Want to know what financing could look like for your co-op?
Schedule a (free) call with a loan officer to talk about your goals on an upcoming Monday, from 1-5 pm CT.
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Joining us for the 2026 ICA GA & Global conference? Learn more about cooperatives in Panama!
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50 million farmers. One cooperative.
In this latest #CM50 interview, Dr K.J. Patel of @IFFCO_PR shares what it takes to lead at that scale while staying focused on farmers, innovation, and rural development.
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/-Mcx1UEbEKk
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📢 Date change
The ICBA Symposium 2026 at the UN HQ, New York will now take place on:
🗓 28–29 May 2026
A global gathering on cooperative finance and inclusive growth
▶️ Register: icba.coop/symposium2026/
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CICOPA launches its first comprehensive analysis of the sector since 2017
Read more here: www.cicopa.coop/publications...
Access the report in English here: www.cicopa.coop/wp-content/u...
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The ICMIF has published its ICMIF Members: Key Statistics Report 2025, revealing that its members achieved a combined USD 238 billion in premium income in 2024.
See their full report here: www.icmif.org/news_story/i...
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⏳ 6 months to go!
The global cooperative movement will gather in Panama City for the ICA Global Conference & General Assembly 2026.
📍 Panama Convention Centre
🗓️ 15–17 Sept 2026
Learn more and stay updated 👇
🔗 ica.coop/en/events/20...
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In this video, we sit down with Izak Smit, CEO of PPS (South Africa), as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 video interview series.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-CS...
Learn more: cm50.coop
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
Cooperative Lawyers gather in the lap of Africa for the first time
Moshi Co-operative University. (MoCU) in Tanzania hosted the Fifth International Forum on Cooperative Law in February.
Read the article to learn more: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...
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In this interview, we sit down with Hilde Vernaillen, CEO of P&V Group, as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 interview series.
Read: cm50.coop/news/a-conve...
Learn more: cm50.coop
#Beyond2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
“People didn’t believe women could lead.”
In Nepal, the Atipriya Women’s Cooperative empowers 443 members through training, fair markets, and cooperative enterprise.
When women lead, communities thrive.
Read the story: stories.coop/when-women-l...
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
*Recent Borrower Update*
Sonora Estates Mobile Home Community of Sonora, CA, borrowed funds to convert a manufactured homes complex to affordable, co-op housing. Another great co-op success in meeting need. #housingcooperative #housing #gocoop #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
www.sonoraestatesmhc.com
⚖️🌍 The 2026 Co-operative Law Summer School is heading to Pula, Croatia 🇭🇷
🗓️ 23–28 Aug 2026
📍 Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
📚 Intl. workshop: 22 Aug
🔗 Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/jwlB6pf/L...
#CooperativeLaw #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
Interested in what financing could look like for your co-op?
Schedule a (free) call with a loan officer to talk about your goals on an upcoming Monday, from 1-5 pm CT.
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In this video, we sit down with Noel D. Raboy, President & CEO of Climbs, as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 video interview series.
Watch: youtu.be/JC49f4TDNWo
Learn more: cm50.coop
#Beyond2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
📣🗓️ Save the date!
The 2026 ICA General Assembly (election year) takes place 15–17 Sept in Panama 🇵🇦, co-hosted by @CoopAmericas
Side events: 13–14 Sept
Elective GA: 15 Sept
Coop Americas events: 17–18 Sept
More info soon.
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
Co-ops welcome all to become members. They do not discriminate against gender, race, social status, sexual orientation, or anything else.
Co-ops operate on a one member, one vote democratic operation, *not* one dollar, one vote.
#gocoop #cooplove #equality #principle1 #cooperativesbuildabetterworld
These findings and much more were also discussed at the recently concluded #CSocD64, which you can rewatch here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u...
#SDG2 #ZeroHunger #FoodSecurity #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #Coops4Dev🌍
Want to know what financing could look like for your co-op?
Schedule a (free) call with a loan officer on an upcoming Monday, from 1-5 pm CT.
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#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #cooperativecapital #EconomicDemocracy
Cooperatives took the spotlight in 2025.
Our president Giuseppe Guerini reflects in the @csogroupeesc.bsky.social newsletter.
Read more via @CSOGroupEESC 👇
🔗 www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #Beyond2025 #CoopsYear #IYC2025
In this video, we sit down with Carlos Zarco, President of IHCO, as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 video interview series.
Watch: youtu.be/HaAFPqowltk
Learn more: cm50.coop #IYC2025 #Beyond2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
Atthowe Fine Art Services of Oakland, California, borrowed funds to improve storage and workspace. This worker-owned artists cooperative has roots in their community for over 100 years and they converted to a worker co-op in 2021. #gocoop #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
www.atthowe.com/about-us
We're open! Got questions about co-op financing? Or about your existing loan? We're only closed one day this week, on 1/1.
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📘 Read the SDG 13 Policy Brief: Cooperative Contributions to Climate Action
🔗 www.copac.coop/iyc-2025-ser...
#IYC2025 #SDG13 #ClimateAction #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear
Poverty isn’t solved by relief alone. It requires tackling its root causes.
New case studies show how cooperatives are advancing #SDG1 in practice.
Check them out here:
🔗 ica.coop/en/newsroom/...
#IYC2025 #NoPoverty #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
📬 December ICA Newsletter is out!
✨ New #IYC2025 policy briefs on
• #SDG1 End Poverty
• #SDG13 Climate Action
🌍 Case studies, #COP30 and #SocialSummit2025 highlights, Cultural Heritage Map & more
Read here 👇
bit.ly/icanewsdecember
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In this video, we sit down with Anne-Laure Desgris, Co-CEO of Smart Belgium, as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 video interview series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEVQ...
Learn more: cm50.coop
#IYC2025 #Beyond2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
This is where cooperatives make a transformative difference.
As democratic, people-centred enterprises, co-ops:
✔️ Stabilise incomes
✔️ Expand access to finance, housing, health & care
✔️ Strengthen community resilience
✔️ Reduce multidimensional poverty
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