Development Agencies

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Arctic Co-operatives Limited - Organization serving to promote Inuit and Dene owned businesses in Northern Manitoba, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. Includes information about co-ops in general.
Avon CDA - Development and support services for co-operatives in Bristol, Bath and the surrounding areas.
Cambridge Co-Operative Development Agency - Includes a directory of co-ops and other social enterprises sorted by name and business area, as well as research reports.
Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) - Joins businesses of the cooperative movement with the United Nations, and farmers' and workers' organizations. General information on COPAC and its member organizations.
Cooperative Development Services (CDS) - Nonprofit organization created and governed by the cooperative community of the Upper Midwest for the purpose of developing related businesses in all sectors of the economy.
ILO Cooperative Branch - The Cooperative Branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO is based in Geneva and is part of the UN system.
Involvement.co.uk - A UK co-operative partnership with a mission to empower communities to help organisations develop and improve their services through community development and involvement.
Leicester & County CDA - Serving Leicestershire (UK). Includes information about co-ops.
North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) - Educating and organizing a new generation of cooperators.
Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency - Provides free and confidential business advice.
U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council - Cooperative Development Center - Created to help practitioners, donors or others interested in cooperative development. Offers basic cooperative methodologies and information.