Community Purchasing Alliance

Community Purchasing Alliance At CPA Co-op, we provide our members with the best of management consulting and community organizing resulting in market insights and meaningful savings.

CPA helps community institutions save money and do good, together. With CPA, churches, synagogues, and schools purchase basic services like electricity and trash together as a group. Working together, we can negotiate better deals and ensure higher quality service all while make investments in sustainability and worker equity. CPA is a social-purpose cooperative and is entirely owned and controlle

d by member community institutions who purchase with us. This means that CPA is accountable only to you and not to big banks or wealthy shareholders expecting large profits.

We started as a 12 party collective energy purchase in Washington, DC and have since grown into a full-fledged cooperati...
03/13/2026

We started as a 12 party collective energy purchase in Washington, DC and have since grown into a full-fledged cooperative! πŸ™Œ

Today, the Community Purchasing Alliance has local co-ops in the DMV, Massachusetts, and Ohio as well as cooperative purchasing in Connecticut, Illinois, and across the country.

Where should we expand to next? πŸ“

We want you to be part of our BIGGEST purchasing campaign ever! πŸ˜†Join us at our upcoming information session on Thursday...
03/11/2026

We want you to be part of our BIGGEST purchasing campaign ever! πŸ˜†

Join us at our upcoming information session on Thursday, March 12th at 3 pm ET to learn more.

Register>> https://shorturl.at/5cJcU

This week we're kicking off a new series: Meet the Member Mondays! πŸ™ŒOur members are the backbone of CPA Co-op, so it's o...
03/09/2026

This week we're kicking off a new series: Meet the Member Mondays! πŸ™Œ

Our members are the backbone of CPA Co-op, so it's only right that we take the opportunity to brag about them!

This week we're spotlighting Creative Minds International Public Charter School , a free, inclusive public charter school in Washington, D.C. serving students from preschool through 8th grade with a globally focused, student-centered international curriculum. 🌍

CMI cultivates skills, creativity, equity, and global awareness to prepare students to be independent, compassionate thinkers and citizens.

Their diverse community and project-based approach foster academic excellence, social-emotional growth, and respect for all learners. With arts, languages, and real-world learning integrated into daily instruction, Creative Minds supports each child’s unique potential and prepares them for success in an interconnected world.πŸ“š

When asked to share their favorite thing about working with CPA, Craig Bednarovsky, CMI Chief Operating Officer said "they make things easy, are extremely responsive, and strive to partner with locally and minority-owned businesses fostering an amazing sense of community and purpose."

CPA Co-op couldn't be more proud to partner with such an amazing school! We look forward to a continued partnership for years to come! πŸ™Œ

Did you know we have purchasing opportunities in Ohio too? Yep, it's true!PowerUp Purchasing Cooperative started in 2023...
03/06/2026

Did you know we have purchasing opportunities in Ohio too? Yep, it's true!

PowerUp Purchasing Cooperative started in 2023 and is comprised of likeminded organizations in the Cleveland, Ohio area that are interested in shrinking their bills to expand their mission.

Learn more>> https://www.powerup.coop/

Our upcoming info session will give you insight on different ways CPA Co-op can potentially help your organization. Join...
03/04/2026

Our upcoming info session will give you insight on different ways CPA Co-op can potentially help your organization.

Join us on Thursday, March 12th at 3 pm ET to learn more.

Register>> https://shorturl.at/5cJcU

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Purchasing with Purpose brings together partner networks, enterprises, buyers, and other supporters that are helping cre...
03/02/2026

Purchasing with Purpose brings together partner networks, enterprises, buyers, and other supporters that are helping create the next economy.

By working together, we'll unlock savings on services like insurance, utilities, waste hauling, solar, HVAC, and more! πŸ™Œ

High quality service is always at the top of our list! πŸ™ŒIf you're wondering how CPA can help your organization with insu...
02/27/2026

High quality service is always at the top of our list! πŸ™Œ

If you're wondering how CPA can help your organization with insurance needs, join our upcoming information session on Thursday, March 12th at 3 pm ET to learn more.

Register>> https://shorturl.at/5cJcU

Let's see what's possible together. πŸ’ͺJoin us at our upcoming information session on Thursday, March 12th at 3 pm ET to l...
02/25/2026

Let's see what's possible together. πŸ’ͺ

Join us at our upcoming information session on Thursday, March 12th at 3 pm ET to learn more.

Register>> https://shorturl.at/5cJcU

At CPA we don't just hear our members, we listen to them. Input from our community has helped us grow and is part of wha...
02/23/2026

At CPA we don't just hear our members, we listen to them. Input from our community has helped us grow and is part of what makes our co-op special✨

Pictured here is Victor, a CPA Engagement Director, listening to members discuss what purchasing problems the co-op should help solve next!

When a heating or cooling system is originally installed it is sized and designed to meet the occupancy patterns, daily ...
02/20/2026

When a heating or cooling system is originally installed it is sized and designed to meet the occupancy patterns, daily needs, and technology constraints at the time. But things change, and so should the way new HVAC systems are implemented.

CPA can help guide you through this process. Learn more>> www.cpa.coop/hvac

By banding together, we aim to achieve two goals: reliability and savings. Reach out to us to learn how CPA Co-op can he...
02/18/2026

By banding together, we aim to achieve two goals: reliability and savings. Reach out to us to learn how CPA Co-op can help your organization!

Learn more>> https://www.cpa.coop/electricity

Our members trust us for a reason. 🀝 CPA's consistent alignment of interests across programs (whether in our HVAC, waste...
02/16/2026

Our members trust us for a reason. 🀝

CPA's consistent alignment of interests across programs (whether in our HVAC, waste hauling, insurance, copier, janitorial, or food service programs) has solidified the trust that CPA members have for the co-op and for one another.

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