This guide outlines the process of organizing a cooperative business, providing information on the potential steps involved and key aspects of cooperative development.

We condense this research into defensible points, backed by solid supporting evidence, to serve as a resource for understanding and communicating the various impacts of affordable housing.

The Community Development Practitioners and Legal Educators Practice Group provides opportunities to share innovations in the community development field, network with other attorneys, and collaborate on projects and cases.

While enumerating the basic principles and implementation guidelines, the agenda gives top priority to promoting gender equality in all program operations.

Cooperative self-governance, however, occasionally gives rise to disputes and litigation between cooperative boards and tenant shareholders when cooperation breaks down and individual self-interest takes over.

Cooperative Development Services has created a development model-"Four Cornerstones in Three Stages"-to help people work through the steps of organizing a successful food cooperative. The steps referred to in this...

This Sourcebook is written primarily as a resource for groups considering forming a cooperative and for members and management of existing cooperatives. It is also intended to serve as a reference...

The challenge of affordability requires not just short-term fixes but also long-term strategies. Solutions will need to address both the supply and demand sides of the housing market, involving public-sector,...

We have divided the toolkit into an introduction, the three stages of building a community partnership, and appendices. Each stage provides strategies and tools to help you create strong community...

Developers, owners, and sponsors of Projects (“Developers”), as well as other agents or entities responsible for the marketing and resident selection for Projects (“Marketing Agents”), must comply with the Marketing...

This Developer’s Guide to MHDC Multifamily Programs (“Developer’s Guide”) is a reference document for developers, owners, and all members of the development team.

There are different ways to develop CCLH. That’s what makes it successful. It’s about meeting people's housing needs, considering local issues and available resources, and using bespoke methods to develop...

AFSCME members must stand in solidarity and make our voices heard. We must pull together to build a union that’s strong enough to protect our rights and powerful enough to...

The information may be used in a special youth program on cooperatives within the American business system, as a study of local business organizations and operations, or to further career...

To enhance the inherent potential of cooperatives in supporting society’s transition towards global socio-ecological sustainability, they must plan strategically. Strategic planning with this goal in mind requires organizations to describe...

The cooperative way of doing business is a fascinating one—one that tries to mix visionary social ideals with the economic realities of running a business. By almost any measure, co-ops...

NLIHC provides up-to-date information, formulates policy, and educates the public on housing needs and strategies for addressing these needs.

Although co-operative housing is widespread and has a significant impact on the quality of life of millions of people, our housing sector remains relatively underappreciated. This joint report represents the...

COOP AFRICA contributes to improving the governance, efficiency, and performance of primary cooperatives, other social economy organizations, and their higher-level structures, thereby strengthening their capacity to access markets, create jobs,...

A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service, or result. The temporary nature of projects indicates that a project has a definite beginning and...

Recently, and particularly since the beginning of the global crisis in 2008, we have witnessed increased attention being paid to alternative economic models, including cooperatives.

To ensure a consistent and timely method for the adoption of public policies by CAI, and to promote the continued development of topical and timely public policies, the following procedures...

Although cooperative businesses have been responsible for many market innovations and corrections of market imperfections, little is known about their impact as an economic sector.

This report provides a timely contribution to the global discussion on alternative approaches to promoting sustainable development goals in the aftermath of the global economic crisis. It shows how the...