Neighboring Food Co-op Association Annual Meeting 2015
Transcript of Neighboring Food Co-op Association Annual Meeting 2015
THANK YOU!
Thank you to the co-‐operative community for your partnership & support.NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015
! Welcome & President’s Report! 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!
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AGENDA FOR THE DAY
1) Brattleboro Food Co-‐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 Vil lage 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) Will imantic Food Co-‐op (CT)
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MEMBER CO-‐OPS IN ATTENDANCE!
1) Amherst CommunityCo-‐op (MA)
2) Assabet Village FoodCo-‐op (MA)
3) DorchesterCommunity Food Co-‐op (MA)
4) Granite City Co-‐opGrocery (VT)
5) Great River Co-‐op(NH)
7) Holyoke CommunityCo-‐op Market (MA)
8) Manchester FoodCo-‐op (NH)
9) Merrimack ValleyFood Co-‐op (MA)
10) Morrisville Food Co-‐op (VT)
11) Souhegan ValleyFood Co-‐op (NH)
12) Urban Greens FoodCo-‐op (RI)
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START-‐UPS IN ATTENDANCE!
1) Artisan BeverageCo-‐op
2) Associated Buyers3) Cabot4) CDS Consulting Co-‐
op5) Cooperative Fund
of New England6) Food Co-‐op
Initiative
7) Valley Alliance ofWorker Co-‐ops
8) NCB (National Co-‐operative Bank)
9) National Co-‐opGrocers
10) New EnglandFarmers Union
11) Organic Valley
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WELCOME, PARTNERS & GUESTS!
! Network partnerships! Increasing our impact, 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
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PRIORITIES FOR 2014
! Education & Outreach. Formalization ofUMASS Amherst Co-‐operative Program.
! Peer Network Development. Two PeerTraining events in 2015.
! Sourcing. Associated Buyers collaboration,Natural Value, re-‐launch of Farm to Freezer.
! Organizational Development. Strategicagreements; explore expansion ofmembership area into Maine.
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2015 PRIORITIES
Connec&ng our Coopera&ves
Jerry McGeorgeVice President Coopera0ve Affairs, CROPP Coopera0ve
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Elevate participation within membership andgovernance to a new level by focusing on practicalopportunities:! 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
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OVERALL GOALS
1) Do you have a powerful example of MemberParticipation that has supported your co-‐op’ssuccess? Share it with the co-‐ops at your table.
2) What is the one thing each of our co-‐ops could do in2015 to facilitate effective Member Participation thatwill contribute to our success and help make theICA’s Vision a reality?
3) And, what could our co-‐ops do collectively throughthe NFCA over the next five years to advanceMember Participation and support the success ofthe Co-‐operative Decade?
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SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
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1) Operations GrabBag
2) Board of DirectorsGrab Bag
3) Successful CapitalCampaigns
4) Communicating theCo-‐op Difference
5) Successful LoanCampaigns
6) Healthy FoodAccess Programs
7) Responding to NewCompetition
8) “Building Co-‐operative Power”
9) GMO Labeling10) Organic Valley:
Growing Food Co-‐ops
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PEER NETWORKING TABLES
Thanks to our candidates…! Kari Bradley (GM, Hunger Mountain Co-‐op, VT)! Faye Conte (BoD, City Market/Onion River Co-‐op, VT)
! Glenn Lower (GM, Middlebury Natural FoodsCo-‐op, VT)
! Sue Miller (GM, Upper Valley Food Co-‐op, VT)! Mike Peabody (Mgmt Collective, PlainfieldFood Co-‐op, VT)
! Michael Wells (BOD, Putney Food Co-‐op, VT)
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BOARD ELECTIONS RESULTS
THANK YOU!
Thank you to the co-‐operative community for your partnership & support.NFCA Annual Meeting, 2015