NCBA’s organizational membership represents every cooperative sector in the United States. It’s our mission to develop, advance and protect the cooperative business and with your membership we are able to accomplish this mission.
Every day we work hard to provide cooperatives the tools they need to create success at their cooperative. NCBA provides a diverse range of benefits (link to member benefits) to assist cooperatives in their efforts.
- Education-Receive discounts on all our conferences, webinars and other learning events.
- News and information-You get six issues of our award-winning, bi-monthly, print publication-the Cooperative Business Journal (CBJ) - and our monthly eNews in your e-mail. You'll learn about the latest trends in cooperatives and stay informed about happenings at NCBA.
- Networking opportunities-Learn from the experience of other cooperators while also gaining the information you need to start your own local cooperative.
- A voice and a vote-Elect NCBA's board and help develop our policies.
- Co-op Job Bank – Receive discounts in placing job announcements to the Co-op Job Bank.
- Access the members-only section of NCBA's web site-Access to information such as archived editions of our publications and our membership.
- Discount Programs – Save on operating costs and offer revenue generating member benefits through NCBA discount programs.
- Co-op Marketing & Promotion – Participate in co-op to co-op marketing with other NCBA members and increase your revenues.
- Public Policy and Advocacy – Know that NCBA represents all cooperatives on Capitol Hill protecting your cooperative rights. We also submit Calls to Actions on important initiatives through the year.
- International Development – Participate in Farmer to Farmer programs.
