CMBA's Principle 6 Conference

The Principle 6 Conference is an annual gathering of cooperative leaders, members, and supporters focused on connection, learning, and building a stronger cooperative economy.

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Cooperative Maine Business Alliance connects individuals, co-ops, and organizations through a supportive peer network, fostering collaboration, shared learning, and meaningful relationships that strengthen our collective cooperative impact.

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Our goal is to help cooperatives across Maine thrive by connecting them with resources, support, and each other.

THROUGH SHARED LEARNING, MENTORING, NETWORKING, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY, WE WORK TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.

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Principle 6 & 7 in Action: The Earth Art Wellbeing Celebration

Making good relationships with the human and more-than-human world is the primary currency of well-being. -Robin Wall Kimmerer On a warm, and...

LA Community Market: Community Engagement and Ongoing Development

CMBA had the opportunity to attend one of the Lewiston-Auburn Community Market's (LACM) community engagement sessions on June 26 at the Auburn...

Housing Cooperatives in Maine

Resident-owned manufactured housing communities, limited-equity developments, and other cooperative solutions are giving more Mainers the...

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