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Success for US co-op community at International Volunteer Day awards

Volunteers from NCBA CLUSA and Land O’Lakes were among those honoured at Capitol Hill event

NCBA CLUSA working on project to improve nutrition in Senegal

The scheme will run through 2022, with the goal of reaching over half a million children…

Nominations closing for 2018’s Credit Union Hero of the Year

Award recognises 'people helping people'

‘Built on the power of the co-operative’: Another alliance for Texas electric co-ops

Every new alliance strengthens and improves our negotiating power. It's good for individual co-operatives, and it’s…

WOCCU continues its relief efforts for storm-hit Caribbean

The credit union body has raised more than $100,000 in two months to help those affected…

Illinois food co-op is named ‘Best Small Business in America’

The community grocery won the $10,000 from Rubicon Global, which works with small firms to develop…

In the battle for net neutrality, can co-ops keep the internet open and democratic?

Small, community-owned ISPs are spreading – and could help to protect open internet access

Canada’s housing strategy supports low-income housing co-op members

More than 20,000 low-income households living in co-op housing are being supported

Initiative set-up to help electric co-ops increase clean energy

A campaign will help electric co-ops reduce energy costs and improve efficiency

Ariel Guarco is elected president of the International Co-operative Alliance

Mr Guarco, president of Argentinian co-op federation Cooperar, takes over from Monique Leroux

World’s top 300 co-operatives have a combined turnover of $2.164tn

Euricse CEO Gianluca Salvatori said it was time for the movement to make better use of…

Delta Credit Union announces more than $100,000 support for children and families

The Georgia-based CU will distribute the money among 22 organisations in the Atlanta metro area