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Imagine and International Summit of Cooperatives
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Imagine 2012: Opening session sets agenda of co-operative economics

A conference that brings together economic leaders of co-operative businesses around the world has opened in Quebec.

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Imagine 2012: Saturday – Co-operators come to Canada

Quebec City, Canada, will become a hot bed of co-operation for the following seven days, as...

Co-operation is key to fighting corruption

The International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec will be a good opportunity to promote...

Citadelle, from a local co-op to a world-leading maple syrup producer

Citadelle is the world’s largest supplier of 100% pure maple syrup, and it is also 100% co-...

Energy co-ops must remain agile and innovative

Renewable energy is one of the key topics to be addressed at the International Summit of...

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I ♥ Co-ops
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I ♥ Co-ops: Land O' Lakes International Development

I ♥ co-ops shows the amazing power of co-operatives in the different trades and sectors throughout the world. This week we talked to the International Development division ...

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I ♥ Co-ops: Ashburton Trading Society co-operative

I ♥ co-ops shows the amazing power of co-operatives in the different trades and sectors...

I ♥ Co-ops: Busy Bee Co-operative

I ♥ co-ops is a fun and friendly feature which shows the amazing power of co-operatives in...

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I'm Open
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Opening co-operative data

Co-operatives strive for openness and transparency; and compared to their corporate counterparts the Movement now has an opportunity to take a major step ahead.
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Twitter: Open data meeting sparks conversation

Friday saw the second meeting of open data and co-operative enthusiasts coming together to...

Can the co-operative model help to open data?

As part of the I’m Open campaign, co-operators and open data experts came together to...

Continuing the conversation about Open Data

Co-operators will get a second chance to discuss how co-operatives can use begin to use ‘...

Openness is key - the Open Knowledge Foundation

The Open Knowledge Foundation was set up in 2004 as a non profit organisation and now has...

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Imagine and International Summit of Cooperatives
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Imagine 2012: Saturday – Co-operators come to Canada

Quebec City, Canada, will become a hot bed of co-operation for the following seven days, as...

Co-operation is key to fighting corruption

The International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec will be a good opportunity to promote...

Citadelle, from a local co-op to a world-leading maple syrup producer

Citadelle is the world’s largest supplier of 100% pure maple syrup, and it is also 100% co-...

Energy co-ops must remain agile and innovative

Renewable energy is one of the key topics to be addressed at the International Summit of...
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I ♥ Co-ops
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I ♥ Co-ops: Ashburton Trading Society co-operative

I ♥ co-ops shows the amazing power of co-operatives in the different trades and sectors...

I ♥ Co-ops: Busy Bee Co-operative

I ♥ co-ops is a fun and friendly feature which shows the amazing power of co-operatives in...
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I'm Open
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Twitter: Open data meeting sparks conversation

Friday saw the second meeting of open data and co-operative enthusiasts coming together to...

Can the co-operative model help to open data?

As part of the I’m Open campaign, co-operators and open data experts came together to...

Continuing the conversation about Open Data

Co-operators will get a second chance to discuss how co-operatives can use begin to use ‘...

Openness is key - the Open Knowledge Foundation

The Open Knowledge Foundation was set up in 2004 as a non profit organisation and now has...
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FutureEverything: Co-operative Collaboration
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Mass act of co-operation brings together people of Manchester

A big act of co-operation that aimed to bring the people of Manchester together took over the...

Ushahidi - connecting information across the world

Ushahidi has helped to connect people from across the world and reported on conflicts,...

Wake up and start co-creating - Birgitta Jónsdóttir at FutureEverything

Birgitta Jónsdóttir praised co-operatives in a speech about direct democracy at the...

The Week in Review: Fairtrade, Ireland and #LittleClayMen

Co-ops around the world joined together to support World Fairtrade Day on Saturday 12 May,...
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Japan: One Year After the Disaster
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Co-operative insurers respond to the Japan earthquake

The earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan last March were the worst natural disaster Japanese...

Tsunami efforts show co-operative strength

On the anniversary of the greatest natural disaster in Japan’s modern history, Dame Pauline...

Dealing with the Japan nuclear power plant accident

The enormous impact of the accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima...

Volunteers come together to get co-operatives back on track

As we gave serious thought what we could do for the regions hit by the disaster, we recruited...
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Co-operatives Empower Women
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More women needed at senior levels of UK co-operatives

A senior figure in the House Of Lords is calling for a new campaign to break down the barriers...

Co-operatives are building a better world for women

From 1846 right through to the modern day, co-operatives have accepted women as members and...

Mary Rono: A cooperative leader in agriculture

The lush green ﬁelds of Kenya’s Rift Valley are home to thousands of small-scale dairy...

Weaving out of poverty: Bahati Weavers Co-operative, Kenya

Around 700 women in Kenya have been brought together to form the Bahati Weavers Co-operative...
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Co-operatives and Fairtrade working together
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Fair Trade USA and Progreso Join Forces to Support Small Coffee Farmers in Chiapas

In the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, small-scale coffee producers face a level of poverty that...

Lutheran World Relief and Fair Trade USA Collaborate to Strengthen Cooperatives in Indonesia

In conventional trade, middlemen take advantage of the small-scale farmer’s weak negotiating...

Fair Trade USA Announces Winners of New Cooperative Small Grants Program

Fair Trade USA has announced the first two winners of its new Cooperative Small Grants Program,...

Fair Trade USA and Partners Deliver Record Impact to Farmers in 2011

Fair Trade USA, a non-profit organization and the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade...
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Celebrating ten years of dotCoop
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Q&A: Carolyn Hoover, Chief Executive of dotCoop

As the co-operative domain name, dotCoop, reaches its tenth anniversary, Anthony Murray speaks to...

dotCoop: Story of the founders who had a utopian dream for co-operatives online

The launch of the .coop top level Internet domain ten years ago created an opportunity for the...

Behind the scenes: How does dotCoop operate?

As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of .coop, many people wonder about the history of the .coop...

dotCoop: A global board for a global organisation

dotCooperation LLC is the organisation that oversees the management of the .coop domain name, the...
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Launching the International Year of Co-operatives
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New Zealand Cooperatives Showcase Their Mutual Benefits in Worldwide Celebrations

Overwhelmingly New Zealanders are looking for honesty, integrity and high ethical standards and...

How the UK launched the International Year of Cooperatives

Co-operatives across the UK came together to launch the International Year of Cooperatives.

Euro Coop celebrates European launch of IYC

European consumer co-operatives share their policy goals for 2012

Canadian PM praises co-ops in IYC launch message

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper cites relevance of co-ops in IYC launch message.
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National Cooperative Development Act
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What is the National Cooperative Development Act?

The National Cooperative Development Act has been introduced into the US Congress, which...

A call to action for co-operatives

Co-operators across the United States are being urged to put their full support behind the ...

Send a letter of support to your Representative

Supporters of the National Cooperative Development Act can encourage their political...

Meet the supporters in Congress of the National Cooperative Development Act

The National Cooperative Development Act was introduced to Capitol Hill by four...
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Welcome to 2012 — the International Year of Cooperatives
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Turning the International Year of Co-operatives into A Co-operative Decade

For all of us at the ICA, the Old Year actually turned on 31 October 2011, with the start of the...

International Year of Cooperatives: It's our time

The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) is a long established and...

United States: An opportunity to rebrand cooperatives

The International Year of Cooperatives comes at a very exciting and interesting time. Political...

Canada: We need to put people first — that's what cooperatives are all about

With today’s technology and communications, the idea of the "global village" has...
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ICA General Assembly, Cancun
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Co-operative model provides hope for the world, says Philippe Cousteau

Communities around the world are waiting for co-operatives to connect with them and fight for...

Rochdale is named World Capital of Co-operatives

Rochdale has been declared as the world capital of co-operatives.

Co-operatives encouraged to support sustainable timber

Delegates from the International Co-operative Alliance have backed a pledge towards environmental...

Delegates back peace-building co-op institute

The support for a Co-operative Institute for the Promotion of Peace and Social Cohesion has been...
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