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  • Grocery cooperatives help keep small towns alive

    Nafeesa Syeed

    January 14, 2007 |

    The Spokesman-Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Anita, Iowa

    Anita, Iowa faced many of the same challenges as other small towns when the last local grocer closed amid competition with large chains like Costco and Walmart. But when its residents realized the value of a local "mom-and-pop" food purveyor to the town's economy, they created the Anita Grocery Cooperative and a board to oversee it. The Coop marks a testament to collective action, resilience, and sustainable, locally-sourced solutions.

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  • From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as Beta Site for Business Innovation

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter

    May 01, 1999 |

    Harvard Business Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Union City, New Jersey

    The corporate sector has a unique skill set that can be leveraged to bring innovative ideas and practices to the social sector. Companies are going beyond traditional short-term corporate social responsibility models, from IBM bringing a computer program to Florida schools or Marriott’s long-lasting job training program. The business world has particularly influenced public education, work programs, and inner city development, all of which show the power and responsibility that big businesses have.

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