ABOUT US
The California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes cooperatives as a vibrant model to address the economic and social needs of California’s communities. Our Center supports the myriad of cooperatives in California (agricultural, arts and crafts, child care, energy, housing and worker-owned) with start-up, management, and other technical assistance. Although CCCD incorporated in 2007, most of the staff and board were previously employed or associated with the University of California at Davis Center for Cooperatives, an extension program that closed in 2004 due to budget cuts. CCCD staff have extensive community development and cooperative development experience.
The Center’s Community and Economic Development Programs specifically highlight cooperative projects that promote opportunities for people with low and moderate incomes, as well as economically disadvantaged communities, regions , and neighborhoods. Such projects include education about how cooperatives can be effective in stimulating economic growth, income generation, home ownership opportunities, cost savings, or strategies for bringing needed products and services to underserved areas.
Staff
As a small non-profit, CCCD is fortunate to be able to draw on the resources of qualified consultants with notable cooperative professional experience and networks with academics with cooperative expertise to amplify the breadth, quality, and capacity of work produced. CCCD’s proximity to the campus of the University of California at Davis also enables it to draw on student resources. The Center is grateful to undergraduate and graduate students who participate in internships that contribute valuable service to the Center and enables CCCD to expand the understanding of cooperatives by exposing students to this vibrant enterprise model.
The Center’s Community and Economic Development Programs specifically highlight cooperative projects that promote opportunities for people with low and moderate incomes, as well as economically disadvantaged communities, regions , and neighborhoods. Such projects include education about how cooperatives can be effective in stimulating economic growth, income generation, home ownership opportunities, cost savings, or strategies for bringing needed products and services to underserved areas.
Staff
As a small non-profit, CCCD is fortunate to be able to draw on the resources of qualified consultants with notable cooperative professional experience and networks with academics with cooperative expertise to amplify the breadth, quality, and capacity of work produced. CCCD’s proximity to the campus of the University of California at Davis also enables it to draw on student resources. The Center is grateful to undergraduate and graduate students who participate in internships that contribute valuable service to the Center and enables CCCD to expand the understanding of cooperatives by exposing students to this vibrant enterprise model.