Cooperative Development Fund of CDS
Where cooperation is at work, communities prosper
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Cooperative Business Development Support
This program primarily serves individuals and groups seeking to form a cooperatively owned enterprise, or existing cooperatives seeking to grow/turn around. Services include guidance about the development pathway; connections and referrals to sources of assistance; feasibility analysis/business planning; governance support; leveraging community capital
Where we work
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Cooperative Development Fund of CDS
Board of directorsas of 04/18/2022
Ms. Alison Deelstra
National Rural Utility Cooperative Finance Corporation
Term: 2018 - 2021
Rachel Hanson
CoBank
Ann Fedorchak
National Cooperative Bank
Gary Sloan
BMO Harris
David Swanson
Dorsey Whitney
Collie Graddick
Community Table
David Ward
Cooperative Network
Stacey Webster
IA Institute for Cooperatives
Amy Fields
National Cooperative Grocers
Gail Graham
Mississippi Market
Darin Florenz
Thrivent
Char Vrieze
40 Square Cooperative
Alison Deelstra
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Cooperative