 As
the financial arm of the Co-operative Movement, the mission
of the Arctic Co-operative Development Fund is to provide
financial services to the member owners so that they can
help each other achieve and maintain financial stability,
sound business practices and operational
growth.
The Objectives of Arctic Co-operative Development
Fund, are:
- To formulate and adopt policies and
programs that enables the Fund to offer the most effective
financial services to Member Co-operatives consistent
with their changing needs.
- To actively participate in the education
and training of individual members, elected officials
and employees of the Co-operative Movement to ensure
the ongoing growth and stability of the movement through
knowledgeable people.
- To develop and maintain effective
public relations programs that provide members, institutions
and the general public with an understanding of the
Co-operative Movement.
- To conduct our affairs in a socially
responsible manner that will enhance the image of
Co-operatives and contribute to a better quality of
life.
- To operate in a financially responsible
manner that will generate adequate levels of savings
and increase member equity to enable the Co-operative
Movement to grow in an orderly manner.
- To take an active role in coordinating
and participating in the appropriate solutions to
members' financial and developmental needs.
- To provide the minimum financing
consistent with the members' needs over the shortest
period of time, and to leverage other financial institutions
and government programs to supply the main portion
to the funding.
- To provide an environment for the
employees to achieve self-fulfillment, while striving
to meet the economic and social objectives of the
Fund.
NOTE: No ranking of objectives according
to priority or importance is implied by the order in which
they are listed. Each objective is important. |
