This animation introduces the learner to various features of a co-operative society, merits and limitations of a co-operative society. This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India.  ...

Bitcoin and other digital currencies have emerged as potential disruptors to the financial system, but fear, theft, and illegal activity still hang over them. Here's what you need to know. Bitcoin has injected itself into a lot of conversations about the future of technology, economics, and the internet. The future of digital currencies remains a controversial topic. After reading the...

You can often predict which meetings will be unproductive from the moment you receive the invitation. There’s the “team update” where you spend two hours listening to a rundown of how everyone spent their week, or the “planning meeting” where you hash out picayune details that should have been handled elsewhere, or the “brainstorming session” where extroverts shout out random ideas.

Self-awareness seems to have become the latest management buzzword — and for good reason. Research suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more confident and more creative. We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively. We’re less likely to lie, cheat, and steal. We are better workers who get more promotions. And we’re more-effectiv...

On December 1 - 2, 2017, people from across the U.S. and from Mondragon, Spain will gather in Cincinnati, Ohio, to further develop the union co-op sector of the U.S. economy. The event brings together over 200 workers, union and community organizers, and business and religious leaders to learn from one another and from the economically thriving Mondragon system—the world's largest group ...

The Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society is accepting applications for the Gerstenberger Scholarship Fund and Community Project Grants through December 1. The Fund is named in honor of the co-op’s long-serving General Managers, Harry and Arthur Gerstenberger, and first Education Director Sally Gerstenberger. The Gerstenberger Scholarship is a new project of the Hanover Cooperative Com...

Jonathan Bethony, founder and owner of SEYLOU Bakery & Mill in Washington D.C., recently connected with NCBA CLUSA to learn more about the Millet Business Services Project in Senegal. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the project is supporting millet farmers and processors—many of them co-ops—to improve their value chain and connect to local and international marke...

This #GivingTuesday, thousands of charities and foundations are harnessing holiday generosity to impact the causes they believe matter most. But there’s only one that makes a difference through cooperative development across sectors. That’s the message Rich Larochelle, chair of the Cooperative Development Foundation’s Board of Directors, shares in a video message released today. “C...

Now working with NCBA CLUSA's Youth Empowerment through Agriculture (YETA) project in Uganda, Apangu Godfrey Philliam was awarded a scholarship by Marshal Papworth to earn a Master of Science degree in Food and Water Security at Aberystwyth University in the UK. Since graduating, Apangu has returned to Uganda and  trained over 1,000 youth in agribusiness and other skills through the YETA...

As the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved changes to the tax code last week and the Senate considers the measure, the cooperative community is monitoring how the tax overhaul could affect member-owners of the nation’s 40,000 cooperative businesses. The legislation includes cuts to corporate taxes and changes the way other income and expenses are treated. NCBA CLUSA has ur...

Expanding access to nutritious and diverse diets, NCBA CLUSA will continue to work in Senegal with the awarding of a new $40 million Feed the Future project. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Feed the Future Senegal Cultivating Nutrition Project began November 2017 and will run through 2022, with the goal of reaching over half a million children unde...

High-level representatives highlight co-operatives as key partners in international development   At the International Co-operative Alliance's Global Conference and General Assembly held in Kuala Lumpur from 14 to 17 November in Malaysia, high-level representatives of the European Union, International Labor Organization, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, Internati...

The largest 300 co-operatives and mutuals in the world have a combined turnover of $2.164tn. The figure is revealed in the latest World Co-operative Monitor, which was presented at the International Co-operative Alliance’s Global Conference and General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Monitor collected data for 2,379 organisations across eight sectors of activity, 1,436 of w...

Research shows that salespeople will never reach their performance potential without a well-defined sales-call procedure that they can follow and learn from. “Winging it” on sales calls has grim consequences – lost sales, extended sell cycles, margin erosion and no clear path to improvement. Bottom line: Your entire sales career can be mediocre if you “wing it.” Performance improves b...