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Think.COOP is designed for people like you who are interested in joining or starting a cooperative. During this orientation, you will analyze how supportive relationships and cooperation can help you...

The tools and resources in this handbook guide you in creating effective strategies for success and in fulfilling your leadership responsibilities. Publications available on the Toastmasters International website are one...

Committees play an integral role in advancing the work of an association. Participation on a committee is a rewarding and important responsibility. Committee involvement is often the catalyst for other leadership...

This guide has been designed to present the very basics of bookkeeping and cooperation. financial statements. The format is designed for individuals with limited bookkeeping or accounting experience. It is...

As the population of our society ages, the need for housing alternatives for senior citizens is becoming increasingly important. Most people want to stay in their own homes as long...

This guide outlines the process of organizing and financing a cooperative business. Rather than being a comprehensive handbook, this publication highlights the key elements to consider when forming a cooperative....

The purpose of this publication is to provide a guide for cooperative management teams, enabling them to manage equity capital more effectively. Regardless of the type of capital program used,...

This guide provides rural residents with information about cooperative development feasibility studies. It defines the feasibility study and discusses its necessity and limitations.  The first steps in developing a feasibility study...

Throughout this booklet, we use the term “insurer” to refer to the company that collects premium dollars and pays out money to defend and settle claims.

Today, however, most cities around the world face major challenges in providing safe and adequate housing for their residents, especially in rapidly growing cities where affordable housing options are limited.

A cooperative is a business that people use its services. owned and controlled by the That brief definition doesn’t cover all the variations and complexities of cooperatives. But it captures...

The cooperative business structure provides insurance, credit, healthcare, housing, telephone, electricity, transportation, childcare, and utility services. Members use cooperatives to buy food, consumer goods, and business and production supplies.

It is the responsibility of all directors, officers, and employees to comply with the Code and to report violations or suspected violations in accordance with this Whistleblower Policy.

This report is designed to help members understand and analyze their cooperative’s financial statements. The financial statements contained in a cooperative’s annual report are the members’ chief source of financial...

The YLC is the first of its kind and is the most exciting and innovative development in the UK youth and commissioning sector. The London borough of Lambeth, in partnership...

Boards sometimes create a mission statement, much like how we prepare a holiday turkey. They stuff as much as they can into the mission to satisfy everybody.