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COOPERATIVE COLLABORATION: AN UNTAPPED MARKET. Tom Decker Director of Cooperative Development NCBA. NCBA . Founded in 1916 Who we represent What we do How we do it. FACTS ABOUT CO-OPS. Well over 30,000 co-ops in the U.S. 1 in 3 Americans are co-op members
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COOPERATIVE COLLABORATION: AN UNTAPPED MARKET Tom Decker Director of Cooperative Development NCBA
NCBA Founded in 1916 Who we represent What we do How we do it
FACTS ABOUT CO-OPS Well over 30,000 co-ops in the U.S. 1 in 3 Americans are co-op members Co-ops generate over 2 million jobs every year Most of the nation’s 2 million farmers are co-op members 88% of the milk produced in WI is from co-ops U.S. cooperatives contribute almost $700 billion in annual sales and possess over $3 trillion in assets The top 300 cooperatives in the world make up the 10 largest economy
TYPES OF COOPERATIVES Consumer Producer Worker Purchasing Hybrid
THE GLUE What do all cooperatives have in common and binds all cooperatives together?
COOPERATIVE DECADE Participation Sustainability Identity Legal Frameworks Capital
GROWING THE CO-OP ECONOMY Austin Philadelphia Madison New York Pacific Northwest Western Mass
AUSTIN PILOT • History • Austin Cooperative Think Tank • Austin Cooperative Business Association • Process • Outcome • Goals
AUSTIN PILOT Chamber vs. Development Underpinnings/Ends Statements Benchmarks for Success Independent Business Affiliates What NCBA Provides Sustainability
CREDIT UNIONS Credit Unions and Cooperatives? An Untapped Market? Examples of cross-sector collaboration
THANK YOU! Tom Decker NCBA 1401 New York Avenue, NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 202-383-5471 | tdecker@ncba.coop