October is National Cooperative Month, a chance to celebrate cooperatives and learn about how these community-driven businesses operate, and their impacts across Nebraska.

Charlotte Narjes is an extension educator with Rural Prosperity Nebraska and director of the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center here at UNL. She has over 15 years of experience working with cooperatives and rural community development, which includes providing education and technical assistance to groups exploring cooperative business models. She is passionate about the power of cooperatives to drive economic opportunities in rural areas.

Read more at https://cap.unl.edu/rural/owning-our-identity-%E2%80%93-celebrating-cooperatives-2023