Cooperatives

Note: Cooperative banks and credit unions are in the CDFIs Section

ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATORS (ACE)
c/o The Cooperative Foundation
PO Box 64047
St. Paul, MN 55164
T 651-451-5481
F 651-451-5073
www.ace.coop
The Association of Cooperative Educators is an association of co-op educators, based primarily in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The association holds an annual conference of cooperative practitioners who teach cooperative educators and trainers.

CENTER FOR COOPERATIVES
University of Wisconsin
230 Taylor Hall, 427 Lorch St.
Madison, WI 53706
T 608-262-3981
F 608-262-3251
www.wisc.edu/uwcc
The Center for Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin conducts research, training, and education on cooperatives. Its web site includes an extensive clearinghouse of information on nearly all sectors of the cooperative movement.

COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
131 West Wilson St., Suite 400
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
T 608-258-4396
F 608-258-4394
CDS@co-opdevelopmentservices.com
www.cdsus.coop
A non-profit organization founded in 1985, Cooperative Development Services has provided consulting services for over 500 cooperatives in a number of sectors, including food co-ops, senior housing co-ops, forestry co-ops, and value-added agriculture.

COOPERATIVE GROCERS’ INFORMATION NETWORK (CGIN)
PO Box 399
Arcata, CA 95518
info@cgin.coop
www.cgin.coop
The Cooperative Grocers’ Information Network is a web-based clearinghouse of information on retail food cooperatives. Annually, the network organizes the Consumer Cooperative Management Conference.

COOPERATION WORKS!
P.O. Box 527
213 South Fork
Dayton, WY 82836
T 307-655-9162
F 307-655-3785
cw@vcn.com
www.cooperationworks.coop
A national organization of 17 rural-based cooperative development centers, CooperationWorks! helps its members work together to revitalize communities through effective cooperative enterprise development. Members provide expertise across all aspects of cooperative development, including feasibility analysis, business plan development, training and education.

CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CUNA)
601 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20004
T 202-638-5777
F 202-638-7734
www.cuna.coop
Credit Union National Association is the national trade association of credit unions. In cooperation with state credit union leagues, CUNA provides research, advocacy, education, and business development services to member credit unions.

FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES-LAND ASSISTANCE FUND (FSC-LAF)
2769 Church Street
East Point, GA 30344
T 404-765-0991
F 404-765-9178
www.federation.coop
Founded in 1967, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives has provided self-help economic opportunities for many low-income communities across the South. A primary objective of the Federation is the retention of black-owned land and the use of cooperatives for land-based economic development.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING COOPERATIVES
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20006
T 202-737-0797
F 202-783-7869
www.coophousing.org
The National Association of Housing Cooperatives is a nonprofit national federation of housing cooperatives, mutual housing associations, member associations, other resident-owned or controlled housing, professionals, organizations, and individuals interested in promoting the interests of cooperative housing communities.

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (NCBA)
1401 New York Ave., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-638-6222
F 202-638-1374
ncba@ncba.coop
www.ncba.coop
The National Cooperative Business Association is a trade association that represents cooperatives in a wide variety of fields, including agricultural cooperatives, credit unions, food co-ops, purchasing co-ops, worker co-ops, and others.

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GROCERS ASSOCIATION (NCGA)
361 East College St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
T 319-499-9029
F 866-600-4588
www.ncga.coop
The National Cooperative Grocers’ Association is the largest trade association of retail food cooperatives with 94 member co-ops with 400,000 member-owners in 31 states. Founded in 1999, the association aims to develop joint purchasing, marketing, and other mutual support activities.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES
50 F Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
T 202-626-8700
F 202-626-8899
www.ncfc.org
Founded in 1929, NCFC is a trade association of nearly two million farmers and ranchers. NCFC members include nearly 50 national, regional and federated farmer cooperatives, which, in turn, are comprised of some 3,000 local cooperatives, and 27 state and regional councils.

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
4301 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22203
T 703-907-5500
nreca@nreca.coop
www.nreca.coop
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is a national trade association of 900 member cooperatives that serve 37 million people in 47 states. The association represents members in regulatory hearings, as well as providing research, training, education, and advocacy services.

NATIONAL RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE
2121 Cooperative Way
Herndon, VA 20171
T 866-672-6782
www.nrtc.coop
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) represents the advanced telecommunications and information technology interests of more than 1,200 rural utilities and affiliates in 47 states, reducing internet supply costs through negotiating joint purchasing deals. NRTC is leading distributor of satellite television service to rural America.

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NTCA)
4121 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22203
T 703-351-2000
F 703-351-2001
www.ntca.org
The National Telephone Cooperative Association is a national trade association representing more than 550 local telecommunications companies throughout rural America, including both cooperatives and small, independently owned companies.

NORTH AMERICAN STUDENTS OF COOPERATION
PO Box 7715
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
T 734-663-0889
F 734-663-5072
info@nasco.coop
www.nasco.coop
Founded in 1968, the North American Students of Cooperation is a trade association of U.S. and Canadian-based campus and community cooperatives, providing education, training, and technical assistance to member cooperatives.

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NORTHWEST COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
1063 S. Capitol Way # 211
Olympia, WA 98501
T 360-943-4241
F 360-570-8415
www.nwcdc.coop
The Northwest Cooperative Development Center is a nonprofit organization devoted to assisting new and existing cooperative businesses, from daycare centers to credit unions. The group’s mission is to foster community economic development, primarily through the cooperative business model. It provides a range of business planning and cooperative education services.

RESIDENT OWNED COMMUNITIES USA
ROC USA
7 Wall Street
Concord, NH 03301
T 603-224-6669 X 251
F 603-225-7425
info@rocusa.org
www.rocusa.org
Following in the footsteps of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, ROC USA aims to develop a national network of technical assistance providers to enable mobile home residents to convert their manufactured home communities into cooperatives, thereby enabling residents to build wealth through collective ownership of the manufactured housing park’s land. As of December 2006, in New Hampshire where the model was first developed, 82 member cooperatives controlled 17 percent of that state’s total manufactured housing market.

U.S. FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACES
2129 Franklin Ave. East
Minneapolis, MN 55404
T 415-775-0124
info@usworker.coop
www.usworker.coop
The U.S. Federation of Democratic Workplaces is a newly formed (May 2004) national trade association of worker cooperatives and other employee-owned, democratically run workplaces. The federation aims to provide education, training, and technical assistance to its members.