Cooperative Excellence Awards at CCMA
Cooperative Development Foundation
Who can apply
Eligible nominees: Retail grocery cooperatives Description: This award recognizes overall excellence in cooperative retail operations, grounded in cooperative principles and designed to serve both members and the broader community. Evaluation Criteria. Eligible nominees: Individual working at a retail food cooperative Description: The Cooperative Service Award honors an individual whose above-and-beyond contributions, leadership, and commitment to cooperative principles have made a lasting, positive impact on their co-op’s operations, culture, and mission.. Eligible nominees: Individuals serving on a cooperative board of directors Description: The Cooperative Board Service Award honors a food co-op board member whose exceptional dedication, leadership, and commitment to cooperative principles have strengthened democratic governance and advanced the co-op’s goals through extraordinary contributions of time, talent, and service to both the co-op and its community. Evaluation Criteria:. Eligible nominees: Individual staff, board members, or cooperative champions who are working within or in service to cooperative enterprises. Description: This award celebrates individuals who are helping redefine what’s possible in our sector—whose efforts have created meaningful change, inspired others, and contributed to a more just and thriving cooperative ecosystem. Evaluation Criteria:
About this opportunity
Do you know an outstanding food cooperator who deserves to be recognized? Or have you been admiring the progress, growth, innovation, or resilience of a particular co-op. Here is your opportunity to recognize them! The CCMA Awards are the food co-op sector’s opportunity to recognize colleagues and cooperatives for their contributions, leadership, and commitment to cooperative values. Nominations are made by the food co-op community and reviewed by a panel of peers selected by CCMA steward, UW Center for Cooperatives. If you know of a food co-op or someone in the food co-op community who deserves commendation, please nominate them! Create a Submittable account and complete the online application. AWARD CATEGORIES Cooperative Excellence (Retailer of the Year) Eligible nominees: Retail grocer...