New Job Openings at CFNE…and a Departure

  CFNE has two new job openings, please help us spread the word! The first is a new position: Loan Administrator and Bookkeeper, created to provide administrative support to our lending and financial management operations. The second position is open because Lane...

We welcome Chris Linder to staff

We are pleased to announce that Chris Linder has joined CFNE as the Loan Officer covering Maine, underwriting loan applications, conducting outreach, supporting current and potential borrowers, working with community based organizations, and providing business...

CFNE and CDI Launch Participatory Management Initiative

Español abajo The Cooperative Fund of the Northeast (CFNE) and the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) are thrilled to be launching the Participatory Management Initiative, an innovative new training program that will assist Massachusetts small business...

CFNE’s 2020 Annual Report is out

While 2020 was a challenging year, we also seized opportunities to grow in new directions, take on new staff and Board members, and continue strengthening our region's co-op ecosystem. Read all about it in our 2020 Annual Report!

Ward Lumber: Historic transition to employee ownership

The employees of Ward Lumber have made history by purchasing the 130-year-old business as a worker-owned cooperative. The transaction marks the first employee ownership transition of its kind in the North Country region of New York State. CFNE is very proud to be one...