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Ideas for the 2025 International Year of Co-ops

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Megan McKoy-Noe, CCC

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ImageDecember 4, 2024

Ready, Set, Cooperate!

As a communications co-op, Pioneer has resources and ideas ready to help you tell your story during the United Nations’ 2025 International Year of Cooperatives, including:

  • Making Co-ops Part of Your Story: A Practical Guide for Communicators (PDF)
  • Presentation: Why Co-ops are Cool
  • Feature story: Co-ops = Community
  • Leadership column: Building a Better World Cooperatively

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