Funding for services from the Indiana Cooperative Development Center is provided through USDA Rural Development’s Rural Cooperative Development Grant — there will be NO CHARGE to your cooperative/collaborative group for our services.

Our tools are tailored to co-ops

Primary Services:

• Planning and visioning
• Access to sector specific information
• Steering committee formation
• Member recruitment
• Incorporation process
• Cooperative by-laws
• Grant writing techniques
• Financing and fundraising
• Board of director training
• Marketing material development
• Workshops, conferences, webinars (some fees apply)

By referral or fee based services:

• Business plan development
• Feasibility studies
• Marketing studies
• Target market analysis
• Economic impact analysis

We support all cooperative sectors

• Agriculture and value-added agriculture
• Arts and education
• Purchasing
• Housing
• Child care
• Community food systems (retail food stores, farmers ­markets and farm stands, community-supported agriculture)
• Renewable energy
• Home care

Joint efforts benefit all

• ICDC brings cooperatives together from all sectors to pool ­knowledge and skills and ­collaborate for shared growth.
• We support co-ops by educating the public, ­communities, and government agencies to promote an understanding of the ­cooperative business model.
• We identify and share information about best ­practices for cooperative organizations.
• ICDC’s technical assistance and ­education help develop cooperatives to best address economic and social needs.