In the coming months, you’ll see CDS website and communications materials reflect the look and feel of our new branding. We were pleased to work with our longtime partners, Triangle Park Creative, Minneapolis, MN, and the superb talent of its creative director,…

CDS tangibly engaged 131 cooperatives, 33 start-ups and 8 agricultural businesses in FY22 from rural and urban communities. Supported incorporation of two new agricultural cooperatives. Helped six co-ops secure $890,000 in public and foundation grant funding. Received over $500,000 in…

November 17th is “Give to the Max Day” (GTMD) in Minnesota. GTMD is a statewide collective effort bringing an outpouring of support for thousands of nonprofits and schools across Minnesota. The mission of the Cooperative Development Fund of CDS is to…

For several years pre-pandemic, Cooperative Development Services (CDS) hosted an annual gathering for leaders of cooperative development organizations, including those who aspire to leadership or who are in process of succession. CDS once again hosted the retreat last week in Livingston,…