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Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance Conference

Attend the PACA Conference Wednesday, June 15 in Philadelphia at the Drexel University School of Medicine. The conference theme is Exploring Cooperatives: Economic Democracy and Community Development in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Speakers include Jessica Gordon Nembhard, PhD, Congressman Chaka Fattah, … Continue reading

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Canadian Co-operative Research Network

The CCRN-RCRC is your gateway to research on co-operatives in Canada. The goal of this site is to create an online network of co-operative researchers and practitioners that allows for idea exchange, research-sharing, collaboration, determining research priorities and creating a … Continue reading

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World Fair Trade Day

World Fair Trade Day is May 12th. For World Fair Trade Day, the ICA is encouraging co-operatives to show how the movement builds a better world for Fairtrade farmers. To learn more about how fair trade helps farmers around the … Continue reading

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The Coop Difference

Discover the Coop Difference, Canadian Co-operative Association’s online education portal. It’s a new orientation program for co-ops and credit unions that teaches users about every aspect of the Canadian co-operative movement. For more information, follow the link.

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HandsOn Greater Phoenix Workshop

Attend a free workshop by HandsOn Greater Phoenix which gives participants the space to identify their volunteer needs and connect to resources that HandsOn Greater Phoenix can provide. This is a working session, so please come prepared to share program and … Continue reading

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Low Power FM Radio

Low Power FM radio is coming to Arizona in the next year. All non-profit and educational groups will be eligible to apply for inexpensive radio broadcasting licenses which will cover an entire community up to 38 square miles. The Arizona … Continue reading

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AmeriCorps Vista Looking for Partners

AmeriCorps Vista is looking for partners.  Do you have a great project that could use some extra attention? AmeriCorps*VISTA is a national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Public, private, and faith-based nonprofit organizations—as well as local, state and federal … Continue reading

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Nonprofit Finance Fund 2012 Survey

The Nonprofit Finance Fund has released the results of its 2012 nonprofit sector survey. While 2011 was a year of significant organizational and programmatic changes, many nonprofits are still facing fundamental challenges that threaten the stability of the sector and … Continue reading

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

Celebrate Food Revolution Day on May 19! It’s Jamie Oliver’s first day of action by way of an international global food festival to celebrate a commitment to food education for a better life. For more information, click here.

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AZHCC Two-Day Business Symposium

Attend the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2012 Two-Day Business Symposium: Transforming Arizona’s Economy May 4 and 5. The symposium starts off on May 4th with three free workshops, two of which are concurrent. For more information, follow the link. … Continue reading

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