Karen Zimbelman
Karen Zimbelman is the Senior Director of Membership and Cooperative Relations at National Co+op Grocers.
Author's Articles
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Since its reorganization in 2004, National Co+op Grocers (NCG) has mostly directed its communications to top managers at its member and associate co-ops. |
March 31, 2018 | ||
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Nancy Casady was introduced to cooperatives when she was hired as the general manager at Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Co-op in 1997. |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 | |
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Since late 2015, National Co+op Grocers (NCG) has been publishing short, targeted resources that can help retail co-op staff efficiently and effectively manage various proce |
191 July-August 2017 | February 10, 2018 | |
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When you review your co-op’s quarterly financial statements, how do you know what the numbers represent? |
192 Sept.-Oct 2017 | November 1, 2017 | |
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It's true. The responsibilities of being a director usually become so consuming that not much time ends up being devoted to thinking about upcoming elections. |
002 December - January - 1985 | January 4, 2011 | |
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In 2009, in response to member interest and needs, the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) launched two new training programs, one geared towards co-op general managers and one geared t |
151 November - December 2010 | December 8, 2010 | |
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Food co-ops banded together to form the Cooperative Grocers’ Information Network (CGIN) in 1997. |
116 January - February - 2005 | January 21, 2009 | |
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This year’s CCMA conference once again afforded CGIN (Cooperative Grocer’s Information Network) the chance to hold its annual meeting and report |
120 September - October - 2005 | January 21, 2009 | |
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Your online resource, CGIN—the Cooperative Grocers’ Information Network—continues to make improvements and enhancements, in response to member input and suggestions. |
123 March - April - 2006 | January 20, 2009 | |
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This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the Cooperative Grocers’ Information Network (CGIN), which inspires us to reflect on what we’ve been able to accomplish as we c |
129 march - april - 2007 | January 20, 2009 | |
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108 September - October - 2003 | December 27, 2008 | |
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The website owned by and operated for the benefit of food co-ops at www.cgin.coop continues to grow in scope and volume with each passing month. |
111 March - April - 2004 | December 27, 2008 | |
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At our seventh annual meeting this year in Minneapolis, Cooperative Grocers’ Information Network (CGIN) members enthusiastically offered up contributions of all types. |
114 September - October - 2004 | December 27, 2008 | |
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It's a situation that many boards have wrestled with: how to measure and monitor an organization's performance beyond just the numbers from financial statements. |
040 May - June - 1992 | December 17, 2008 | |
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Nine years ago, at the 1997 CCMA (Consumer Cooperative Management Association) conference in Alexandria, Va., a workshop was held to discuss how co-ops could use the Worl |
125 July - August - 2006 | August 8, 2006 | |
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051 March - April - 1994 | December 5, 2005 | |
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It will be no surprise to most Cooperative Grocer readers that there are those who think that consumer co-op boards of directors typically represent a weak link in the overall organization |
001 October - November - 1985 | January 9, 2004 | |
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[Written with the assistance of Margaret Goldstein and Josh Cohen.] |
005 June - July - 1986 | January 9, 2004 | |
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The good news is: you're not alone. |
009 February - March - 1987 | January 9, 2004 | |
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A quick assessment for board members: |
015 February - March - 1988 | January 9, 2004 |
