Since spring 2023, UWCC has partnered with the Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW) and the ICA Group to expand the use of the cooperative model in Wisconsin’s respite‑care sector. This collaboration has focused on strengthening caregiver training, supporting emerging groups, and …
Month: September 2026
Meet our 2026 Graduate Student Scholarship Awardees!
In January 2025, the UW Center for Cooperatives, the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, and the UW School for Human Ecology awarded scholarships to four University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students pursuing research, outreach, and …
New Co op Spotlight: Dendroyka Takes Root as Wisconsin’s Newest Worker Cooperative
Dendroyka is the company behind Landscape, a software platform that supports land stewardship and conservation management. Landscape is used by nonprofit land trusts, international conservation organizations, government agencies, private companies, and universities. After starting as …
CCMA 2026: Building Community Through Cooperation
At the end of May, grocery cooperative leaders from across the United States gathered in Tacoma, Washington, for the Consumer Cooperative Management Association’s (CCMA) 2026 conference. This year’s theme celebrated how cooperatives—grounded in democratic ownership—spark …