Management & Technical Assistance

THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, DATA, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE JOB CREATION INITIATIVES AUTHORIZED AND SPONSORED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND THE CITIES AND COUNTIES WITHIN THE FOUNDATIONS DESIGNATED REGION, THEREBY LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT.

TO ENERGIZE RURAL PENNSYLVANIA, ENABLING ALL CITIZENS TO INNOVATE, CREATE, AND MANUFACTURE, BUILDING A LASTING ECONOMY

COOPERATIONWORKS! IS A NATIONAL NETWORK MADE UP OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WORKING IN COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT. OUR MEMBERS PROVIDE EVERYTHING FROM BOARD TRAININGS TO BUSINESS PLANNING FOR NEW AND GROWING CO-OPS. COOPERATIONWORKS! FACILITATES THIS NETWORK TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO SHARE SKILLS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT. COOPERATIONWORKS! ALSO PROVIDES TRAININGS TO INCREASE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY BOTH THROUGH SEMI-ANNUAL MEMBER MEETINGS AND AN INTENSIVE THREE-PART PROGRAM OPEN TO NEW AND EXPERIENCED COOPERATIVE DEVELOPERS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IMPROVE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENT. TRAINING AND SEMINARS ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE ORGANIZATION.