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Jun 22, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
Jun 21, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
Financial Health Federal Credit Union (FHFCU) is creating measurable positive impact in their community though a partnership with the United Way to facilitate six Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) locations around Indianapolis. VITA is a national program of the IRS that offers... Read more >
Jun 21, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
As a cooperator, you know the value of co-ops, but not everybody does. A recent study found that 74% of people do not know what a cooperative is, nor do they understand its value. But, when given the definition of that value, 78% of people said they would choose to do business with a co-op. This statistic reveals a terrific opportunity Cooperatives for a Better World (CBW) was created... Read more >
Jun 21, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
Affordable housing access is being called a crisis in many areas across the country, and housing cooperatives can be a powerful part of the solution. The Indiana Cooperative Development Center hosted a one day “conversation about housing co-ops” in spring 2018 in partnership with Cinnaire and Neighborhood Development Associates... Read more >
Jun 14, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
CoTech is a network of 30 UK tech businesses that have embraced the co-op model, working on principles of autonomy, equality and democratic control. The 30 tech businesses united... Read more >
Jun 12, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
In 2009, three Ohio-based farm cooperatives planted the seed of a concept: work “cooperatively” to raise $50,000 for breast cancer research. Two additional cooperatives and a fleet of pink propane tankers later, “... Read more >
May 23, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
Congratulations to the 2018 inductees: Paul Bradley, Marilyn Scholl, Rosemary Mahoney and Rudy Hanley. Thank you for your leadership, courage, and commitment to cooperatives.
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Apr 25, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
Thanks to everyone who helped make Up & Coming 2018 a huge success - attendees, speakers, partners, Outpost Natural Foods and our sponsors.
In the Co-op Lab, some 278 aspiring co-op scientists explored proven theories and boldly experiemented with new ideas. Over two and a half days, we tested those new ideas, collected tons of data, made some new friends... Read more >
Apr 25, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
The most recent annual employment figures show that metropolitan America is adding jobs at a faster rate than rural America. Nonmetropolitan America still doesn't have as many jobs as it did before the recession, annual figures show.
New annual job numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirm that the effects of the Great Recession went deeper and have lasted longer in rural... Read more >
Jan 22, 2018
Debbie Trocha, Executive Director, Indiana Cooperative Development Center
The Up & Coming Scholarship Fund is now open. Applications are due, via email only, Monday, Feb. 5. Notification will be sent via email on Feb. 12. Read more >
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