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Austin Cooperatives Directory Listings with contact information for housing, retail, and media co-ops in Austin. Co+op Stronger Together An online co-op community. Talk and learn about issues that interest us all. When it comes to food, there’s a lot to talk about. Join conversations with other StrongerTogether.coop members about where it comes from, how it’s made, and where to find great food and nourishment in your community and in your life. 2012 International Year of Cooperatives The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring 2012 the UN International Year of Co-operatives on December 18, 2009. The UN resolution entitled "Co-operatives in Social Development" recognises the diversity of the co-operative movement around the world and urges governments to take measures aimed at creating a supportive environment for the development of co-operatives. Go Co-op Co-ops are all around you. More than 800 million people around the world belong to cooperatives, and at least 100 million of them are employed by co-ops. And more often than you probably realize, co-ops play a vital part of your everyday life. What is a Co-op? Kinds of Co-ops Co-op Stories Co-op FAQs Find a Co-op Stories.coop is the world's first global, digital campaign to spread the benefits of cooperation through the tradition of story-telling. Stories connect people through the power of words and the power of pictures. Stories tell the facts and they connect to our emotions, so your story of cooperation can make a lasting impact. Stories.coop delivers the UN's message‚ "Cooperative enterprises build a better world" to the global public in International Year of Cooperatives, 2012. My Co-op Rocks Great people, great food, great communities‚ these are just a few of the reasons that your co-op rocks! Just check out the mad creativity and passion that shows up in this collection of homemade videos and photos from food co-op shoppers across the country. Wheatsville R.O.C.K.S., made by Wheatsville's own Shane Shelton, won First Place in the video category in 2011! Cooperative Community Fund The Give Where You Live Campaign helps nonprofits working in our community to make ends meet. Through the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation, each co-op is linked with many other co-ops in building their local Cooperative Community Fund. Each one increases its potential by uniting local actions, andreduces its costs by sharing resources nationally. Co-op America Green Pages Consortium of co-operative and green businesses and organizations. NASCO - North American Students of Cooperation NASCO is the voice for a federation of campus-based housing and retail co-ops in the US and Canada. Members benefit from co-op training, education, development and networking resources. National Cooperative Business Association NCBA's mission is to develop, advance and protect cooperative enterprise; NCBA provides services and information for and about all types of cooperatives. Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation Twin Pines provides information about co-ops, educates co-op members, strengthens co-op organizations, develops cooperative models, and unifies the cooperative movement. Twin Pines is responsible for the Co-op Resource Center, Co-op Camp Sierra, Twin Pines Cooperative Housing Institute, and Eco-op Action. Cooperative Grocer Dedicated to serving the education and information needs of food co-ops. CGIN - Cooperative Grocers' Information Network CGIN provides web-based services to co-ops. Use of the CGIN listserve is available to the general public, but most resources are accessed only by member co-ops. CGIN provides managers with extensive, in-depth documents from other members and mutually strengthens participating co-ops. Cooperative Development Foundation CDF is a charitable foundation that raises funds to provide community developers with the hardest money to get- the first dollar in. Over the last 20 years alone, they have granted or loaned out over $10 million; over the last 65 years, they have helped millions of people open doors to improve their communities through innovative cooperative enterprise. National Cooperative Bank Co-op loan and cooperative financing specialists. .coop Registration for .coop domain names. Credit Union National Association Represents and serves the nation's credit unions and their members. International Cooperative Alliance Independent NGO which unites, represents and serves co-ops worldwide. www.wheatsville.coop  ©2012 Wheatsville Co-op Wednesday, 25-Jan-2012 12:10:58 PST