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Unit III. Co-op ID Part A. Service Organizations

Unit III. Co-op ID Part A. Service Organizations. National Commodity or Trade State Institutes or Councils. National Cooperative Service Organizations. a) NCFC = Nat’l Council of Farmer Cooperatives (1929) Members include most regional and state service co-ops

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Unit III. Co-op ID Part A. Service Organizations

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  1. Unit III. Co-op IDPart A. Service Organizations National Commodity or Trade State Institutes or Councils

  2. National CooperativeService Organizations a) NCFC = Nat’l Council of Farmer Cooperatives (1929) • Members include most regional and state service co-ops • Lobbying in Congress = main activity • Monthly newsletter = “The Washington Cooperator” • Facilitates communication among members • Promotes cooperative education (e.g. conferences, publications) • Mission = protect public policy environment for farmer-owned co-ops • American Institute of Cooperation merged into NCFC, 1990

  3. National CooperativeService Organizations b) NCBA = Nat’l Co-op. Bus. Assoc. (1916) (= CLUSA = Co-op League of USA until 1985) • Members include ag and consumer co-ops • Activities include training, lobbying, education • Promote co-ops as form of economic development (in lesser developed countries, inner cities, rural areas, etc.) • The only national organization for all co-ops (consumer, producer, worker, housing, memorial societies, preschools, etc.)

  4. Putting co-ops on the cutting edge In 2000, NCBA brought co-ops to the cutting edge of technology by successfully lobbying the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to create a new top-level Internet domain-.coop-exclusively for cooperatives. The new .coop joins .com and .org at the end of web and e-mail addresses. One of only seven new domains approved, .coop distinguishes cooperatives from investor-owned businesses and charitable organizations on the worldwide web. The .coop registry, launched in January 2002 has registered more than 6,000 .coop Internet addresses.

  5. Commodity or Trade Co-ops • CUNA = Credit Union Nat’l Assoc. • NRECA = Nat’l Rural Elect. Co-op Assoc. • NMPF = Nat’l Milk Producers Fed. • NLPF = Nat’l Livestock Producers Fed. • NFGC = Nat’l Fed. Of Grain Co-ops • NTCA = Nat’l Teleph. Co-op Assoc.

  6. State Institutes or Councils (co-ops) e.g. IA Institute for Cooperatives (1952) • Known as the IA Institute of Cooperation until Jan. 1991 • Nearly 300 members (200 local mktg and supply, 45 rural telephone, 40 RECs, consumer co-ops, few regionals) • Headquarters at 2515 Elwood Dr., Ames • 5 staff members • 27 Member Board • 12 co-op mgrs (1 from ea. of 12 districts) • 12 co-op board members (1 from ea. of 12 districts) • 3 regional co-op reps officers = farmers • Funding • 60% membership fees • 40% program revenues

  7. Activities of the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives • Legislative (lobbying) • Educational • Co-op development and assistance

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