Issue 13, May 2012
In This Issue…
- MP Mauril Bélanger named Advocate for Co-operatives
- Globe and Mail publishes special report on co-ops
- B.C. credit unions help CDF build a better world
- Community volunteers pick up trash for IYC
- IYC media gallery coming soon!
- Winners of the “Show Us Your Co-op!” photo contest
- Advantage Credit Union celebrates IYC with legacy fund
- Concentra supports community projects
- Bergengren Credit Union awards $4,000 in scholarships
- IYC booth raises co-op awareness among community
- Advancing the co-operative movement
- Co-ops in the White House
- New IYC tools available online
- Canada, share your IYC pride!
- Looking for ways to promote the International Year?
- ICA 2012 news
- Register for the CCA/CCCM Congress
- Share your plans for International Co-operative Day!
- Coop’Art competition closes May 31
- IYC videos
Read a copy of this issue at the CCA website http://www.canada2012.coop/
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Vol. 13, No. 10 May 10, 2012
In this issue…
- LIBERALS APPOINT CO-OP ADVOCATE
- VANCITY, FIRST WEST CREDIT UNION SUPPORT CDF CAMPAIGN
- MANITOBA TAX CREDIT FUND A BIG SUCCESS
- CHF CANADA PROTESTS CMHC “CASH GRAB”
- ARCTIC CO-OPS TO RECEIVE $3.7 MILLION FOR TRAINING
- FCL LAUNCHES SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PROGRAM
- YOPLAIT TO REMAIN IN CO-OP FAMILY
- ALTERNA, SYNERGY WIN CREDIT UNION AWARDS
- CO-OP RESEARCH WEBSITE LAUNCHED
- KOOTENAY CO-OP RADIO WINS IYC PHOTO CONTEST
- DENNIS DETERS TO RECEIVE HONOURARY DOCTORATE
- MERGER TO CREATE FIRSTNOVA CREDIT UNION
- CUs TO PROMOTE “DING FREE” ATMS
- TERRY ENNS NEW CHAIRPERSON AT CENTRAL 1
- SHAWN MURPHY APPOINTED GR MANAGER AT CCA
- CONCENTRA SUPPORTS COMMUNITY PROJECTS
- U.S. CO-OPERATORS TALK CO-OPS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
- AMERICANS SAY CO-OPS ARE HELPFUL TO CONSUMERS: NCBA SURVEY
- INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- CO-OP CONNECTIONS
- THE MEETING PLACE
Read a copy of the newsletter on the Canadian Co-operative Association website http://www.coopscanada.coop/
May 2012 eDigest from the ICA
The global voice of co-operatives www.2012.coop
May 2012
In this issue…
- General Assembly
- Greens back co-ops
- Future of agriculture
- World Fair Trade Day
- IYC Fund update
- France Summer School
- New co-op sectors
- A dairy IDEA
- Rodgers to step down
Read a copy of this issue on the IYC website http://www.2012.coop/
Vol. 13, No. 9 April 26, 2012
In this issue…
- OPPOSITION RESPONDS TO CDI, SECRETARIAT CUTS
- THE CO-OPERATORS ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON FEDERAL CUTS
- REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CCA/CCCM CONGRESS IN MONTREAL, RESEARCH CONFERENCE
- ONLINE ORIENTATION PROGRAM TO LAUNCH MAY 1
- CO-OPS, CUs HONOURED AS “GREEN EMPLOYERS”
- FUNERAL CO-OPS GAINING MARKET SHARE
- MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR CU WOMEN CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
- ACCA PARTNERS WITH AXIOM NEWS TO TELL CO-OP STORIES
- CANADIAN CENTRAL LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
- CAPE BRETON CREDIT UNION SHOWS 22 PER CENT LENDING INCREASE
- REGINA CO-OPERATORS TAKE OUT THE TRASH FOR IYC
- TAKE A STEP FOR FAIR TRADE DURING FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT: MAY 1-15
- ON CO-OP EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR CO-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
- MANITOBA CUs LAUNCH VIDEO CONTEST
- FIRST CREDIT UNION FORMED FOR KENYANS LIVING ABROAD
- CO-OP CONNECTIONS
Read a copy of this issue at the Canadian Co-operative Association website http://www.coopscanada.coop/
IYC – 2012 Matters:
Issue 12, April 2012
In This Issue…
- Registration now open for the CCA/CCCM Congress!
- Pledge your support for the International Year on Twitter and Facebook
- Gay Lea to “spread” the word about IYC
- Cirque du Soleil performing at the 2012 Summit!
- More statements on the International Year
- CUCM launches My Manitoba Community video contest
- GROWMARK creates contest for 4-H Ontario high school students
- MCA educates youth about the International Year at annual agriculture fair
- Co-op Festival and Co-op Lions – two movies to celebrate IYC in Manitoba
- Canada, share your IYC pride!
- Looking for ways to promote the International Year?
- ICA 2012 news
- Save the date! CCA/CCCM Congress
- Show Us Your Co-op photo contest
- Build a better world with CDF
- US/UK launch joint mobile app
- ICA Expo 2012
- International Summit of…Co-operatives
- Financial co-ops profiled at the 2012 Summit
- Imagine 2012
- Tell your story or lend your support
Vol. 13, No. 8 April 12, 2012
In this issue…
- CANADA RANKS EIGHTH IN MEMBERSHIP IN CO-OPS: ICA
- NOVA SCOTIA CREATES NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LOAN PROGRAM
- UNLEASHING LOCAL CAPITAL: ACCA LAUNCHES CIF PILOT PROGRAM
- CENTRAL 1 MAKES DONATION TO UVIC FOR CO-OP RESEARCH
- HOUSING CO-OPS WELCOME NS PLAN FOR PROVINCIAL HOUSING STRATEGY
- CIRQUE DU SOLEIL TO PERFORM AT QUEBEC CITY SUMMIT
- SUMMIT TO INCLUDE CO-OP COMMUNICATIONS FORUM
- DESJARDINS TO LAUNCH NEW PROGRAMS, ACCELERATE GROWTH
- GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO RAISE SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR
- CANADIAN CU WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN AFRICA FORUM
- EUROPEAN LEADERS ASKED TO RECOGNIZE ROLE OF CO-OP BANKS IN RECOVERY
- CO-OP CONNECTIONS
- THE MEETING PLACE
You can read a copy of this issue at the Canadian Co-operatives Association website http://www.coopscanada.coop/
For immediate release…
Four Canadians and one American join women credit union leaders for first-ever Africa Women’s Forum
Ottawa, April 12, 2012 – It was history in the making for 20 women credit union leaders from 16 African countries who gathered in Botswana recently to share their successes and struggles working in the credit union sector.
Ingrid Fischer, Africa Region Director with the Canadian Co-operative Association, the event sponsor, says the first-ever Africa Women’s Forum was a timely event.
“As in so many other parts of the credit union world, women in Africa’s credit unions face tremendous barriers advancing their careers. In fact, many leave the sector for lack of opportunities to advance.”
She says women must contend with male dominated boards, cultural barriers against women taking on leadership positions, demanding domestic responsibilities, and little if any access to opportunities for professional development. read more…
Vol. 13, No. 7 March 29, 2012
In This Issue…
- QUEBEC CREATES CO-OP DEVELOPMENT FUND
- LITTLE NEWS FOR CO-OPS IN FEDERAL BUDGET
- …OR IN ONTARIO AND NEW BRUNSWICK
- ONTARIO POLITICIANS PRAISE CO-OPS
- FCL PLEDGES $500,000 TO CDF “BUILD A BETTER WORLD” CAMPAIGN
- CCA/CCCM CONGRESS TO FOCUS ON IYC LEGACY
- CUs REPORT STRONG GROWTH IN 2011
- MONTREAL CO-OPERATORS LAUNCH “JE COOP” CAMPAIGN
- NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP MEMBERS OF CUs, CAISSES
- USASK CO-OP EXHIBIT GOES ON THE ROAD
- NEW CARSHARING CO-OP FEDERATION TO MEET IN WINNIPEG
- STEELWORKERS, MONDRAGON DEVELOP NEW MODEL FOR WORKER CO-OPS
- CO-OPERATION IS GOOD FOR YOU: PSYCHOLOGIST
- VETERAN CO-OP COMMUNICATOR DIES AT AGE 90
- DISCOVER THE CO-OPERATIVE DIFFERENCE WEBINAR POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 24
- CDF SEEKING ITEMS FOR SUMMER AUCTIONS
- REMINDER: CCA AWARDS DEADLINE IS APRIL 16
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNTIES
- CO-OP CONNECTIONS
- THE MEETING PLACE
Read a copy of this issue at the Canadian Co-operative Association website http://www.coopscanada.coop/
ICA April 2012 eDigest
The global voice of co-operatives www.2012.coop April 2012
In this issue…
- One billion
- Co-ops to rescue
- NZ launch
- GDC support
- Desjardins’ co-founder
- “Stoic” Japan
- ICA Expo
- Teach-In
- Intelligent economics
Read a copy of this issue at the ICA IYC website http://www.2012.coop/
Vol. 13, No. 6 March 15, 2012
In This Issue…
- CDF LAUNCHES “BUILD A BETTER WORLD” CAMPAIGN
- ANOTHER IYC STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS…
- …AND IN THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND NUNAVUT LEGISLATURES
- ALBERTA CENTRAL, CENTRAL 1 WON’T MERGE
- GAY LEA TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IYC
- MARK VENTRY APPOINTED ED OF ON CO-OP
- MONIQUE LEROUX ELECTED CHAIR OF CQCM
- GLEN TULLY RE-ELECTED FCL PRESIDENT
- CO-OP BRAND ELICITS POSITIVE RESPONSE IN WESTERN CANADA: FCL SURVEY
- LA COOP FÉDÉRÉE REPORTS RECORD RESULTS
- NEECHI FOODS OFFERS PUBLIC SHARES IN NEW WINNIPEG COMPLEX
- DORIMÈNE DESJARDINS, MONIQUE LEROUX RECEIVE IWD TRIBUTES
- WORLD CO-OPERATIVE MONITOR: A NEW WAY TO RANK THE WORLD’S CO-OPS
- THE CO-OPERATORS MAKES ITS WEBSITE MORE ACCESSIBLE
- MANITOBA CU JOINS INTERNATIONAL VALUES-BASED BANKING ORGANIZATION
- NEW CO-OP RESEARCH PORTAL IN THE WORKS
- CCA LOOKS AT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN ID PROGRAMS
- DEADLINES, DEADLINES, DEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNTIES
- CO-OP CONNECTIONS
- THE MEETING PLACE
You can read a copy on the Canadian Co-operative Association website http://www.coopscanada.coop/