grant recipients
The following is a list of previous funded projects
through the OCDC seed money program. Each group has identified the stated
objectives that they will achieve by expending the money allocated from
OCDC. These are provided as a summary of some of the various activities
that can be funded through the OCDC grant program. Contact us to explore
your plans for a cooperative and how they might fit with our seed grant
program.
MOON Food Cooperative (2005)
- Prepare articles of incorporation
and draft bylaws- attorney services used
- Develop a book record keeping
system- CPA services used
- Begin an aggressive equity drive- fundraising
dinners
- Designed newsletters and brochures and purchased software
to be used by the co-op
Heritage Farm Meats LLC (2005)
- Create a business plan and perform
a feasibility study for a meat business
- Meet
with loan securing organizations and federal regulators
- Brochure, business
cards and letterhead printing
Special Touch Home Care LLC (2005)
- Hire legal and accounting
services
- Design and print flyers and advertising materials
- Identify
potential customers
Farm Fresh Growers Marketing Association (2004 & 2005)
- purchase of
branded packaging materials
- development of promotional materials and
logo for FFG
American Berry Coop (2004)
- To produce berry snack packs for
trial marketing
- Conduct test panels
- Determine the feasibility of the
3 chosen berry products for the institutional markets
- Supplies for the
snack packs ie. the berries, cups and sealer etc.
Bexley Food Market (2004)
- Website design, hosting and domain
name
Chesterhill Produce Auction (2004)
- To explore other auctions
already established in Ohio
- Develop marketing and promotional
materials for the auction
- Attend workshops and
training opportunities
- Honoria for speakers and presenters
at workshops and field days
North Church Construction Coop (2004)
- Incorporate and develop
bylaws
- Establish an accounting system
- Perform a small market
study and business plan
- Develop marketing materials
- Training to learn how to
bid better for jobs
Buckeye Meat Goat Association (2004)
- Developed brochures and
promotional materials for increasing membership
- To work
towards becoming a co-op for expanded economic and marketing power
Majestic Galleries (2004)
- Install track lighting in our showroom
- Design marketing brochures and promotional
postcards for increasing membership
Northeast Ohio Foodshed Network (2004)
- Form a buyer network
and determine total food demand
- Form a farmer network and
determine supply
- Explore models of cooperative purchasing
- Compile detailed inventory of foods ripe
for local purchasing
Starbrick Clay Fine Art Ceramic Gallery (2004)
- Develop brochures,
web site and marketing materials for Starbrick and the National
Show
- Lighting installation in the Gallery
- Bags that identify Starbrick Clay
Organic Grain
Alliance (2003) - travel to visit other organic cooperatives in
the US
- exploration of a cooperative model
- development and mailing of a survey to potential producers
to determine interest
- pre-feasibility study of developing an organic
grain cooperative
- develop a fact sheet on organic grain production and
marketing
Madison County Growers Association (2003)
- start and maintain a Farmers’ Market
in London
- start a countywide marketing strategy that
includes signs and
- brochures for Madison County products
- explore potential of a marketing cooperative
Ohio Premium Pine Cooperative (2003)
- developing a logo for
OPPC
- printing letterhead and brochures
- lawyer fees for incorporation
documents
- development of a display board
- food and travel money
for membership meetings
Marietta Kitchen Creations (2003)
- gather information about
501C3 incorporation
- application fees for incorporation
- travel for speakers
and resource personnel
Roots of Appalachia Growers Association (2002)
- locating practitioners
throughout Ohio that use medicinal herbs
- developing and mailing of a
questionnaire
- making personal contacts with the interested practitioners
and distributing sample packets of herbs to them
- logo development and
letterhead printing
- exploring a cooperative business structure for the
marketing aspect of RAGA
Southern Ohio Meat Goat Task Force (2002)
- travel expense for a trip to New Jersey, New
York and Pennsylvania to explore the potential markets for Ohio producers
- gain a better understanding of the markets
within the goat meat industry
- development of the Buckeye Meat Goat Association
Ohio Pro Beef Alliance (2002)
- develop promotional materials including a display
board and brochures adopt OPBA identification materials for pool marketing
of calves
- development of an Administrative Summary and Business
Plan
- lawyer fees for developing a marketing agreement
- travel for speakers and educational trips for producers
Good Food Direct (2002)
- Develop scenarios for structure of cooperative marketing
- Surveys- Consumer opinion of various ordering methods (ordering via
web)
- Meeting of current and prospective farmers to evaluate the
findings of the surveys
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