Donna Abernathy writes for the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) www.ncba.coop NCBA is the only cross-sector member that helps develop, advance and promote cooperative businesses across the United States. NCBA helps develop new cooperatives through partnerships with CooperationWorks!—a network of rural co-op development centers—and the Urban Cooperative Development Initiative. For more information, contact Jim Jenkins, director of Communications at 202-383-5447 or jjenkins@ncba