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Mead is New President of The Cooperative Foundation (Mead 2007)

Leslie Mead was named president of The Cooperative Foundation by the board of trustees last month.

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Stoltz to Chair Board of Trustees (Stoltz 2007)

Twin City area credit union leader Dan Stoltz is the new chair of The Cooperative Foundation Board of Trustees. He was elected by the board of trustees during the Foundation’s annual meeting in September.

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The Cooperative Foundation is a private foundation, started in St. Paul in 1945 by area cooperative leaders. It received much of its financial assets through the vision and generosity of St. Paul architect Thomas Ellerbe Sr. and his family. Support for the Foundation comes from the endowment and from contributions from cooperative benefactors. For 60 years The Cooperative Foundation has served as a common ground for all industries tied to cooperative business principles to support unique and innovative cooperative development and education projects.

The Cooperative Foundation awards $13,700 in grants (Summer 2007)

The Cooperative Foundation approved the funding of four cooperative education-based grants to the Consumer Cooperative Management Association, Minnesota Association of Cooperatives Education Foundation, National Cooperative Business Association and NCERA 194 Research on Cooperatives.

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Cihak elected to The Cooperative Foundation Board of Trustees (Winter 2006)
Connie L. Cihak, a southern Minnesota producer and former Land O’ Lakes board member, was elected as a trustee of The Cooperative Foundation at the October 2006 board of trustees meeting.
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The Cooperative Foundation awards $9,600 in grants (Fall 2006)
The Cooperative Foundation recently approved the funding of three cooperative education-based grants to the North American Students of Cooperation, Cooperative Development Foundation and Southern New Hampshire University.
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New cooperative textbook receives funding (6/2006)
The Cooperative Foundation has approved $2,000 grant to NCERA-194 for a new cooperative textbook. The grant will support a Co-op Textbook Working Group that will congregate for two days.
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Consumer Cooperative Management Association receives funding (6/2006)
The Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) received a $3,750 grant from The Cooperative Foundation to sponsor the 2006 annual conference in Atlanta, Ga., June 8-10. This year reflects 50 years of existence for CCMA.
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Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation Conference receives funding (6/2006)
The The Cooperative Foundation has awarded a $2,250 grant to sponsor the Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation (CASC) annual conference at the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. The sponsorship will be used to provide financial support for presenters at the conference and to provide refreshments for a special gathering of the participants.
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East End Food Co-op receives grant for cooperatives discussion course (6/2006)
The East End Food Co-op has received a $1,550 grant for a discussion course on cooperatives.
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