares a ton of powerful data points about the impact that food co-ops have in the Northeast and points out opportunities that we can seize on to [...]

Telling the Co-op Impact Story

By |2023-05-05T20:06:02-04:00November 9th, 2017|

So much of the critical work of movement-building is getting the word out there to those who are looking for what we offer.  As the Executive Director of Neighboring Food Co-ops Association, Erbin Crowell spend a lot of his time getting the message out about cooperatives.  Here he shares with you some of his tips and offers up some regional co-op data for the [...]

Cooperative Ends, Impact, and Telling the Story

By |2023-05-05T20:06:31-04:00April 12th, 2017|

An individual member-owner or customer or vendor could probably describe how the co-op impacts their life: This is where I get the food that feeds my family. Or, I see all my friends here. Or, this is the center of my community. Or, I make my living by selling my products here. But how can the co-op describe the collective impact it has on [...]

Food Co-ops Are on the Leading Edge

By |2023-05-05T20:06:34-04:00March 29th, 2017|

As director of Food Systems Initiatives for the Self-Help Credit Union, Steve Saltzman has a unique perspective on the work that is being done by food co-op sin communities throughout the region. And from where Steve sits, food co-ops are on the leading edge! When it comes to transparency, social change, and social justice, Steve sees food co-ops as the local engines driving progress.

From Credit Union to Community: Stories of Impact

By |2023-05-05T20:06:34-04:00March 29th, 2017|

At the Local Government Federal Credit Union in Raleigh, NC Michael Spink has the enviable title of Innovation Strategist.  In this brief video Michael shares a few stories of how the LGFCU is creating an impact in the lives and communities of its members.

Moving Forward Together

By |2023-05-05T20:06:35-04:00March 29th, 2017|

An historic proposal was floated among members of 3 Twin Cities food co-ops to merge their 3 distinct organizations into one co-op. Two of those co-ops chose to merge, in this video we get to hear from the one that chose NOT to merge. Eastside Food Co-ops John Lacaria and Carolyn Buzza share about their next steps in deciding how their co-op can create [...]

The Participation Burger: All Staff Create Impact

By |2023-05-05T20:06:36-04:00March 29th, 2017|

Dan Arnett, Cooperator in Chief at Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, tells the story of how he's inviting all staff members to create participation and impact by way of building the best burger in town.  Dan has some great ideas about how even small acts can translate to greater impact in your community.

On Participation

By |2023-05-05T20:06:38-04:00March 28th, 2017|

In her work as a Participation & Engagement consultant for cooperatives, Rebecca Torpie gets to see many successful campaigns engendering authentic relationships between co-op stakeholders.  From members, to staff, to community members, the connections between these groups is so powerful, and Rebecca shares with you some of the best strategies from co-ops around the US.

The Magic of Commitment

By |2023-05-05T20:29:05-04:00March 22nd, 2016|

Weaver Street Market General Manager Ruffin Slater on the Magic of Commitment. Ruffin shares what he sees as the power of making a commitment and all that follows from making a decision.

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