“This session was a painful reminder of how government policies and persistent racism have deprived whole communities of their capacity to care for themselves. But the work of these two leaders also provided hope for how self-help and cooperation can be…

CDS continues to support t a variety of cooperative sectors through our grant writing services, most recently Minnesota’s agricultural farm supply co-ops. CDS succeeded in helping three new farm supply clients compete in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Biofuels Infrastructure…

CDS was awarded a contract to provide development support through the City of Minneapolis’ Cooperative Technical Assistance Program in 2022-23. This program offers a free co-op feasibility training for both new cooperatives and existing businesses interested in converting into a…

Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips (D- MN 3rd District) held an exclusive roundtable on employee ownership in mid-August, to which CDS was invited. The focus of the event highlighted the benefits of employee ownership as well as the barriers, particularly related to…

CDS congratulates GreenTree Co-op Market as they opened their new and expanded store in downtown Mt. Pleasant MI on December 8. This project represents an expansion and relocation from their current 1500 sq. ft. store to a new 10,000 sq.…

On Thursday May 13, 2021, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service and CDS hosted a webinar about formation of community real estate investment cooperatives. The webinar will support the release this spring of a new publication, An Introduction to Real…