Cooperative 101 Education
Award Winning Cooperative 101 Education
Award Winning Cooperative 101 Education
decade educating people about cooperatives.
He teaches the course ‘Introduction to Cooperatives’ at The Ohio State University, and has given workshops and presentations on cooperatives in 20 states and six foreign
Countries.
“Cooperative education is relevant to all employees of cooperatives. Every
employee represents the cooperative to members and to the community. The
impression the general public has of the cooperative will be based to a
large degree on the quality of interaction with cooperative employees. It is
important for every employee to know the basic facts about that cooperative
and cooperatives in general.”
Dr. Bob Cohen
 Watch your cooperative prosper by providing your employees a thorough understanding of the cooperative business model and the unique benefits for those engaged in the cooperative world. Offer them this unique opportunity to sharpen their ability to connect and foster relationships with Member/Customers. |
MACC Co-ops 101 Workshop Earns ACE Award
 To register and be invoiced or make payment by check the day of the program simply email us at: knowledge@macc.coop Or, simply register and pay online now at: Pay & Register Online PROGRAM DETAILS & AGENDA CALENDAR OF EVENTS For a program near you  What Are Previous Attendee’s Saying?
“I found the seminar to be very beneficial. I did not know what to expect and found it a good use of time. I feel more appropriately educated for what I need to do” “This workshop should be a part of new employee orientation.” “He advised how important each employee is to representing the cooperative to others.” “It was helpful for us to understand that we as a cooperative are run by members.” “Real life stories helped put things in perspective.” “I work in the training department and want to see how we can incorporate this into our training.” “This session was a requirement…...but a good requirement. Now I can share what I learned with my customers." “The discussion about the role of the employee and the value of positive interaction with the customer was a great reminder.” “I think our directors and members should go through the course!” “At first, I did not see the value of this class. Yet, not only did I learn about co-ops, I learned my roles and my value as an employee of a co-op.” “This would be a great exercise for members and directors.” |
"Dr. Bob Cohen's familiarity with the cooperative story and his enthusiastic presentation style cause our participants to encourage others to attend. Bob consistently receives
'excellent' ratings in every training session. Mostly, our students like Bob's stories that teach them about cooperatives and how to effectively use that knowledge to make a difference in their work. This has allowed the Mid America Cooperative Council to steadily increase our attendance. Our June 2006 session in Indianapolis had 38 attendees. And the participants in Bob's workshops span the coop world from farm Credit to rural electric to farm supply, credit unions, and marketing cooperatives." Rod Kelsay, Executive Director - MACC
What does one of Farm Credit Services of Mid America’s leader say about MACC’s Co-op101 Session?
“As one of the largest ag lending cooperatives in the nation, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America (headquartered in Louisville and serving farmers and rural residents throughout Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee) believes in promoting cooperative value to its current and potential customer-members. In fact, the ag lender requires that all new and existing employees attend Cooperatives 101 Training so that employees are better able to communicate this value to the public. “It’s been a great training for us and we have received nothing but good comments on the program,” said Tom Schlenker, executive vice president of FCS. Farm Credit participants attending the program echo Tom’s sentiment with statements such as “I left feeling not only like I learned something but that I needed to tell other people about our organization,” and “I got a better understanding of the big picture of cooperatives.”
Farm Credit Services of Mid-America is a $16 billion agriculture lender serving over 85,000 farmers, agribusinesses, part time farmers and rural residents throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
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“As one of the largest ag lending cooperatives in the nation, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America (headquartered in Louisville and serving farmers and rural residents throughout Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee) believes in promoting cooperative value to its current and potential customer-members. In fact, the ag lender requires that all new and existing employees attend Cooperatives 101 Training so that employees are better able to communicate this value to the public. “It’s been a great training for us and we have received nothing but good comments on the program,” said Tom Schlenker, executive vice president of FCS. Farm Credit participants attending the program echo Tom’s sentiment with statements such as “I left feeling not only like I learned something but that I needed to tell other people about our organization,” and “I got a better understanding of the big picture of cooperatives.”
Farm Credit Services of Mid-America is a $16 billion agriculture lender serving over 85,000 farmers, agribusinesses, part time farmers and rural residents throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
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