CFNE’s Vision

Economic justice for all through thriving cooperative enterprises.

CFNE’s Mission

We work for economic, social, and racial justice by advancing community based, cooperative, and democratically owned or managed enterprises with a preference to assisting cooperatives in low-income communities by:

• Providing financial products at reasonable rates
• Developing business skills
• Offering an investment opportunity that promotes socially conscious enterprise

CFNE’s Organizational Values

Our mission is rooted in justice and our stated values are a reflection of that. Our values guide the way we make decisions and how we operate as a team working toward a common vision of economic justice for all through thriving cooperative enterprises.

CFNE values…

…THE WAY YOU CO-OP, because we embrace the varied experiences that pave the way for a more cooperative future.

…MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, because we know that people often start or join co-ops as a way to overcome barriers to access.

…LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS, because over the course of time, it’s our combined information, resources, and efforts that build and sustain a thriving co-op development ecosystem that resists exclusion and extraction.

…DURABILITY, because we want cooperatives to be around for a long time providing solutions to people who need them and we want to be around to support those solutions.

…COMMITMENTS, because our work with communities is rooted in trust building