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Neighboring Food Co-op Association Annual Meeting 2015
The NFCA Annual Meeting in 2015 focused on member engagement and collaboration among food co-ops to enhance sustainability and resource access. Key activities included networking, workshops, and discussions aimed at improving member participation and organizational development. Priorities for the year included education, outreach, and innovative models for cooperative management.
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- 3. THANK YOU! Thank youto the co-‐operative community for your partnership & support. NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015
- 4. ! Welcome & President’sReport ! Glenn Lower, President, NFCA Board of Directors ! Staff Report ! Erbin Crowell & Bonnie Hudspeth ! Keynote Speaker ! Jerry McGeorge, Organic Valley ! Small Group Dialog: Elevating Member Engagement ! Lunch // Peer Networking Tables ! Afternoon Workshops ! Appreciations, Evaluations & Raffle! NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 AGENDA FOR THE DAY
- 6. 1) Brattleboro FoodCo-‐op (VT) 2) Buffalo Mountain Food Co-‐ op (VT) 3) City Market / Onion River Co-‐ op (VT) 4) Co-‐op Food Stores (NH & VT) 5) Fiddleheads Food Co-‐op (CT) 6) Franklin Community Co-‐op (MA) 7) Hunger Mountain Co-‐op (VT) 8) Leverett Village Co-‐op (MA) 9) Littleton Food Co-‐op (NH) 10) Middlebury Natural Foods Co-‐op (VT) 11) Monadnock Food Co-‐op (NH) 12) Old Creamery Co-‐op (MA) 13) Plainfield Food Co-‐op (VT) 14) Putney Food Co-‐op (VT) 15) River Valley Co-‐op Market (MA) 16) South County Food Co-‐op (RI) 17) Springfield Food Co-‐op (VT) 18) St. J Food Co-‐op (VT) 19) Stone Valley Community Co-‐ op Market (VT) 20) Upper Valley Food Co-‐op (VT) 21) Wild Oats Co-‐op Market (MA) 22) Willimantic Food Co-‐op (CT) NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 MEMBER CO-‐OPS IN ATTENDANCE!
- 7. 1) Amherst Community Co-‐op(MA) 2) Assabet Village Food Co-‐op (MA) 3) Dorchester Community Food Co-‐ op (MA) 4) Granite City Co-‐op Grocery (VT) 5) Great River Co-‐op (NH) 7) Holyoke Community Co-‐op Market (MA) 8) Manchester Food Co-‐op (NH) 9) Merrimack Valley Food Co-‐op (MA) 10) Morrisville Food Co-‐ op (VT) 11) Souhegan Valley Food Co-‐op (NH) 12) Urban Greens Food Co-‐op (RI) NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 START-‐UPS IN ATTENDANCE!
- 8. 1) Artisan Beverage Co-‐op 2) Associated Buyers 3) Cabot 4) CDS Consulting Co-‐ op 5) Cooperative Fund of New England 6) Food Co-‐op Initiative 7) Valley Alliance of Worker Co-‐ops 8) NCB (National Co-‐ operative Bank) 9) National Co-‐op Grocers 10) New England Farmers Union 11) Organic Valley NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 WELCOME, PARTNERS & GUESTS!
- 13. ! Network partnerships ! Increasing ourimpact, accessing resources ! Regional sourcing ! Collaboration with Deep Root and NEFU on research grant ! Peer to peer collaboration ! Member trainings, HFA and partner support ! Marketing & education ! Regional conferences, UMASS program ! Financially sustainable organization ! Member dues and supplemental grant support NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 PRIORITIES FOR 2014
- 20. ! Education & Outreach.Formalization of UMASS Amherst Co-‐operative Program. ! Peer Network Development. Two Peer Training events in 2015. ! Sourcing. Associated Buyers collaboration, Natural Value, re-‐launch of Farm to Freezer. ! Organizational Development. Strategic agreements; explore expansion of membership area into Maine. NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 2015 PRIORITIES
- 24. Connec&ng our Coopera&ves JerryMcGeorge Vice President Coopera0ve Affairs, CROPP Coopera0ve NFCA 4th Annual Mee0ng ~ March 21, 2015NFCA Annual Mee0ng, 2015
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- 46. Elevate participation withinmembership and governance to a new level by focusing on practical opportunities: ! Strengthening relationships with young people ! Innovation & best practices in member participation ! Membership development as a strategic goal ! Innovative models (e.g. multistakeholder co-‐ops) ! Engaging participation of employees through co-‐ operative management practices & membership ! Engaging capital in a way that supports co-‐op identity NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 OVERALL GOALS
- 48. 1) Do youhave a powerful example of Member Participation that has supported your co-‐op’s success? Share it with the co-‐ops at your table. 2) What is the one thing each of our co-‐ops could do in 2015 to facilitate effective Member Participation that will contribute to our success and help make the ICA’s Vision a reality? 3) And, what could our co-‐ops do collectively through the NFCA over the next five years to advance Member Participation and support the success of the Co-‐operative Decade? NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
- 52. THANK YOU! Thank youto the co-‐operative community for your partnership & support. NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015
- 53. 1) Operations Grab Bag 2) Board of Directors Grab Bag 3) Successful Capital Campaigns 4) Communicating the Co-‐op Difference 5) Successful Loan Campaigns 6) Healthy Food Access Programs 7) Responding to New Competition 8) “Building Co-‐ operative Power” 9) GMO Labeling 10) Organic Valley: Growing Food Co-‐ ops NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 PEER NETWORKING TABLES
- 58. Thanks to ourcandidates… ! Kari Bradley (GM, Hunger Mountain Co-‐op, VT) ! Faye Conte (BoD, City Market/Onion River Co-‐ op, VT) ! Glenn Lower (GM, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-‐op, VT) ! Sue Miller (GM, Upper Valley Food Co-‐op, VT) ! Mike Peabody (Mgmt Collective, Plainfield Food Co-‐op, VT) ! Michael Wells (BOD, Putney Food Co-‐op, VT) NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015 BOARD ELECTIONS RESULTS
- 64. THANK YOU! Thank youto the co-‐operative community for your partnership & support. NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015