Research Projects
Cooperative Governance Research Initiative
Thanks to generous seed funding from CoBank and the Cooperative Development Foundation, UWCC launched the first national, cross-sector, mixed-methods study on the governance practices of U.S. cooperatives in 2021.
2021 Cooperative Governance Research Initiative: Ag Sector Findings
The 2021 CGRI survey yielded responses from 500 cooperatives. Of those 500 cooperatives, 67 serve agricultural producers and have boards comprised of producer-members. Our latest CGRI report is the first to focus on a subset of respondents: ag co-ops
Collective Action in Rural Communities
Funded by the Agriculture Food Research Initiative, the goal of the project is to enhance opportunities for rural cooperative entrepreneurship by providing decision-making tools and resources to cooperative and economic developers.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Survey
UWCC conducted a national survey on cooperatives' practices related to (D)emocratic governance and empowerment; (E)quity, diversity, and inclusion; and the (F)inancial security and advancement of workers.
Latinx Cooperative Research
This research initiative aims to recognize and better understand the collective role of Latinx cooperatives in the broader co-op community. Read the full report here.
Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives
The first-ever census of U.S. cooperatives, this project describes and quantifies the magnitude of economic activity accounted for by cooperative businesses in the United States.
