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Organizations Serving Cooperatives From USDA Rural Development.
Also see University Research and Education Centers
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ACDI/VOCA
50 F Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 383-4961
Contact: Michael Deegan, President & CEO
VOCA strives to be the international leader in empowering farmers and other entrepreneurs worldwide to succeed in the global economy.
Agricultural Cooperative Council of Oregon
John H. McCulley, Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 2042
Salem, Oregon 97308-2042
Phone: (503) 370-7019
Fax: (503) 587-8063
Email: assoc@wvi.com
Agricultural Council of California
Donald G. Gordon, Jr., President
1225 H Street
Sacramento, California
Phone: (916) 443-4887
Fax: (916) 443-0601
Email: info@agcouncil.org
Arkansas Rural Enterprise Center
Donna Uptagrafft, Program Associate
38 Winrock Drive
Morrilton, Arkansas 72110-9537
Phone: (501) 727-5435
Fax: (501) 727-5242
Email: dju@winrock.org
Arthur Capper Cooperative Center
Dept. Of Agricultural Economics
305 Waters Hall
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 U.S.A.
Phone: 913-532-1508
Fax: 913-532-6925
Association of Cooperative Educators
Leslie Mead, Executive Administrator
Mailing Address: PO Box 64047
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0047
Phone: 703/578-1820
Email: leslie.mead@verizon.net
The Association is a professional organization for people interested in all phases of cooperative education.
Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives
10725 Airline Hwy.,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
Tel: 1-800-355-3450
Tel: (504) 293-3450
Fax (504) 296-0924
Email: laec@demco.net
ARIES (European Information Network for Social Economy)
Rue Froissart, 85
B-1040 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 280 61 11
Fax: +32 2 231 15 59
Includes many links to European cooperatives and organizations.
Australian Centre for Co-operative Research and Development (ACCORD)
Contact: Suzanne Henderson
P.O. Box 222
Lindfield
New South Wales 2070
Tel: +61 - 2- 9514 -5121
Email: suzanne.henderson@uts.edu.au
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British Columbia Institute for Cooperative Studies
University of Victoria
University House 2 - Room 109
PO Box 3060 STN CSC
Victoria BC V8W 2Y2
Canada
Telephone: 1.250.472.4539
Fax: 1.250.472.4541
Email: rochdale@uvic.ca
British Columbia Ministry of Community, Aboriginal, and Women's Services
PO Box 9490,
Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9N7, Canada
Minister's Office
Honourable George Abbott
PO Box 9042,
STN PROV GOVT,
Victoria, BC
V8W 9E2
Telephone: 250 387-2283
Fax: 250 356-8508
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Canadian Cooperative Association
400-275 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2L6
Canada
Tel: 613-238-6711
Fax: 613-567-0658
Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation
4723 21st Street S.W.
Calgary, AB, T2T 5T3
Canada
Tel/Fax: (403) 287-2069
Central de Estudios Cooperativos
Kilómetro 56, La Alameda, Chimaltenago,
Guatemala C.A.
Tel: (502) 839-3253
Fax: (502) 839-1254
Email: informacion@cendecrl.com
Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Japan
1-8-3 Otemachi,
Chiyadaku, Tokyo 100, Japan
Tel: 03 3245 7570
Fax: 03 5255 7357
Email: zenchui@st.rim.or.jo
Center for Co- operative Studies
Bridget Carroll
O'Rahilly Building
University College Cork
Western Road, Cork
Ireland
ccs@ucc.ie
Ph +353 21 902570
Fax +353 21 903358
The Centre for Co-operative Studies is a university research centre that promotes education and training along with independent research and consultancy in all aspects of co-operative organisation and development. Founded in 1980, the Centre has carried out research into agricultural, community, worker, housing, and credit co-operatives. It has an extensive Resource Room of co-operative materials and is involved with the provision of information, advice and support to existing and potential co-operative groups as well as operating a consultancy service. The Centre has developed a number of undergraduate Distance Learning programmes in the area of co-operatives, social enterprises and development.
Centre for the Study of Cooperatives
101 Diefenbaker Place
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B8 CANADA
Phone: 306-966-8509
Fax: 306-966-8517
Coady International Institute
St. Francis Xavier University
PO Box 5000
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
B2G 2W5 Canada
Tel: (902) 867-3960
The Coady International Institute is a training center specializing in leadership development. It operates from a complex of facilities located on the campus of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
CoBank
P.O. Box 5110
Denver, Colorado 80217
Tel: (303) 740-4055
Contact: Larry E. Williams
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Division
Offers assistance and credit services to cooperatives.
Colorado Cooperative Council, Inc.
Doyle Smith, Consultant
P.O. Box 506
Eaton, Colorado
Tel: (970) 454-4054
Fax: (502) 454-4082
Email: ndsmith@coloradocoops.com
Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives
15, Route es Morillons
1218 Grand Saconnex
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 929 8825
Fax: +41 22 798 4122
E-mail: copac@coop.org
Contact: MariaElena Chavez-Pirson, Coordinator
COPAC is a partnership between representatives of the cooperative movement together with farmers' and workers' organizations, and the United Nations and its agencies
Conseil de la Cooperation de l'Ontario
435 boul St_Laurent, suite 211
Ottawa, Ontario
K1K 2Z8 Canada
Tel: (303) 740-4055
E-mail:cco@cooperation-ont.org
Contact: Ethel Cote, Executive Director
Cooperative Development Foundation
H.No. 3-5-43/B, Opposite
Jagruti College, Ramkote
Hyderabad - 500 001
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Email: info@sahavisaka.coop
Phone: +91-40-2475-0327
Fax: +91-40-2475-0327
The aim of Sahavikasa is to promote an environment in which cooperatives flourish as decentralised, democratic, self-help and mutual-aid organisations effectively harnessing and fostering local resources in consonance with the universally accepted Principles of Cooperation.
Cooperative Auditing Service, Inc.
P.O. Box 97
Princeton, MN 55371
Cooperative Auditing Service, Inc.
Wisconsin office
1507 Tower Ave, Room 329
Superior, WI 54880
Tel: (715) 394-5441
Contact: Doug Marshall, General Manager
Cooperative Communicators Association
5307 43rd St.
Lubbock, TX 79414-1315
Tel: (806) 795-2783
Email: cca@communicators.coop
The Cooperative Communicators Association is an organization of 350 professionals who communicate for cooperatives.
Cooperative Council of Australia
Ian Wilson
PO Box 940
Adelaide, South Australia 5001
Tel: +61 8 8276 1902
Fax: +61 8 8374 0216
Cooperative Council of North Carolina
Carlyle Teague, President
P.O. Box 10426
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
Tel: (919) 834-5544
Tel: (919) 828-9322
Email: carlylt@touchnc.net
Cooperative Development Center
P.O. Box 727
Mandan, ND 58554
Tel: 1-800-234-0518
Contact: Bill Patrie, Economic Development Director or
Jack Piela, Cooperative Development Specialist
Supports cooperatives and rural economic development through consultation, technical assistance, financing programs and education.
Cooperative Development Center
Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC)
4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 617
Arlington, VA 22209
Fax: 703-907-5523
Cooperative Development Foundation
1401 New York Ave, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-2160
Tel: (202) 638-6222
A tax-exempt public foundation serving cooperatives in the US. Its purpose is to promote economic development through cooperatives.
Cooperative Development Institute
1 Sugarloaf St.
South Deerfield, MA 01373 01301
Tel: 1-877- NE COOPS
Fax:(413) 665-1271
Cooperative Development Services (CDS)
131 W. Wilson St, Suite 400
Madison, WI 53703
Tel: (608) 258-4396
Fax (608) 258-4394
Contact: Kevin Edberg,Executive Director
Email:cds@co-opdevelopmentservices.com
Supports the development of new cooperative organizations and communities in the Midwest.
Cooperative Enterprise Program
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Phone: (607)255-8800
Fax: (607)255-9984
Co-operative Federation of Eastern Ontario
311-225 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K2P 1P9
Tel:(613) 230-2201
Fax (613) 230-2231
Email: info@chaseo.org
Co-operative Federation of New South Wales Ltd.
Helen McCall, Executive Officer
207 Duns Creek Road
Duns Creek, 2321, Australia
Australia
Tel/Fax:(02) 61249 385 308
Co-operative Federation of Queensland
James Howard, Executive Director
c/o James Howard and Associates
PO Box 6105
Mitchelton, Queensland 4053
Australia
Tel: +61 7 3355 3331
Fax: +61 7 3855 1113
Co-operative Federation of South Australia
David Osgood, Secretary
PO Box 1055
Morphett Vale, South Australia 5162
Tel: +61 8 8326 6371
Fax: +61 8 8326 7455
Mobile: +61 18 899 442
Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd.
Graeme Charles, Secretary
PO Box 356
Beechworth, Victoria 3747
Australia
Phone: +61 3 5728 2005
Co-operative Federation of Western Australia
John Booth, Secretary
172 Burstwood Road
Burswood, Western Australia 6100
Australia
Tel: +61 8 9472 4210
Fax: +61 8 9472 4213
Email: cfwa@cfwa.org.au
The Cooperative Foundation
5500 Cenex Drive
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
Mailing Address: P.O. Bx 64047,
St. Paul, MN 55164-0047
Tel: (612) 451-5481
Fax (612) 451-5073
Contact: William Nelson, President
Founded in 1945, the Foundation funds education, research and demonstration projects that promote cooperatives.
Cooperative Fund of New England
P.O. Box 412
Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0412
Tel: (910) 395.6008 / (800) 818-7833
Fax (910) 397-2857
Email: cfne@cooperativefund.org
Cooperative Grocers' Information Network
P.O Box 399
Arcata, California
Contact: Karen Zimbelman
Tel: (707) 445-4849
Fax (707) 445-1808
Email: kz@tidepool.com
Email: info@cgin.org
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
225 Metcalfe St.Suite 311
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K2P 1P9
Tol-Free: xx
Tel: (613) 230-2201
Fax (613) 230-2231
Email: info@chfc.ca
Cooperative Initiative Project
Shri Sudarshan Srinivas, Project Manager
P.O. Box No. 60 IRMA Campus
Anand - 388 001
Gujarat. India
Phone (with ISD and STD codes):
Tel: # +91-2692-63260, 60391
Fax :# +91-2692-63260, 60188
Email: srini@fac.irm.ernet.in
The project works through a team of cooperative professionals to bring together cooperators at all levels by organising district, state and national forums in India.
Co-operatives Secretariat (Canada)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 759-7194
Fax (613) 759-7489
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Email: coops@em.agr.ca
Co-operatives UK - The Union of Co-operative Enterprises
Co-operatives UK
Holyoake House
Hanover Street
Manchester M60 0AS
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 246 2900
Fax 01061 831 7684
Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums
2112 Broadway, Suite 202
New York, New York 10023-2142
Tel: (212) 496-7400
Fax: (212) 580-7801
Email: info@cnyc.com
Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
5710 Mineral Point Road
Madison, WI 53705
Tel: (800) 356-9655
Email: talk2us@cuna.org
Contact: Dan Mica, CEO
CUNA is a trade association for credit unions. CUNA works with its member organizations (state credit union leagues) to provide legislative and regulatory services, education and training, research, information and other services to credit unions.
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Dakotas Cooperative Business Development Center
Bill Patrie, Rural Development Director
P.O. Box 727
Mandan, North Dakota
Phone: (701) 663-6501
Fax: (701) 663-3745
Email: bpatrie@ndarec.com
Dutch National Cooperative Council
NL-3621 BG Breukelen
The Netherlands
Phone: + 31 (0)346 295600
Fax: + 31 (0)346 295610
Email: ncr@cooperatie.nl
Contact: Dan Mica, CEO
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Egyptian Center for Cooperative Studies
Ismail Sery St, El Kasr El Einy
Cairo, Egypit
Tel: (202)356-3352
Email: coopinst@gega.net
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Farm Credit Administration
1501 Farm Credit Drive
McLean, VA 22101-5090
Tel: (703) 883-4000
Email: info-line@fca.gov
A network of borrower-owned cooperative financial institutions.
Federated Youth Foundation
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives
131 W. Wilson St, Suite 400
Madison, WI 53703
Tel: (608) 258-4400
Contact: David Erickson
Email: david.erickson@wfcmac.coop
Federatio Valencia d'Empress Cooperatives Treball Association
Calle Arzobispo Mayoral, 11 Bajo
46002 Valencia, Spain
Tel: +96 352 13 86
Tel: +96 351 50 29
Fax: +96 351 12 68
Email:fvecta@coreo.infase.es
The Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC)
RR 1 Box 155-W
Rutledge MO 63563-9720
Tel: (660) 883-5545
Email:fic@ic.org
Florida Council of Cooperatives
David Bridges, President
c/o Farm Credit of SW Fl
330 N. Brevard Av
Arcadia, Florida 34266
Tel: (863) 494-0500
Tel: (863) 494-6460
Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO)
Rural Administration and Cooperatives Section
Jacques-Paul Eckebil
Assistant Director-General
Sustainable Development Department
Tel: (+39 06) 570 53037
Fax: (+39 06) 570 53064
Email: JacquesPaul.Eckebil@fao.org
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Global Cooperative Society
Rainbow Circle, Rt. 1 Box 1377
Buckingham, VA 23921
Tel: 804-969-2868
Email: gcsmcl@aol.com
Georgia Cooperative Council, Inc.
Dick Schermerhorn, Executive Director
P.O. Box 447
Bethlehem, Georgia 30620
Tel: (706) 542-0768
Fax: (706) 542-0851
Email: dschermerhornl@agecon.uga.edu
Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO)
RR 1 Box 124A
Stillwater, PA 17878
Tel: 800-240-9721
Email: wadew@epix.net
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The ICA Group
One Harvard Street
Suite 200
Brookline, MA 02445
Tel: (617) 232-8765
Fax: (617) 232-9545
Email: ica@ica-group.com
A "national not-for-profit organization which seeks to create and save jobs through the development and strengthening of employee-owned and community-based businesses." ICA: Creating and saving jobs through worker ownership.
Idaho Cooperative Council, Inc.
Rick C. Waitley, Executive Director
55 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 100
Meridian, Idaho 83642-3030
Tel: (208) 888-0988
Fax: (208)888-4586
Email: rwaitley@spro.net
Illinois Cooperative Coordinating Committee
Jim Fraley, Secretary
1701 Towanda Avenue
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
Tel: (309) 557--3109
Fax: (309 557-3729)
Email: fraley@ilfb.org
Institute of Rural Management
PB 60 Anand 388 001
Gujarat INDIA
Phone: 91-2692-40177/40181/40186
Fax: 91-2692-40188
postmaster@fac.irm.ernet.in
Instituto De Estudios Cooperativos
Bilbao, Spain
Tel: 94 413.92.93
Email: ica@ica-group.com
The Inter-Cooperative Council
337 E. William
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Tel: (734) 662-4414
Fax: (734) 662-5870
ICC is a student owned cooperative that provides housing (room and board) for students who attend U of M, Eastern Michigan University, and Washtenaw Community College.
International Co-operative Alliance
15, route des Morillons
1218 Grand-Saconnex
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel.: (41 22) 929 88 88
Fax: (41 22) 798 41 22
E-mail abarcala@sec.deusto.es
The major objective of the ICA is to promote and strengthen autonomous co-operatives throughout the world. Through actions taken at the international, regional and national levels, the ICA also seeks to:
-promote and protect co-operative values and principles
-facilitate the development of economic and other mutually beneficial relations between its member organisations
-further the economic and social progress of its members and their communities
International Labour Organization
Cooperative Branch
4, Route des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-799.6111
Fax +41-22-799.8685
Email: ilo@ilo.org
International Research Centre on Rural Co-operative Communities
Itamar Str 4
Ramat Gan 52531
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Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives
8525 Douglas Avenue, Suite 48
Des Moines, IA 50322-2992
Tel: (515) 276-5350
Tel:(800)798-7037
Fax: (515) 276-7946
iowarec@iowarec.org
Iowa Institute for Cooperatives
David Holm, Executive Director
2515 Elwood Drive, Suite 104
Ames, IA 50010-8263
Fax: 515-292-1672
Tel: (515) 292-2667
Email: info@iowainstitute.coop
Irish Co-operative Organization Society
The Plunkett House
84 Merrion Square
Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: 353 (1) 676 4783
Fax: 353 (1) 662 4502
Email: info@icos.ie
Italian Institute for Cooperative Studies Luigi Luzzatti
v. Nazionale 230 - 00184 Roma - Italy
Tel: +39(6)4872888/4814892
Fax: +39(6)4872260
istituto@luzzatti.it
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