CGIN's Listserves

CGIN offers the following listserves:

  • A basic listserve for anyone interested in food co-ops, which is free to anyone interested, whether a member of CGIN or not.
  • A Deli listserve, available for a yearly subscription fee of $30 for Basic members and included in membership for Enhanced members. Open to Deli managers and deli department staff of natural food co-ops (CGIN members only) and other CGIN members. Subject to approval.
  • A co-op Board Members specialized listserve, available for a yearly subscription fee of $100 per natural food co-op for Basic members and included in membership for Enhanced members. Only open to current board members(CGIN members only) and other CGIN members. Subject to approval.
  • A HABA listserve, available for a yearly subscription fee of $30 for Basic members and included in membership for Enhanced members. Open to HABA managers and HABA department staff of natural food co-ops (CGIN members only) and other CGIN members. Subject to approval.
  • A Human Resources listserve, available for a yearly subscription fee of $30 for Basic members and included in membership for Enhanced members. Open to HR managers and HR department staff of natural food co-ops (CGIN members only)and other CGIN members. Subject to approval by the listserve gatekeeper.
  • A Information Technology - Information Systems listserve, available for a yearly subscription fee of $30 for Basic members and included in membership for Enhanced members. Open to IT-IS managers and IT-IS department staff of natural food co-ops (CGIN members only) and other CGIN members. Subject to approval.
  • A Membership and Marketing listserve, available for a yearly subscription fee of $30 for Basic members and included in membership for Enhanced members. Open to Membership and Marketing staff of natural food co-ops (CGIN members only) and other CGIN members. Subject to approval.
  • A Operations listserve, available for a yearly subscription fee of $30 for Basic members and included in membership for Enhanced members. Available to General managers and store managers of natural food co-ops (CGIN members only) and other CGIN members. Subject to approval.

Basic listserve

CGIN’s basic listserve provides a forum to facilitate communication among food co-ops and those involved with food co-ops. CGIN’s listserve is open to anyone who would like to subscribe. All new subscribers who follow the instructions listed below to subscribe will receive a message listing the commands (e.g. how to unsubscribe, how to change the delivery mode) for using the listserve, as well as CGIN’s overall rules for the listserve.

We request that all listserve participants keep their comments focused on topics related to cooperatives and the operations of food co-ops. We will not allow our listserve to be used for commercial purposes.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives or unsubscribe to the basic listserve

Deli specialized listserve

The Deli listserve is sponsored by CGIN to facilitate discussion, provide some support, and share ideas and information about the many complex areas of concern of co-op deli departments at our food co-ops in order to improve the results of that work.

Listserve subscribers are Deli managers and Deli department staff who are currently *paid* employees at a food co-op or other CGIN member.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives or unsubscribe to the Deli listserve.

Co-op Board Specialized listserve

CGIN’s Co-op Board Members listserve is open to all current directors of CGIN members. The purpose of this listserve is to facilitate discussion and share ideas and information that promote good governance practices in food co-ops and strengthen food co-op boards.

Listserve subscribers are individuals who are currently board members at a food co-op or other CGIN member.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives or unsubscribe to the Co-op Board Specialized listserve

HABA specialized listserve

The HABA listserve is sponsored by CGIN to facilitate discussion, provide some support, and share ideas and information about the many complex areas of concern of co-op health and beauty aids (HABA) departments at our food co-ops in order to improve the results of that work.

Listserve subscribers are HABA managers and HABA department staff who are currently *paid* employees at a food co-op or other CGIN member.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives or unsubscribe to the HABA listserve.

HR specialized listserve

The HR listserve was formed after two years of e-mailing among a growing number of co-op managers with responsibilities in human resources (or as some co-ops call it, personnel administration). It springs from HR luncheon roundtables at the 2003 and 2004 CCMAconferences where topics of conversation were quite varied and interest was intense.

The purpose of this listserve is to facilitate discussion, provide some support, and share ideas and information about the many complex areas of concern to human resources employees at our food co-ops. We specifically intend to improve the results of that work.

Listserve subscribers are HR managers and HR department staff who are currently employed at a food co-op or other CGIN member.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives or unsubscribe to the HR listserve.

Information Technology - Information Systems specialized listserve

The IT-IS listserve is sponsored by CGIN to facilitate discussion, provide some support, and share ideas and information about the many complex areas of concern of co-op information technology and systems at our food co-ops in order to improve the results of that work.

Listserve subscribers are IT-IS managers and IT-IS department staff who are currently *paid* employees at a food co-op or other CGIN member.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives or unsubscribe to the IT listserve.

Membership and marketing specialized listserve

The membership and marketing listserve was formed in 2003 at the Let’s SOAR (Share Our Abundant Resources) workshop at the CCMAconference. Founded and sponsored by the CoCoMaMas (& PaPas), the purpose of this listserve is to facilitate discussion and exchange of ideas and information about co-op membership and marketing at our food co-ops in order to improve the results of that work.

Listserve subscribers are Membership and Marketing staff are currently employed at a food co-op or other CGIN member.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives or unsubscribe to the membership and marketing listserve.

Operations specialized listserves

The operations listserve was formed in 2009. The purpose of the listserve is to provide support, help facilitate discussion, exchange of ideas and information about the many complex areas of general operations and management work at food cooperatives.

Listserve subscribers are General Managers and Store managers who are currently employed at a food co-op or other CGIN member.

Find out how to subscribe, send a message, access the archives, or unsubscribe to the operations listserve