MCDC WORKS WITH EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE FUTURE COOPERATIVE IMPACT WEEKS
By Guy GregoryMCDC Communications Specialist Over the past year and a half, MCDC has hosted six Cooperative Impact Weeks across the state. Each week-long event has involved community activities for the general public and youth to come and learn more about the economic benefits cooperatives bring to rural towns in the form of jobs, services […]
Cooperatives Make Impact on Youth Across Montana
By Guy Gregory MCDC Communications Specialist Cooperative leaders were welcomed into several Montana schools this fall to engage directly with youth as part of the ongoing Montana Cooperative Impact Project, funded by a CHS Foundation Cooperative Education Grant. Three separate “Cooperative Impact Weeks” featured interactive activities, career-oriented dialogue and informative presentations focused on the significant […]
Co-op leaders reach out to youth in Eastern Montana
By Guy Gregory MCDC Communications Specialist In celebration of National Co-op Month, the Montana Cooperative Development Center brought to Eastern Montana four days of activities, dialogue and presentations focused on the cooperative business model. Co-op leaders from Dawson, Richland and McCone counties spoke to high school and college students about the history of cooperatives and […]
Montana Cooperative Impact Project Launches in Eastern Montana
By Guy Gregory MCDC Communications Specialist The Montana Council of Cooperatives (MCOC) has teamed up with the Montana Cooperative Development Center (MCDC) to host a week-long event in Eastern Montana that includes four days of activities, dialogue and presentations focused on the cooperative business model. Montana Cooperative Impact Week is financially supported in part by […]
MONTANA COOPERATIVE IMPACT PROJECT TO LAUNCH THIS FALL
By Guy Gregory MCDC Communications Specialist The Montana Cooperative Impact Project will launch this fall as a nine-month educational program that will build awareness of the cooperative business model among the next generation of Montana’s co-op leaders. The program is supported by the Montana Council of Cooperatives and will be administered by the Montana Cooperative […]
