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Leadership
Development
Cooperatives depend on qualified leaders. Leadership development
is an important part of co-op development.
The Frank B. Sollars Fund for International
Cooperation
The Sollars Fund promotes and strengthens the co-op form of business
through cooperation between the U.S. cooperative systems and those
in other countries. It was endowed by the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise
and National Cooperative Bank in honor of Frank Sollars. The Fund
provides grants for travel for U.S. co-op leaders to visit their
counterparts in other countries to exchange information, strengthen
trade, and provide technical assistance. optimierung seo
Cooperative Leadership Fund
The Cooperative Leadership Fund supports cooperative education
and training, with emphasis on Third World cooperative leaders.
The Fund consists of two separate smaller funds, the A.J. Smaby
Fund and the Jerry Voorhis Memorial Fund. Modele invitatii botez link modele
NCBA Future Co-op Leaders Fund
The NCBA Future Co-op Leaders Fund supports the annual Future
Co-op Leaders program, which brings 15 - 20 future leaders to Washington
to participate in the annual Co-operative Conference and receive
leadership training.
Sample projects and accomplishments:
- Gave the Federation of Southern Cooperatives two grants to travel
to South Africa to explain the organization and management of
U.S. cooperatives and to investigate business opportunities.
- Since 1993 gave more than $85,000 in scholarships to the Future
Co-op Leaders program, a week-long training program for promising
co-op leaders.
- Granted funds to the PA Dairy Herd Improvement Association for
travel to Poland to help dairy co-ops with information technology
and to investigate business opportunities.
- Gave a grant to the Cooperative Housing Foundation for travel
to the Philippines, Poland, and South Africa to work with co-op
housing organizations on the types, management, financing, and
construction of co-op housing.
- Gave a grant to the NRECA International Foundation’s Youth
Program for travel to Costa Rica to help install electricity in
rural areas. This will improve education and community life.
Shirley
K. Sullivan Fund
This Fund
was established in 1998 by the Cooperative Communicators Association
to give scholarships for consumer co-op management training to CCA
members.
Sample
Projects and accomplishments:
- Helped support
the Co-op Atlantic Study Tour, which included more than 20 cooperators.
The Tour emphasized training programs and explored strategies
that could be used by the cooperators in their own co-ops.
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Assisted
the Cooperative Grocers Association - Midwest in a new member
training program. CGA-Midwest conducts store audits for its members,
offering suggestions on ways to improve and thrive. Retail co-ops
and managers benefit tremendously from CGA-Midwest’s expertise
and advice, resulting in a stronger consumer co-op sector.
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Provided
$10,000 for scholarships for consumer co-op staff to attend the
1998 Consumer Cooperative Management Association’s annual
conference and the Cooperative Management Institute. These are
the consumer cooperatives’ major educational and training
forums.
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