As I complete my first trip around the sun as Executive Director, I’m humbled by the trust placed in me to steward this remarkable organization, and by the supportive and interconnected network of cooperators around the country that buoy CDS…

As we wrap up the International Year of the Cooperative and continue to mark an incredible milestone—our organization’s 40th anniversary—I’m filled with gratitude for the community that makes our work possible. Three Regional Celebrations Bring Our Community Together A Twin…

Celebrated by cooperatives nationwide during the month of October (and first started in Minnesota in 1948) National Co-op Month is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of a trusted, proven way to do business and build resilient, inclusive communities. CDS…

Once again, the largest gathering of the senior housing cooperative community broke its previous attendance record! Held in Bloomington, MN, on May 21-22, attendees included: 269 board and committee members, 79 co-op managers and staff, 79 professionals from management companies,…