In this latest installment from Dave Olson, Development Director for National Co+op Grocers, he lays out the overarching mission for NCG for the next couple years. On the operations sideOlson delves into the Customer Experience (CX) that co-ps offer, and how to really start thinking about all customers, not just [...]
Jade Barker, Governance Consultant with CDS Consulting Co-op and co-author of "Everyone Welcome?", shares some of the wisdom that she gained in working on the "Everyone Welcome?" project. In this video Jade shares some of her personal experience as a person of color in the predominantly white food co-op sector [...]
Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op Silver Spring, MD Year founded: 1981 Number of members: 10,000 Member investment: $100 Number of employees: 48 Retail square feet: 4,600 The Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op (TPSS) in Takoma Park, Maryland is a cooperative that is known for its diversity and inclusion among staff [...]
Using the Cooperative Principles as her guideposts, Jamila Medley, Executive Director for the Philadelphia-Area Cooperative Alliance as well as a consultant with CDS Consulting Co-op, asks listeners "What are you doing?" Are we doing everything we can be doing to grow our social justice missions? Medley asks many powerful questions [...]
People's Food Co-op in Portland, OR has been doing the hard work of examining the implications of expanding into a more diverse, and rapidly-gentrifying, neighborhood. While fully acknowledging the difficulties and messiness of confronting racism, displacement, misogyny, and trans-phobia in the community, Sofie Sherman-Burton, Marketing & Membership Manager, still manages [...]
The founding vision for Outpost was to be a "safe-haven for people who felt like they weren't included" and Mehnert contends that that mission is truer today than ever. Drawing comparisons to the social rebellions of the 60s and 70s that birthed many of our modern Co-ops, Pam Mehnert General [...]
In his role as Executive Director of a Non-Profit Young Kim, Board President at Outpost Natural Foods in Milwaukee, WI explores implicit biases that we may bring with us while reaching out to "aid" communities of various ethnic and class distinctions. His is a cautionary tale that warns against bringing [...]
We had a great day of conversation focused on the theme Expand the Vision of "We" in Madison, WI! 21 people including staff, managers and directors from 6 co-ops participated Thank you for contributing during the day - adding your insights, perspectives and quilt squares! If you'd like a full size, 31x80 Co-op [...]
We had a great day of conversation focused on the theme Expand the Vision of "We" in Philadelphia, PA! 26 people including staff, managers and directors from 9 co-ops participated Thank you for contributing during the day - adding your insights, perspectives and quilt squares! If you'd like a full size, 31x80 Co-op [...]
We had a great day of conversation focused on the theme Expand the Vision of "We" in Keene, NH! 61 people including staff, managers and directors from 24 co-ops participated Thank you for contributing during the day - adding your insights, perspectives and quilt squares! If you'd like a full size, 31x80 Co-op [...]
