Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA)
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.acca.coop/
Phone: 780-963-3766
Office Headquarters Address:
#201, 4405-50 Street, Stony Plain, AB, T7Z 1L5
Background
Year Founded: 2005
Mission & Mandate: ACCA’s vision is for a strong co-operative sector in Alberta, and our mission is to provide education, advocacy and development services to support our members and raise community awareness of co-operatives
Description: Alberta Co-operative and Community Association (ACCA) is a leading provincial co-operative trade association. As a member association, our objectives are to foster a healthy and vibrant co-operative sector by providing a means for co-operatives to associate and network with one another. We look to foster co-operative values through education, leadership, programming, youth development and advocacy for the co-operative business structure.
Sectors
– Affordable Housing
– Community and Social Purpose Real Estate
– Co-operative, Community & Social Enterprise
– Education & Skills Development
– Employment & Training
– Green Buildings & Retrofits
– Health & Well-being
– Microlending
– Renewable Energy
– Sustainable Food, Fisheries & Agriculture
Success Story
Sangudo Opportunity Development Co-operative
Sangudo, AB | August 2012
Financing: $2.8 million raised
Sangudo is a small rural community of 300 people that has made several equity raises to invest in local projects ranging from an abattoir to a restaurant and housing. Projects in development include renewable energy and affordable seniors housing.
“This is not for the faint of heart. It’s not easy. It takes courage,” says Ohler of starting an opportunity development co-op. “Most importantly, it takes a huge level of trust within a small group of people,” he adds. “People need a collective vision of what they want their community to look like in the future, and they must be willing to move it forward. I think we all look at this as something that’s much bigger than ourselves.”
– Dan Ohler, Chair, Sangudo Opportunity Development Co-operative.
